2015年5月13日 星期三

2015-05-14 Ireland World


National Post
   
Canadian man among victims when speeding Amtrak train derailed   
National Post
PHILADELPHIA — The Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, among them a Canadian, was hurtling at more than 160 kilometres per hour before it ran off the rails along a sharp curve where the speed limit is under 80 km/hr.
Amtrak passengers describe a scene of horror   USA TODAY
Amtrak train thought to be going twice as fast as it should have been   CNN
Amtrak Passengers Recall 'A Crazy Shake,' Then Metal Tearing, and Chaos   New York Times
CNN International   
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Irish Independent
   
Kim Jong Un executed aide 'with an anti-aircraft gun'   
Irish Independent
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his defence chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during a meeting presided over by Kim, South Korea claims.
North Korea executes defence chief   Irish Examiner
Some Doubt That North Korea Executed a Top General   New York Times
Kim Jong-un's Aunt 'Not Poisoned'   The Chosun Ilbo
The Star Online   
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Irish Independent
   
Private letters reveal extensive lobbying efforts by Prince Charles   
Irish Independent
PRIVATE letters sent by Britain's Prince Charles to Labour ministers a decade ago have been published after a lengthy legal battle. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The letters reveal the extensive lobbying efforts ...

How Prince Charles 'badgered' Tony Blair: secret letters known as 'black spider ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Charles's secret letters deemed 'mundane'   The Australian (blog)
Matthew Fisher: Secret papers show Prince Charles is a bit eccentric, but at least ...   National Post
The Guardian   
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NDTV
   
5 dead after gunmen storm Kabul guesthouse popular with foreigners   
Washington Post
KABUL — Militants stormed a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the Afghan capital Wednesday night, leading to a five-hour siege that resulted in the death of five persons, including one American, authorities said. The U.S. Embassy confirmed the death ...

2 Indians among 5 foreigners killed in Kabul guesthouse siege   Times of India
2 Indians Among 14 Dead as Gunmen Storm Kabul Guest House   NDTV

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The Nation
   
0.Gunmen storm crowded bus in Karachi, killing more than 40   
Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Islamic State has asserted responsibility for an attack that killed 43 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's largest city on Wednesday, raising wider concerns about the Sunni militant group's reach in South Asia. According to police, at least ...

Gunmen Ambush Bus in Pakistan, Killing Dozens   Wall Street Journal
Dozens die as six gunmen open fire on Pakistan bus   Irish Examiner
Islamic State allegedly claims responsibility for deadly Pakistan bus shooting ...   ABC Online
The Nation   
Fox News   
The Indian Express   
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AsiaOne
   
Singapore tops world's most comprehensive education rankings   
AsiaOne
IN AN exercise highlighting the rise of Asia and the decline of traditional powerhouses, Singapore has come out tops in the world's most comprehensive education rankings. Among the 76 regions and countries surveyed, Asia took the top five spots, with ...

Taiwan placed 4th in OECD global education ranking   Focus Taiwan News Channel
Korean Students Rank Third Globally in Math and Science   The Chosun Ilbo
Is our education system still 'world class'?   Malaysiakini (subscription)
The New Daily   
Yahoo News   
BBC News   
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Crowds cheer as Burundi army officer says he has deposed absent president   
Reuters Africa
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A Burundian general said on Wednesday he had deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office and was forming a transitional government, after more than two weeks of protests against the ...


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New York Times
   
Vatican to Recognize Palestinian State in New Treaty   
New York Times
JERUSALEM — The Vatican announced Wednesday that it would soon sign a treaty that includes recognition of the “state of Palestine,” lending significant symbolic weight to an intensifying Palestinian push for international support for sovereignty that ...

Vatican recognizes state of Palestine in new treaty   Hindustan Times
Vatican causes stir with treaty recognizing Palestine as a state   Washington Post

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Inquirer.net
   
Death Toll in Philippine Slipper Factory Fire Rises to 18   
New York Times
MANILA, Philippines — The death toll in a rubber slipper factory fire in a suburb of the Philippine capital climbed to 18 on Thursday after police retrieved another 15 charred bodies from the gutted building, but dozens more remain missing and feared dead, ...

Official says death toll in Philippine factory fire jumps to at least 45, with 26 missing   Washington Post
Retrieval of bodies continue at gutted Valenzuela factory   CNN
Valenzuela City govt: Warehouse fire death toll now at 29   GMA News
mirror.co.uk   
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Deutsche Welle
   
Ankara skittish over role in NATO alliance   
Deutsche Welle
Russia threatens from the east, terrorism and anarchy dominate in the south. Which problem should NATO deal with first? Foreign ministers are meeting in partner country Turkey, as Bernd Riegert reports from Antalya. Türkei Antalya NATO ...

Kerry Is So Very Nice to Putin   Wall Street Journal
Nato to keep some troops in Afghanistan after 2016   The Nation
NATO warns Russia against stationing nuclear weapons in Crimea   Xinhua
Economic Times   
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