en-za-hotdailynews: 2014-12-20 South Africa World

Cairns deaths: Children's mother arrested for murder
BBC News
The mother of seven of eight children found dead in a home in Cairns, Australia, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said the woman, aged 37, was lucid and talking to investigators. She has not been charged. She was found at the property, ...

Mersane Warria mother of children stabbed to death in Cairns arrested for their ...   Daily Mail
Mother arrested for murder after eight children found dead   ABC Online
Cairns mother arrested over deaths of eight children   The Australian (blog)
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What 132 schoolchildren ought to look like
The Globe and Mail
It was the last day of school before the holidays, but the kids were still in lessons when I stopped by. Seven Pakistani Taliban executed 132 schoolchildren in Peshawar on Tuesday, and I thought if I dropped by a school I sometimes pass on my way to work, ...

Taliban video identifies Peshawar attack mastermind as Umar Mansoor, a father ...   Hindustan Times
Pakistan's Old Curse   New York Times
Pakistan hangs convicted militants in first execution for six years, steps up strikes   Brisbane Times
The News International
The Independent
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Israel: Airstrike Hits Gaza Site
New York Times
Retaliating for a rocket fired into Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on a Hamas site in southern Gaza early Saturday in what was its first aerial bombing in Palestinian territory since an August cease-fire that ended this summer's ...

Israel attacks Hamas site in Gaza   Haaretz
Israel launches air strikes on Gaza targets, the first since the August truce   The Independent
Israel bombs Hamas 'terror site'   Irish Independent
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Canada imposes new sanctions as Russia's economy teeters
Ottawa Citizen
Canada is joining its allies in tightening the screws on Russian President Vladimir Putin, with new trade sanctions meant to put further pressure on Russia's teetering economy. The new measures are in retaliation for Russia's annexation of Crimea and its ...

Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Russia: Prime Minister   Sputnik International
Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia oil sector over Ukraine   Business Standard
Vladimir Putin warns US relations will be damaged if new sanctions are imposed   Daily Mail
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Turkish court issues warrant for Erdogan rival Fethullah Gulen
Telegraph.co.uk
An Istanbul court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen whom President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regards as his top enemy, in a controversial case that has strained ties with the European Union. The court agreed an ...

Turkish court issues arrest warrant for US-based Erdogan rival, media reports   Reuters
Turkey media arrests pure 'political vengeance'   The Age
Turkey requests Gulen arrest warrant   The Daily Star
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In Miami, a mixed and muted response to historic change in Cuba policy
Washington Post
MIAMI — They were lining up Thursday midday for the flights to Cuba. This is normal. This is Miami International Airport in the second decade of the 21st century. The departure board showed World Atlantic at 12:15 p.m., Falcon Air at 1 p.m., American Airlines ...

Travel, trade with the US are among Cubans' top hopes   Los Angeles Times
AP WAS THERE: US Breaks Relations With Cuba   ABC News
Cuba expects stronger growth as relations with US improve   Reuters
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Kenyan leader signs controversial anti-terror bill into law
Channel News Asia
The new law gives authorities sweeping powers to crack down on terror suspects and curtail press freedoms in a country that has suffered a string of attacks by Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents. PHOTOS. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenya's Tough Anti-Terror Law Signed   Voice of America
UPDATE 2-Kenya's Kenyatta signs security law despite protests   Reuters
Kenya President Signs Controversial Security Law   New York Times
Mail & Guardian Online
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End of Presidential Race Leaves Tunisia Divided
New York Times
TUNIS — Four years after their popular uprising set off the Arab Spring, Tunisians vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that will complete their transition to democracy, even as a contentious campaign has reopened divisions in the country. Moncef Marzouki ...

Tunisia caught between fear and stability   The Nation
Tunisia's Runoff Election Poses Test for Country's Democratic Transition   Wall Street Journal
Tunisia presidential vote nears climax   Zee News
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Putin: Russian Economy to Rebound in 2 Years
Voice of America
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he is confident the country's struggling economy will rebound within two years and the ruble will stabilize after the currency's dramatic fall in value, but offered no new remedies for the crisis. Speaking at a ...

Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover   euronews
Putin's Bubble Bursts   New York Times
President Vladimir Putin's home-made crisis   Irish Times
Financial Times
Sydney Morning Herald
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Hundreds Killed in Eastern DRC Attacks
Voice of America
The U.N. refugee agency says weekly massacres of civilians are being reported in the DRC'S North Kivu Province. It says armed groups have been attacking since October, bringing fear, death and displacement.
88000 Displaced by series of massacres in Congo   Times LIVE
DR Congo: Amid spike in violence, UN refugee agency concerned about ...   UN News Centre

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