2014年12月17日 星期三

2014-12-18 Malaysia World


The Age
   
US spy freed by Cuba was longtime asset   
The Age
People in Havana cheer for the release of three members of the Cuban Five. Photo: Reuters. Cuban-American detente a long time coming. Washington: The Cuban government has freed a US spy whom President Barack Obama described as one of most ...

Haiti's Martelly played role in Gross release   MiamiHerald.com
Swap of former Cuban intelligence agent at heart of US deal   The Seattle Times
Still Fleeing Cuba   Politico
The Globe and Mail   
New York Times   
Washington Post   
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The Express Tribune
   
European Parliament backs recognition of Palestinian state   
DAWN.com
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament overwhelmingly backed the recognition of a Palestinian state “in principle” on Wednesday, following a series of votes on the issue in EU nations that enraged Israel. Lawmakers approved the motion by 498 votes to ...

European Parliament supports recognition of Palestine in principle   Irish Times
EU removes Hamas from terror blacklist   The Australian (blog)
EU removes Hamas from list of terrorist organizations   The Globe and Mail
Wall Street Journal   
Arab News   
Haaretz   
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9news.com.au
   
Abbott slams Lindt Cafe gunman's legal aid funding for High Court challenges   
9news.com.au
The prime minster has hit out at the new that taxpayer funds are being used to challenge government laws after it was revealed Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis' High Court challenges were likely funded through legal aid. Monis and his partner ...

Australian PM says deadly siege may have been 'preventable atrocity'   CTV News
Sydney siege: Abbott says cafe siege was horrific wake-up call   The Straits Times
Australian PM says cafe siege 'horrific wake-up call'   Daily Mail
Yahoo!7 News   
The Australian   
Philippine Star   
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AsiaOne
   
Palestinian UN draft calls for Israel occupation end by 2017   
AsiaOne
A Palestinian carries a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops following the funeral of Palestinian Mahmoud Adwan at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 16, 2014.
Palestinians open door to negotiation after submitting draft UN resolution   The Guardian
Jordan Presents Resolution for Palestine Statehood to UN   Businessweek
Palestinians submit UN resolution, open to negotiate: envoy   Business Standard
Jerusalem Post   
Channel News Asia   
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Getty Images
   
Nerves as Greek election faces second round of voting   
BBC News
The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in the first of three rounds of voting. The government's candidate got 160 votes, 40 short of an outright win. If Stavros Dimas fails to get elected after two more voting rounds over the next fortnight, there ...

Greek poll shows anti-bailout leftists hold 3.6-point lead over conservatives   Reuters
Greek PM Samaras falls short in first round presidential vote   AsiaOne
Greek Parliament Votes On Presidency   Getty Images
Deutsche Welle   
Kathimerini   
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CTV News
   
Mocking Kim Jong Un, a Serious Matter   
Voice of America
SEOUL—. After major American theater chains decided not to run a new Hollywood comedy about a U.S. plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, its financial backer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, decided not to release it. The decision follows a ...

N. Korea marks end of mourning for late leader Kim Jong-Il   Bangkok Post
Kim Jong Un looks to complete nuclear legacy left by father   Hamilton Spectator
Koreans pay tribute to Kim Jong-il   RT
Telegraph.co.uk   
Brisbane Times   
The Guardian Nigeria   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Pope's Intervention Helped Break Logjam   
Wall Street Journal
Plan to End Animosity Between U.S. and Cuba Took Final Form at Vatican in November. Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. ENLARGE. Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience at the Vatican on ...

Pope Francis takes a public role in US-Cuba relations   Washington Post
How Pope John Paul II Paved The Way For The US-Cuba Thaw   Huffington Post
Vatican is U.S.-Cuba peacemaker; pope rebuked by senator   seattlepi.com (blog)
NDTV   
Financial Times   
The Times (subscription)   
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Business Recorder
   
Taiwan's changing political landscape   
New Straits Times Online
THE rout of the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, in Taiwan by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party in local elections on Nov 29 changed Taiwan's political landscape overnight, making the DPP candidate for president in 2016 the odds-on favourite ...

Taiwan Must Play Its Hand Well in Regional Politics   Wall Street Journal
China vows no change in developing ties with Taiwan   Kuwait News Agency
Taipei-Beijing policy to remain unchanged: Taiwan negotiator   Channel News Asia
Bernama   
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Thai junta vows to `hunt` fugitive lese majeste suspects   
Zee News
Bangkok: The Thai junta on Wednesday said it will "hunt" fugitives wanted under the kingdom`s strict royal defamation law, vowing to press foreign governments to hand over suspects seeking sanctuary abroad. Rights groups say cases breaching Article 112 ...


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UPDATE 1-Iraq Kurds launch Sinjar offensive after coalition air strikes   
Reuters
(Adds details and Bakir's comments). ARBIL, Iraq Dec 17 (Reuters) - Kurdish forces launched an operation to retake the town of Sinjar in northwest Iraq on Wednesday after coalition planes pounded Islamic State positions overnight, Kurdish officials said.

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