en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-10-29 Ghana World

South China Sea dispute: As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon ...
The Indian Express
The U.S. naval challenge to China's territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in ...

South China Sea: Contingency plan for Australian warship sail-through   The Australian
Australia to join Chinese navy exercises in South China Sea   The Star Online
US: South China Sea patrols will continue   AsiaOne
The Guardian
swissinfo.ch
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Akufo-Addo congratulates President Ouattara on his re-election
GhanaWeb
Opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated newly elected Ivorian President Alassane Dramane Ouattara. In a statement Wednesday, Nana Addo said: This is to congratulate warmly my good friend and President of Cote d'Ivoire, ...

IVORIANS REWARD OUATTARA, 73, WITH 2ND TERM LANDSLIDE   The Statesman Online
Akufo-Addo congratulates Ouattara on his re-election   Starr 103.5 FM
Cote D'Ivoire Election: Buhari Congratulates Ouattara   CHANNELS TELEVISION
StarAfrica.com
Pulse.com.gh
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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Diplomatic victory as Iran to join summit on Syria in Vienna
Irish Times
Iran is to join this week's summit in Vienna on Syria in a long-sought diplomatic breakthrough that convenes a formal discussion for the first time between all the main powers with an interest in the four-year-old conflict. Following months of ...
Iran to join Syria talks as diplomatic push gains pace   Times of India
Arch-rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia to join Russia, US for Syria peace talks   The Globe and Mail
Kerry: Vienna talks offer "most promising opportunity" for Syria's future   Xinhua
CTV News
Toronto Star
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Greek coast guard rescues 242 after boat capsizes near Lesbos
The Indian Express
The International Organization for Migration said in a statement some sources told it 200 people were on the boat when it went under yesterday, while others had told it 300. G+. Comments. By: AP | Athens | Published:October 29, 2015 8:58 am. greek boat ...

Coast guard rescues 242 after boat capsizes near Lesbos   Times of India
Migrants die while seeking refuge   NEWS.com.au
Greek coastguard rescues 242 migrants as boat sinks, three drown   Reuters
New York Times
NBCNews.com
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Nepal's parliament elects first female president
AsiaOne
KATHMANDU - Nepal's parliament elected lawmaker Bidhya Bhandari as the country's first female president Wednesday (Oct 28) after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month. The former defence minister defeated her opponent Kul Bahadur ...

Nepal elects first female president   Sydney Morning Herald
Nepal's parliament elects Communist activist as first female president   Telegraph.co.uk
Hard work, struggle help Bhandari reach pinnacle   Kathmandu Post
BBC News
Stuff.co.nz
The Kathmandu Post
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Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey
The Star Online
Two steps backwards: Iranians surfing the Web at an Internet cafe. Freedom House said the setbacks were especially noticeable in the Middle East, reversing gains seen in the Arab Spring. — Reuters. WASHINGTON: Global online freedom declined for a ...
Freedom House: World Internet Freedom Keeps Eroding   Voice of America
Report: Global internet surveillance, censorship on rise   Eyewitness News
China Again Rated 'Worst Abuser' of Internet Freedom in NGO Survey   Big News Network.com
CBC.ca
Economic Times
Freedom House
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Migrant crisis: Austria and Slovenia to erect border fence
Irish Times
Austria has announced plans to build a fence with Slovenia in a bid to slow down the flow of refugees into the country, sparking concern about the future of the border-free Schengen zone. The European Commission was not informed in advance about the ...

Austria to build fence along parts of border to stem migrant flow   CTV News
The Latest: Austrian Chancellor Avoids Word 'Fence'   New York Times
Million more refugees will leave Syria due to Russian strikes, Turkey warns Europe   Telegraph.co.uk
Sydney Morning Herald
Miami Herald
The Australian Financial Review
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Tanzania Opposition Rejects Presidential Vote Results
Voice of America
Last updated on: October 28, 2015 10:14 PM. Main opposition candidate Edward Lowassa has rejected the results of Tanzania's presidential election, citing alleged fraud. Lowassa told reporters Wednesday in Dar es Salaam that results from the opposition ...

Tanzania counts votes as Zanzibar announces re-run   New Vision
Tensions high in Zanzibar as vote annulled   News24
Tanzania opposition calls for vote recount, Zanzibar poll nullified   Reuters
ABC News
Daily Times
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Libya helicopter death toll at 19
Washington Post
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya's Islamist authorities say rescue workers have recovered five more bodies in the Mediterranean, raising the death toll from Tuesday's downing of a helicopter carrying two senior officials from the Islamist-backed Tripoli ...
18 bodies found from downed Libya helicopter   Peninsula On-line
ISIS poses risk to Libya's troubled oil sector   The Daily Star

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AsiaOne

Haze in Indonesia to lessen in Nov
AsiaOne
The forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan have been estimated to end in November due to rain that started to fall at the end of October. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head, Andi Eka Sakya, hot spots ...

Taking fight against haze into their own hands...   The Hindu
Issue of the day: Jokowi cuts short US visit due to haze issue   Jakarta Post
Animals Also Victims of Forest Fires   ANTARA
The Straits Times
National Geographic
TODAYonline
World Resources Institute
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