2015年5月21日 星期四

2015-05-22 Malaysia World


Reuters
   
Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's Palmyra   
Reuters
BEIRUT Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they seized five days earlier. The twin successes not only pile pressure on ...

Frantic Message as Palmyra Fell: 'We're Finished'   New York Times
IS claims full control of Syria's Palmyra after westward advance   Firstpost
Militants fortify grip on Palmyra, one of the Mideast's most renowned sites   Washington Post
Los Angeles Times   
The Independent   
Syrian Radio & TV Online   
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Irish Independent
   
No return for Russia to G7, warns Merkel   
Irish Independent
The EU's Eastern Partnership "is not an instrument for pursuing an expansionist EU policy", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, as the Riga summit began yesterday. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
EU seeks to keep partnership with ex-Soviet nations on track   Christian Science Monitor
EU defies Russian "bully" but disappoints ex-Soviets   Reuters
Expectations low for EU summit amid fears of provoking Russia   euronews

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Channel News Asia
   
Blinken urges South East Asia to tackle root causes of migrant crisis   
Channel News Asia
During his visit to Myanmar, US Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has stressed the region's responsibility to improve conditions in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Rakhine state, home to the minority Rohingyas, as thousands of them are stranded at sea.
Pressure on Myanmar to deal with migrants   AsiaOne
Gambia offers to resettle all Rohingya boatpeople   The Star Online
UN urges rescue of 2000 people stranded off Rakhine   Myanmar Times

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
North Korea Escapes Slashed Under Kim Jong-Un   
Sky News
Reinforced barbed wire fencing and an increase in phone tapping is preventing people from making the hazardous journey to freedom. 03:37, UK, Friday 22 May 2015. North Korean border security. Border security has been tightened since Kim Jong-Un ...

Bugged phones and double barbed wire: far fewer North Koreans defect   Reuters

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Los Angeles Times
   
Pentagon goes public with latest dust-up in South China Sea   
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. military has begun to carefully but publicly challenge Chinese island-building on disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea, creating fresh tension in a potential global tinderbox as both countries shift forces into the area. In the latest incident, ...

UPDATE 3-US vows to continue patrols after China warns spy plane   Reuters
Why China's island-building is raising eyebrows   CNN
FM urges US to be 'prudent'   ecns
CNN International   
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Khaleej Times
   
Russia's Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry | Reuters   
Firstpost
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The phone call was the latest in a string of ...

The US continues to send the wrong message to Russia   Washington Post
Iraqi PM in Russia urges cooperation on fighting IS   The Nation

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New York Times
   
US and Cuba Extend Talks on Reopening Embassies   
New York Times
Despite a wave of optimism, United States and Cuban negotiators meeting in Washington on Thursday could not reach an accord on re-establishing long-fractured diplomatic ties but agreed to keep talking on Friday. Representatives from both nations met all ...

A visit to Little Havana as the embargo that enlivened it comes to an end   Washington Post
US, Cuban Negotiators Hold Talks in Washington   Wall Street Journal
US, Cuba talks on opening embassies head into second day   Reuters
Havana Times   
The State   
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BBC News
   
South Korea 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho freed   
BBC News
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho, who was jailed for an outburst over macadamia nuts, has been freed after winning a court appeal. Cho was jailed for a year in February but the court ruled she should serve a suspended sentence. She was convicted ...

Korean Air Lines 'Nut Rage' Executive Freed From Jail   Wall Street Journal
Former Korean Air exec gets suspended sentence in 'nut rage' incident   CNN
Court frees ex-Korean Air executive in 'nut rage' case   The Star Online
Yonhap News   
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The Sun Daily
   
Dog saved from raging river and given mouth-to-mouth (+video)   
TVNZ
A dog which was caught in floodwaters in Colombia was pulled to safety by police and revived with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The drama took place after a deadly landslide in the area. A policeman is pictured in video footage following the dog as it ...

Policeman does mouth-to-mouth on dog after pulling it from landslide   New Zealand Herald
Drowning dog rescued from river   Sky News Australia

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The Nation
   
Indonesia sinks foreign boats to deter illegal fishing   
The Nation
JAKARTA - Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. Authorities sank the vessels in public displays at several sites Wednesday, local media reported.
Indonesia sinks 41 illegal fishing boats, one from China   EJ Insight
Beijing voices concern after Indonesia sinks Chinese boat   Coconuts Jakarta
China voices concern over report on Indonesia's sinking of fishing boat   ecns
Global Times   
Jakarta Post   
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