en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20 Uganda World

South Africa unexpectedly suspends Oscar Pistorius release
New Vision
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has put the release of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius on hold, saying a decision to free him on Friday after serving only 10 months in prison for killing his girlfriend had been premature. Justice Minister Michael Masutha said ...
Early Prison Release Delayed for Oscar Pistorius   New York Times
Release of Pistorius is halted by South Africa   Irish Independent
Pistorius Release Put On Hold In South Africa   USA TODAY
Christian Science Monitor
Irish Times
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Israeli 'spy dolphin' caught off Gaza coast
New Zealand Herald
In this U.S. Navy handout photo, Sgt. Andrew Garrett watches a bottle nose dolphin named K-Dog, from Commander Task Unit, jump out of the water. Photo / Getty Images. A dolphin purportedly conducting a "spying mission for the Israeli Government" has ...

Hamas naval commandos arrest dolphin who 'spied for Israel'   Jerusalem Post Israel News
1000+ black activists endorse boycott of Israel on behalf of Palestine   RT
Blair is a mediator between Hamas and Israel   Irish Independent
Washington Post
Haaretz
Times of India
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Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — For decades, he was the bespectacled caretaker of some of Syria's greatest archaeological treasures. He explored the sprawling ruins in his hometown, named a daughter Zenobia after its ancient queen, and became so intertwined with ...

Islamic State beheads 82-year-old Palmyra expert who refused to reveal ...   Firstpost
Syrian officials say archaeologist beheaded   Brisbane Times
What will become of Palmyra ruins after Islamic State killing of Syrian ...   Los Angeles Times
Newsday
Salt Lake Tribune
CBS News
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US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan after president rejects peace deal
Fox News
Aug. 17, 2015: South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar, center-left with back to camera, shakes hands with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, center-right wearing a black hat, after lengthy peace negotiations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kiir refused to ...
US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan after peace deal failure   CTV News
South Sudan Disappointed With AU Statement on Peace Deal   Voice of America
South Sudan: Penalties Proposed   New York Times
New Vision
Reuters
swissinfo.ch
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Estonian Eston Kohver says Russia abducted him at gunpoint in cross-border raid
Daily Mail
An Estonian security service officer allegedly abducted by Russia and taken across its border has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour. Father-of-four Eston Kohver was imprisoned for spying in a case that officials in the former Soviet republic ...
World Watch   Wall Street Journal
Russia Sentences Estonian to 15 Years in Disputed Spy Case   New York Times
Russia jails Estonian officer for 15 years for spying   The Nation
Reuters Canada
Voice of America
Washington Post
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Turkey: 2 Are Held in Palace Blast
New York Times
The police arrested two people on Wednesday after a hand grenade was hurled and shots were fired at officers guarding the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, a tourist attraction, the Istanbul governor's office said. One police officer was slightly wounded, ...

More terror attacks as Turkish politicians haggle   Times LIVE
Violence costing Turkey precious tourism, even far from the fighting   Christian Science Monitor
Eight soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack - military | Reuters   Firstpost
Miami Herald
Daily Times
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Germany now awaits 800000 migrants in 2015, 4x last year
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN (AP) " Germany could see as many as 800,000 migrants arriving in 2015, the country's interior minister said Wednesday, four times the number last year and 300,000 more than previously estimated. Thomas de Maiziere told reporters that more than ...

Germany expecting 800000 migrants in 2015, 4 times last year's number   Toronto Star
Germany expects 800000 migrants in 2015   Deutsche Welle
Refugee numbers in Germany to set new record   Xinhua
New York Times
BBC News
Financial Times
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Boko Haram attack on Nigerian village leaves 151 dead
Irish Independent
A Boko Haram attack in a northeast Nigerian village left at least 151 people dead last week, with many drowning as they attempted to flee across a river. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. About 140 people died ...
Boko Haram did not kill 150 in Yobe, says   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Up to 150 drowned or shot fleeing ambush Nigeria   TVNZ
Nigerian army denies killing of 150 persons by Boko Haram in northeast   Xinhua
gulfnews.com
Leadership Newspapers
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Chemical plants to be relocated in Tianjin blast zone
AsiaOne
DESTRUCTION: Shockwaves from the blasts blew a hole in the wall of an apartment near ground zero (above); an injured man among others evacuated to a temporary shelter; and a damaged apartment building near the site. Photo: AFP ...

Tianjin explosions: Pressure mounts on Chinese authorities to move thousands ...   ABC Online
Toyota extends halt in Tianjin operations on safety concerns   Stuff.co.nz
Chinese state media's surprising suggestion for Tianjin blasts: actually tell ...   Quartz
New York Times
Bloomberg
Inquirer.net
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Greece rescues hundreds of migrants from Aegean islands
Toronto Star
ATHENS, GREECE—Greece's coast guard rescued hundreds of migrants in more than a dozen search-and-rescue operations, including one in which a toddler found unconscious in an overcrowded dinghy died, authorities said Wednesday. The coast guard ...

Fleeing Syrians flock to Turkey and on to EU   Irish Independent
Thousands of Syrians ferried to Greek mainland as islands despair   The Sun Daily
100000 migrants reach EU in a month   Irish Examiner
The Star Online
Boston Globe
Reuters
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