en-ie-hotdailynews: 2014-09-16 Ireland World

US Expands Airstrikes on Islamic State in Iraq  Voice of America
U.S. jets have bombed Islamic State targets southwest of Baghdad, in an expansion of the U.S. campaign against the militant group in Iraq. The Pentagon said late Monday this is the first strike as part of an expanded effort to go beyond protecting U.S. ...

Islamic State: World leaders pledge 'appropriate military aid' to support Iraq in ...   ABC Online
Paris hosts conference on Islamic State militants   euronews
First US airstrikes in expanded Iraq fight   The Hindu
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As many as 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean  Times of India
GENEVA: More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over the last week, bringing the death toll this year to almost 3,000, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.
Traffickers 'sink' ship carrying migrants in Mediterranean, as many as 500 feared ...   Daily News & Analysis
As many as 750 migrants feared dead in five Mediterranean shipwrecks   Los Angeles Times
Hundreds Feared Dead After Migrants' Boats Sink in Mediterranean   Wall Street Journal
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British pair found murdered on Thai resort  Sydney Morning Herald
Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand: The naked bodies of two British tourists have been found on a Thai beach, sparking a murder probe on the popular resort island of Koh Tao. The pair had attended a beach party with drinks and fire dancers on this resort island 250 ...

Police hunt for murderer as backpackers hacked to death on idyllic island   Irish Independent
Where is Thai murder victim's missing friend? Police hunt for man who knew ...   Daily Mail
Thailand deaths: British tourists named by police   BBC News
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David Cameron to Scottish voters: 'Let's stick together'  Christian Science Monitor
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Scottish voters not to use the independence vote to protest against his administration. 'If you don't like me I won't be here forever.... But if you leave the UK that will be forever.' ...

Scottish independence: David Beckham joins 'No' campaign urging voters to ...   Belfast Telegraph
Scottish independence: Yes could be catastrophic - Branson   BBC News
Queen intervenes to warn Scots to think carefully   Irish Independent
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Irish troops gear up for new UN peace mission in the Golan Heights  Irish Independent
Defence Minister Simon Coveney reviews the personnel of the 46th Infantry Group at Costume Barracks, Athlone. Photo: James Flynn/APX. Key changes to the structure of the United Nations mission on the Golan Heights has boosted confidence here that the ...

World Watch: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
UN Moves Peacekeepers in Golan Over Safety Fears   New York Times
Irish troops withdraw from Syria posts   Irish Examiner
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Shelling kills six in Ukraine city  Irish Independent
Shelling has killed six people and wounded 15 others in the Ukraine rebel stronghold of Donetsk, the city council said. Share. Go To. Comments. It is the worst reported violence since a ceasefire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops took ...

6 Killed, 15 Wounded in East Ukraine City   ABC News
Ukraine offers self-rule to parts of separatist east   The Australian
US and Nato troops begin Ukraine military exercise   BBC News
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