en-ug-hotdailynews: 2014-12-20 Uganda World

Cairns mother arrested over deaths of eight children
The Australian (blog)
THE Queensland government has refused to comment on “rumour and speculation” that the Cairns family at the centre of yesterday's mass murder was known to the state's child safety department. Acting Premier Tim Nicholls visited the scene in the Cairns ...

Cairns child stabbing leaves city in shock   Stuff.co.nz
'My thoughts and prayers are with these little angels': Facebook page set up to ...   Daily Mail
Mum held after eight children found dead in mass killing   Irish Independent
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Another APC
The News International
As is expected, Nawaz Sharif convened another all parties conference after the Peshawar massacre which was attended by all the political parties – including the PTI – for the greater cause of the country. As usual, great promises were made regarding the ...

Pakistan hangs convicted militants in first execution for six years, steps up strikes   The Age
Pakistan's Old Curse   New York Times
What 132 schoolchildren ought to look like   The Globe and Mail
The Nation
DAWN.com
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Israel: Airstrike Hits Gaza Site
New York Times
Retaliating for a rocket fired into Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on a Hamas site in southern Gaza early Saturday in what was its first aerial bombing in Palestinian territory since an August cease-fire that ended this summer's ...

Israel bombs Hamas 'terror site'   Irish Independent
US set to veto Jordan's resolution on Israeli occupation   DAWN.com
Israeli air planes strike in Gaza Strip after rocket   The News International
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Arming Ukraine will endanger peace process: Russia
Firstpost
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS) Russia has warned that possible arms supplies to Ukraine would disturb the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. "The international community should not further disturb the situation in Ukraine, but foster a peaceful settlement, ...

Canada imposes new sanctions against Russia   Business Standard
Canada imposes new sanctions as Russia's economy teeters   Ottawa Citizen
Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Russia: Prime Minister   Sputnik International
Deutsche Welle
Sky News Australia
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Turkish court issues warrant for Erdogan rival Fethullah Gulen
Telegraph.co.uk
An Istanbul court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen whom President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regards as his top enemy, in a controversial case that has strained ties with the European Union. The court agreed an ...

Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant for a Rival of Its President   New York Times
Turkey media arrests pure 'political vengeance'   The Age
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for cleric now in U.S.   Charlotte Observer
Business Standard
Financial Times
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Britain Condemns Killings, Mass Abduction In Northern Nigeria
Bernama
LONDON, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Friday condemned the killings and mass abduction of villagers in northern Nigeria, Xinhua news agency reported. Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorist group killed 32 ...

BOKO HARAM: We asked for better weapons, got death sentence – Condemned ...   Osun Defender
Nigerian Insurgents Take a Shot at Governing   Wall Street Journal
United States Condemns Gumsuri Attack   Leadership Newspapers
Voice of America
Daily Times
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Kenyan leader signs controversial anti-terror bill into law
Zee News
Nairobi: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial anti-terrorism bill that sparked brawls in parliament and provoked charges that it violates basic freedoms. Kenyatta said he was satisfied that the text adopted by the National ...

Kenyan president signs controversial national security law   Al Jazeera America
President Uhuru Kenyatta says law will deter aggression   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Kenya beefs up security ahead of debate on anti-terror bill   Coastweek
New York Times
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Tunisia caught between fear and stability
The Nation
The Tunisian transition is perceived as exceptional in the light of the instability in the rest of the region: return of authoritarianism, spread of sectarian and ethnic violence, chaos and civil war. L Carl Brown recently praised the “Tunisian exception” for providing ...

Tunisia's Runoff Election Poses Test for Country's Democratic Transition   Wall Street Journal
Tunisia's old regime hopes makeover can win it the election   Firstpost
Tunisia presidential vote nears climax   News24

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Man wants state to apologize for wrongly executing 14 year old boy
WPDE
George Frierson wants the State of South Carolina to make a formal apology to the family of George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old boy wrongly put to death in 1944 for the murders of two young girls in Clarendon County. "I want an apology from the State of South ...

14-year-old boy executed for murder is exonerated 70 years later   Metro
Executed Black Teen Exonerated After 70 Years   Bio & Tech Insights
Black teen exonerated 70 years after execution in 2 white girls' slayings   MassLive.com
Christian Science Monitor
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Russia's military doctrine to stay defensive: Putin
Firstpost
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS) Russia will follow a defensive military doctrine, in spite of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) building up its military presence in eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. "Our military doctrine, with an ...

President Vladimir Putin's home-made crisis   Irish Times
Through the looking glass: the Kremlin struggles to restore calm   Financial Times
A weak rouble will make Putin stronger   The Times (subscription)
U.S. News & World Report
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