en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-09-12 Ireland World

At least 87 killed and 183 injured as crane collapses on Mecca's Grand Mosque
Irish Examiner
At least 87 people were killed when a crane toppled over at Mecca's Grand Mosque yesterday, Saudi Arabia's civil defence head said, less than two weeks before Islam's annual haj pilgrimage. General Suleiman al-Amr, director general of the Civil Defence ...

Crane Collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque Kills at Least 107 People   NBCNews.com
Crane collapse kills 107 at Mecca's Grand Mosque ahead of hajj   AsiaOne
107 killed by falling crane at Grand Mosque in Makkah   The Hindu
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Germany fails to heal European rift over migrants
Channel News Asia
Eastern European countries resisted a German push for them to take more migrants, as new video footage added to concern over the treatment of refugees in Hungary. POSTED: 12 Sep 2015 06:01. PHOTOS. Migrants queue to board a train towards Germany ...

East Europe reject migrant quotas   The Nation
Austrian railways 'no longer has capacity' for thousands of refugees bound for ...   Irish Independent
Hungary eyes crisis declaration as migrant pressure grows   Irish Times
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Russia wants US military co-operation in Syria
Irish Examiner
Russia has called on Washington to restart direct military-to-military co-operation to avert “unintended incidents” near Syria, at a time when US officials say Moscow is building up forces to protect president Bashar al-Assad's government. Bashar al-Assad.
Russia's Risky Military Moves in Syria   New York Times
Obama Says US Will Engage Russia Over Arms to Syria   Voice of America
Assad Regime Inflames Refugee Crisis   Wall Street Journal
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Palestinians win approval to fly flag at UN
Irish Times
Palestinians overwhelmingly won the right to fly their national flag in front of the United Nations headquarters, a symbolic step opposed by Israel and the United States. The change was made by the UN General Assembly, when a vast majority of member ...

UN General Assembly approves Palestinian request to fly its flag at UN ...   Irish Independent
UN votes to allow flag of Palestine to fly at HQ   DAWN.com
Palestinians allowed to raise flag at UN headquarters   The Nation
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PAP vote share increases to 69.9%
The Star Online
SINGAPORE - The People's Action Party put up a winning performance in this Jubilee Year general election, wresting back Punggol East from the Workers' Party and securing a strong mandate with a popular vote share of 69.9 per cent. This was an almost 10 ...

Singapore Ruling Party Wins Elections, Returns to Power   ABC News
Singapore Voters Give Ruling Party a Resounding Victory   New York Times
Opposition seeks end to one-party dominance as Singapore votes   The News International
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12 convicted, 1 acquitted in Mumbai train blasts case
The Hindu
Closing a long chapter in the history of terror attacks in Mumbai, a Special MCOCA Court on Friday convicted 12 persons of hatching a criminal conspiracy and subsequently executing a series of bombings on Mumbai's local trains on July 11 2006, which ...

11/7 Mumbai train blasts: 7 bombs, 5 mins of horror, 9 yrs for conviction   Mid-Day
Indian Mujahideen man saying his men had carried out 2006 Mumbai train blasts ...   Daily News & Analysis
7/11 Dossier: Murdered, maimed on ride back home   Mumbai Mirror
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Thousands rally for independence in Barcelona
Irish Times
Catalans staged a massive choreographed demonstration in central Barcelona yesterday, to mark both their annual national day and the beginning of an election campaign which they hope will lead to independence from Spain. September 11th is the Diada, ...

Catalans seek independence from Spain   The News International
Catalans rally for independence from Spain   The Nation
Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona to secede from Spain   Irish Independent
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