2015年5月18日 星期一

2015-05-19 Canada English World


Los Angeles Times
   
Iraqi militias preparing to take on Islamic State in Ramadi   
Los Angeles Times
Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters were mobilizing for a fresh assault on the western province of Anbar on Monday, one day after Islamic State militants overran the provincial capital, Ramadi, dealing a major strategic and symbolic blow to the ...

Iraqi militias mobilizing towards reclaiming ISIS captured Ramadi   The Indian Express
Shi'ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State   Reuters
Photos of Iraqi military gear claimed by ISIS in Ramadi   Fox News
New York Times   
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The Indian Express
   
Deadly flood turned mudslide kills 58 in Colombia   
The Indian Express
An avalanche of mud and debris roared through an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 58 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains. Residents were stirred from bed in the dead of the night by a loud ...

Devastating Colombian landslide leaves 61 dead, over 500 homeless   Firstpost
Mudslide that killed dozens 'wiped town from map'   The Times (subscription)
'200 still missing' after west Colombia avalanche kills at least 48   Colombia Reports

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New York Times
   
Rivalry Leads to 9 Deaths and 170 Bikers Charged in Waco   
New York Times
WACO, Tex. — In the denim-and-leather world of Texas motorcycle gangs, the Bandidos and the Cossacks are warring tribes in an unforgiving landscape. Both originated in Texas in the 1960s. But the Bandidos were first, in 1966, with the Cossacks forming in ...

Organized crime charges filed against 170 motorcycle gang members after ...   Fox News
Outrage, fear of retaliation follow deadly biker melee in Texas   Washington Post
Texas Authorities Had Warned About Biker Gang Rivalry Before Gunfight That ...   ABC News
Chron.com   
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USA TODAY
   
Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton jab President Obama on Twitter   
USA TODAY
Yes, it has come to this. President Obama tweeted: "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account." Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account. — President Obama ...

Obama Joins Twitter Universe (But He's Not Following You)   NDTV
More than six years in, Obama gets his own Twitter account: 'Hello, Twitter! It's ...   Washington Post (blog)
Six Years in, Obama Joins Twitter Universe (but He's Not Following You)   New York Times
Larry Brown Sports   
PoliticusUSA   
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The Guardian
   
EU to launch Mediterranean naval mission to tackle migrant crisis   
The Guardian
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sit at a centre for illegal migrants in the Libyan city of Misrata, as they wait to be transported to a different detention centre. Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images. Arthur Neslen in Brussels. Monday 18 May 2015 ...

Europe plans military response to migrant crisis   Washington Post
EU approves plan to target human traffickers in Libyan waters   The Globe and Mail
More EU aid for African nations that stop migrants   Irish Independent
OregonLive.com   
The Australian   
BBC News   
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Barack Obama moves to demilitarise US cops after Baltimore and Ferguson ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: President Barack Obama has barred police from using tracked armoured vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers and large-calibre firearms, in response to accusations that US law enforcement has become too militarised. After controversy over ...


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NEWS.com.au
   
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners   
NEWS.com.au
SAUDI Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners to cope with the increasing number of death sentences. The advertisement says the job of executioner does not require any special qualifications but could also involve performing amputations on people ...

Saudis procuring nukes from Pak: US officials   Times of India
Wanted in Saudi Arabia: Executioners   New York Times
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners to carry out public ...   Daily Mail
Arab News   
The Guardian   
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Toronto Sun
   
Fourteen charged with smuggling drugs through US airports   
Toronto Sun
LOS ANGELES - Fourteen people, including three baggage handlers at Oakland International Airport, were charged on Monday with being part of a ring that smuggled drugs through airport security, federal prosecutors said. Nine of the defendants were taken ...

3 Southwest Airlines baggage handlers, 11 others accused of smuggling drugs   Los Angeles Times
14 Charged With Transporting Drugs Through Secure Area at Oakland Airport   NBCNews.com

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Toronto Star
   
Extreme climber Dean Potter dies in Yosemite BASE-jumping mishap   
Toronto Star
Yet again Dean Potter was hurtling through the air. A dead tree stood on the ground below him, a strange tug at the space between his shoulders came from above. Potter, already a famous rock climber, had had this dream night after night. He believed it was ...

Wingsuit fliers in Yosemite knew they were cheating death   Washington Post

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RT
   
Kiev's capture of 2 Russian ex-military a 'show,' torture must stop – Moscow   
RT
Ukraine's detention of two “Russian troops” is nothing but a show, Russia's Defense Ministry said, adding that neither was serving in the Russian Armed Forces at the time of their arrest. It called on Kiev to stop the alleged torture of the men. Following Kiev's ...

Ukraine to prosecute captured 'Russian soldiers'   BBC News
Ukraine vows to show off captured Russians   Sky News Australia
'Russian soldiers' captured in Ukraine to face trial on terrorism charges   The Guardian

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