2015年8月24日 星期一

2015-08-25 Uganda World


Firstpost
   
North, South Korea sign peace accord after Pyongyang expresses 'regret' for ...   
Firstpost
Seoul, South Korea: After 40-plus-hours of talks, North and South Korea on Tuesday pulled back from the brink with an accord that allows both sides to save face and, for the moment, avert the bloodshed they've been threatening each other with for weeks.

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New York Times
   
ISIS Accelerates Destruction of Antiquities in Syria   
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants have razed a fifth-century Roman Catholic monastery and blown up one of the best-preserved first-century temples in Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that is one of the world's most important archaeological ...
ISIS reported to have blown up ancient temple in Palmyra   CNN
UN chief Ban Ki-moon appalled by Islamic State's 'barbaric' attacks in Palmyra   Firstpost
IS blows up Palmyra temple in 'new war crime'   Jakarta Post
Irish Independent   
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Irish Times
   
Asia Briefing: Thailand weighs up impact of shrine bombing on tourism   
Irish Times
The bomb that devastated the Erawan shrine in downtown Bangkok recently can be expected to have an effect on an economy previously seen as almost invulnerable despite upheavals, unrest and natural disasters. Bouncing back after the explosion is going ...

Time wasted 'connecting the dots' means Thai police no closer to finding bomb ...   TVNZ
CCTV problems hinder Erawan bomb probe   Bangkok Post
Broken CCTV cameras hinder Thai bomber search   Irish Examiner
The News International   
Daily Times   
Brisbane Times   
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BBC News
   
Guatemala ex-VP Baldetti accused of taking bribes   
BBC News
A former vice-president of Guatemala has appeared in court accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes in a scandal that has rocked the government. Prosecutors said Roxana Baldetti took a 50% cut of illegal payments channelled to officials helping ...

Guatemala's finance minister resigns amid corruption scandal   euronews
Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption as scandal swirls   The Sun Daily
Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption amid spiraling scandal   Zee News

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Wall Street Journal
   
Bank of Japan Should Consider Acting if Yen Rises Sharply, Abe Adviser Says   
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO—A close adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the Bank of Japan 8301 -2.07 % should consider additional monetary easing if the yen rises sharply, threatening the “Abenomics” growth plan. “Japan doesn't need to react to every ...

Videos show suffering of sex slaves, brutal war crimes   Telegraph.co.uk
Japan PM Abe has no desire to mend fences: China Daily   The Straits Times
Japan's PM Abe to skip visit to China for WW2 anniversary   Daily Times
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IBNLive
   
Explosion at US base in Japan lights up night sky   
Philly.com
TOKYO (AP) - Multiple explosions and a large fire at a U.S. Army depot lit up the night sky in a Tokyo suburb early Monday. No injuries were reported. The blast happened after midnight at the Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara, a city about 25 miles ...
US Military Base in Japan Rocked by Explosion   The Diplomat
Blast rips through warehouse at US military depot in Japan   Business Standard
Live: American army base explosions in Japan   Mirror.co.uk
Atlanta Journal Constitution   
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CBC.ca
   
Greece: New Anti-Austerity Party Gets Chance to Form Coalition Government   
New York Times
A new party formed by rebel lawmakers who quit the governing Syriza party was given its chance Monday to seek coalition partners to form a new government. However, its chances of averting Greece's third national election this year by doing so are seen ...
Newly formed party receives mandate to form Greek government   Boston Globe
Anti-bailout leftist gets Greek coalition mandate   Daily Times
Lafazanis takes over mandate from Meimarakis as Tsipras prepares SYRIZA   Kathimerini

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Sky News Australia
   
Typhoon Goni pounds south-western Japan   
Sky News Australia
A powerful typhoon has battered south-western Japan, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic, local media reported. Evacuation advisories were issued to hundreds of thousands of residents after the Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Goni made ...

Philippines: Typhoon Takes Deadly Toll   New York Times
Typhoon Goni makes landfall in Japan, injuring 20, after 140 flights cancelled ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Typhoon death toll rises due to landslides, floods   BusinessWorld Online Edition

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Malaysiakini (subscription)
   
Swiss aim for new law to return stashed funds   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Switzerland expects to adopt a new law by the end of the year that will speed restitution of illicit funds stashed in the Alpine country, where thousands of 'politically exposed persons' are believed to hold bank accounts, a top Swiss official said in ...
'Thousands' of political heavyweights hold Swiss accounts   The News International
Swiss law aims to return foreign funds stashed by erstwhile leaders   Reuters Africa

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BBC News
   
Letter from Africa: East Africa's election fever   
BBC News
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu notices that as election fever sweeps across East Africa, politicians are peeping across the borders to see if there are lessons to be learnt from their neighbours: In Tanzania ...
Military games-Uganda scoops netball gold   New Vision
After Burundi, Tanzania Should Give us Better Lessons On Political Civility   AllAfrica.com
Kandie allays fears of sugar smuggling through Uganda   Capital FM Kenya (press release) (blog)
Coastweek   
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