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Taiwan plane crash survivor: engine sounded wrong on takeoff
The Guardian
The last seconds of TransAsia flight 235 before it plunged into a river in Taipei. Photograph: Xinhua News Agency/REX. Staff and agencies in Taipei. Thursday 5 February 2015 21.59 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on ...

Pilot's body found still clutching joystick of crashed Taiwan plane: media   Reuters
'How swapping seats saved our lives'   NEWS.com.au
Plane survivors 'changed seats before take-off'   Gulf Daily News
Channel News Asia
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Ukraine crisis: Hollande and Merkel in key truce talks in Moscow
BBC News
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to hold talks in Moscow to try to end escalating fighting in east Ukraine. Their meeting with President Vladimir Putin follows urgent talks in Kiev, where a new peace plan was ...

Kerry: US Won't 'Close Eyes' to Russian Aggression in Ukraine   Voice of America
Russian capital exits as stand-off with West intensifies   Irish Times
US and Europe Working to End Ukraine Fighting   New York Times
Washington Post
euronews
Irish Examiner
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Israel tries to tilt the US' Iran policy
Ahram Online
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's acceptance of an invitation to speak to the US Congress on 3 March, two weeks before the Israeli election and without any consultation with the White House, is aimed at advancing both Netanyahu's re-election and ...

Two prominent Democrats announce boycott of upcoming Netanyahu speech   Jerusalem Post Israel News
'Bottlegate' allegations dog Netanyahu before polls   DAWN.com
The Republicans will be no tougher on Iran than Obama   Haaretz
Washington Times
The Age
Press TV
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Boko Haram, and Massacres Ruled by Whim
New York Times
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — They came in the dead of night, their faces covered, riding on motorcycles and in pickup trucks, shouting “Allahu akbar” and firing their weapons. “They started with the shootings; then came the beheadings,” said Hussaini M. Bukar, 25, ...

African Leaders Seek to Address Boko Haram Violence   Voice of America
Scores die in rampage by Islamists in Cameroon   Irish Independent
'The world is not doing enough'   NEWS.com.au
Xinhua
The Guardian Nigeria
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Mugabe's style belongs to long gone generation
Zimbabwe Independent
What a brilliant start by the new African Union (AU) chairman. President Robert Mugabe condemns half of humanity through primitive patriarchy to an inferior role and proudly says that is their fate in Zimbabwe. MUCKRAKER. “It is impossible for women to be ...

When is a fall not a fall? When Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's spin ...   Sydney Morning Herald
'Even Jesus' would have tripped: spin doctor on Mugabe fall   Daily Mail
Zimbabwe denies Mugabe fall   Independent Online
The Independent
Washington Post (blog)
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Jordan's King Vows 'Relentless' War Against IS
Voice of America
Jordan's King Abdullah has vowed to take tough action against Islamic State militants following the group's gruesome killing of a Jordanian pilot captured after his plane went down during a mission targeting the militants in Syria. The murder of pilot Muath ...

Jordan's air strikes on IS 'beginning of retaliation'   BBC News
Jordan Strikes Islamic State in Syria   Wall Street Journal
Jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing war on Islamic State   Hindustan Times
CNN International
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Canada urges Russia to 'back off' in Ukraine as NATO adds command posts in ...
National Post
OTTAWA — The Harper government struck a provocative pose Thursday, telling Russia to “back off” in Ukraine, promising to campaign for NATO membership on behalf of another former Soviet republic and urging all allies to do more. The military alliance ...

NATO bolsters forces in Eastern Europe   The Daily Star
Putin could attack Baltic states warns former Nato chief   Telegraph.co.uk
Ukraine crisis: Nato bolsters Eastern Europe against Russia   BBC News
Reuters Africa
Fox News
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Sinai: The challenges ahead
Ahram Online
Arguments rage over how best to tackle the insurgency in Sinai. Dina Ezzat listens to three opposing views. eg. Egyptian soldiers stand guard in Rafah (photos: AP). Left. eg. Right. Print · Email. Share/Bookmark. The military view: 'The army not the police'.
Special Report: How Cairo is taking the fight to Sinai militants   Reuters
How Cairo is taking the fight to Sinai militants   Saudi Gazette
Al-Sisi Under Pressure After Surge In Terror Attacks In Egypt   Western Journalism
gulfnews.com
Voice of America
Digital Journal
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US Republicans feel the rising heat
Mail & Guardian Online
Some climate change deniers in the United States Senate have realised they are increasingly out of step with the public. An aerial view of the Atibainha dam in drought-hit Brazil. (Nacho Doce, Reuters). It seemed like a simple idea at first: ask Republicans ...

Partisan Zeal Is Hallmark of New Senate's Votes on Environment   InsideClimate News
LCV Releases 2015 Senate Special Edition National Environmental Scorecard   Huffington Post

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Elections Must Go On | Independent National Electoral Commission
Leadership Newspapers
The Council of State, after a marathon meeting that began at about 11:30 am and ended at about 7:30pm yesterday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with its assignment of conducting the 2015 general elections ...

No to election shift —Abuja protesters   Nigerian Tribune
REFILE-UPDATE 2-Nigeria to keep Feb. 14 presidential election date   Reuters
Govs Disagree Over Council Decision On Polls Date   Daily Times Nigeria
Daily Sun
Voice of America
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