en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-03-13 Uganda World

Islamic State Accepts Allegiance Of Boko Haram
Sky News
An audio message released by Islamic State accepts the pledge of allegiance issued by Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram. 03:26, UK, Friday 13 March 2015. A member loyal to the ISIL waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa, Syria. An Islamic State militant seen in Raqqa, ...

IS Leader Accepts Loyalty Pledge By Boko Haram Militants   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
African states want UN trust fund for Boko Haram force   Reuters
Islamic State accepts Boko Haram allegiance   Deutsche Welle
Leadership Newspapers
National Post
Irish Independent
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AsiaOne

Two officers shot in Ferguson out of hospital
Baltimore Sun
Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early Thursday while demonstrators were gathered across the street — an attack the county police chief described as "an ambush" that could easily have killed both men. (March 12). AP.
Vigil in Ferguson after shooting of 2 police officers   CBS News
Ferguson on edge after shootings of police officers   BBC News
Police hunt suspects after officers shot in Ferguson, Missouri   Channel News Asia
Los Angeles Times
Irish Independent
Reuters
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Quartz

A Chinese state-owned company is linked to Bangladesh's latest factory collapse
Quartz
One of the workers injured in the factory collapse is cared for at the Khulna Medical Hospital. (AP Photo/Shaikh Mohir Uddin). SHARE. Written by. Heather Timmons@HeathaT. 6 minutes ago. The roof of the Mongla Cement Factory in southern Bangladesh ...

Factory collapses in Bangladesh; four killed, 100 workers trapped   DAWN.com
Six killed in Bangladesh building collapse   Business Standard
7 killed, 50 injured   The Daily Star
Wall Street Journal (blog)
VICE News
Zee News
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CTV News

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at 66 after battle with Alzheimer's
CTV News
LONDON -- Fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, creator of the exuberant, satirical "Discworld" series and author of more than 70 books, has died. He was 66. Pratchett, who suffered from a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease, had earned wide respect in ...

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NPR (blog)

The View From A Muddy Field In China: Women's Rights, In 1995 And Now
NPR (blog)
Midtown New York City is buzzing with thousands of women's rights activists. They're in town for a milestone session of the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women, which runs through the end of next week. The commission meets yearly. But this ...

Women remain "underrepresented" in media   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Persistent Global Gender Gap in 5 Maps   National Geographic
How gender equality benefits men   Daily News & Analysis
Reuters
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Newsweek

Absent Putin sparks talk of Kremlin power battle
The Australian (blog)
THE Kremlin has been assailed by mounting questions about the health and political wellbeing of President Vladimir Putin amid signs that the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the opposition leader, had exposed a raging power struggle at the heart of the Russian ...

Russia rounds up the usual Chechen suspects   Sydney Morning Herald
Camelot on the Volga: The promise of Boris Nemtsov   U-T San Diego
Russian Presidential Adviser Plans to Visit Nemtsov Murder Suspects   Sputnik International
mirror.co.uk
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Voice of America

War Has Left Syria in the Dark, Images Show
Voice of America
More than 80 percent of lights across Syria have gone out since the conflict in that country began four years ago, according to an analysis of satellite images released by a coalition of humanitarian groups around the world. The news highlights the impact of ...

UN Security Council has failed Syrian people: aid groups   DAWN.com
Syria diaspora aid efforts hailed   Belfast Telegraph
Lights go out as Syria war drags on   Irish Examiner
Reuters
Economic Times
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