en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20 Ghana World

Release of Pistorius is halted by South Africa
Irish Independent
South Africa's justice ministry has suspended the decision to release Oscar Pistorius from prison tomorrow. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. It said the move to release the athlete after serving 10 months of ...
Early Prison Release Delayed for Oscar Pistorius   New York Times
Pistorius Release Put On Hold In South Africa   USA TODAY
Pistorius release put on hold by South Africa justice minister   Irish Times
Christian Science Monitor
Times LIVE
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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
UNESCO condemns Islamic State militant's killing of Palmyra's antiquities ...   ABC Online
Stuff.co.nz
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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 ...

1000+ black activists endorse boycott of Israel on behalf of Palestine   RT
Blair is a mediator between Hamas and Israel   Irish Independent
Palestinians abducted by gunmen in Egypt   Washington Post
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The Australian (blog)
Haaretz
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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
Eight soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack - military | Reuters   Firstpost
Bloodletting in Turkey highlights the complexity of fighting Islamic State   Miami Herald
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Times
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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 ...
South Sudan Disappointed With AU Statement on Peace Deal   Voice of America
UPDATE 2-US proposes United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan   Reuters
South Sudan: Penalties Proposed   New York Times
News24
New Vision
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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 ...
Up to 150 drowned or shot fleeing ambush Nigeria   TVNZ
Nigerian army denies killing of 150 persons by Boko Haram in northeast   Xinhua
Outcry against terrorism   gulfnews.com
Leadership Newspapers
Times LIVE
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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
Voice of America
Reuters Canada
Washington Post
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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
Washington Post
BBC News
New York Times
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Tianjin explosions: Pressure mounts on Chinese authorities to move thousands ...
ABC Online
Pressure is mounting on Chinese authorities to move thousands of people whose homes were destroyed in last week's massive chemical blast in Tianjin. Chinese officials have been trying to reassure residents that their communities, south of Tianjin, are ...

Toyota extends halt in Tianjin operations on safety concerns   Stuff.co.nz
Chinese state media's surprising suggestion for Tianjin blasts: actually tell ...   Quartz
Municipal government updates recovery efforts   Xinhua
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
100000 migrants reach EU in a month   Irish Examiner
Thousands of Syrians ferried to Greek mainland as islands despair   The Sun Daily
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Boston Globe
Reuters
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