en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-05-29 South Africa World

UK takes hard line on EU reform as Cameron starts European tour
Reuters
LONDON/PARIS Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain's relationship with the European Union was "not good enough" after his foreign minister warned the bloc had to change its founding treaties and give London a meaty reform deal to keep it as a ...

Cameron calls for 'flexible and imaginative' EU reforms   DAWN.com
David Cameron and Angela Merkel in EU reform talks   BBC News
Cameron Presses EU for 'Better Deal for Britain'   New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Irish Times
Xinhua
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Putin denies Russian troops are in Ukraine, decrees certain deaths secret
Washington Post
MOSCOW — If there was one weak spot in Russian support for the Kremlin's aims in Ukraine this year, it was the population's strong aversion to sending in Russian troops — something Russia denies doing, despite mounting international evidence to the ...

Putin declares peacetime Russian military deaths are state secrets   The Seattle Times
Putin signs law banning publication of peacetime military casualties   CBC.ca
Putin makes Russia's peacetime military deaths a state secret   CNN
Financial Times
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
New York Times
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Oil crunch, Boko Haram war, power cuts welcome Buhari
BusinessDay
Crippling fuel shortages, power cuts, slowing economic growth and Islamist militants wreaking havoc. Muhammadu Buhari is taking on a tough job when he's sworn in as Nigeria's president on Friday. Former military ruler Buhari, 72, swept incumbent ...

Fight against Boko Haram requires regional might: UN   Reuters
Spain charges Boko Haram militant chief with crimes against humanity   Reuters Africa
Kidnapped Nigerian girls likely being used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers ...   Fox News
New York Times
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Yemen: Amnesty Says Antiaircraft Fire by Houthis Has Killed Many Civilians
New York Times
Antiaircraft munitions fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels have killed or maimed scores of civilians in Sana, the capital, Amnesty International said in a report issued on Thursday. Doctors and residents told the group that the munitions were the leading cause of ...

Coalition strikes, fighting kill 40 rebels in Yemen's Aden   Times of India
Yemen Crisis a 'Humanitarian Catastrophe,' Experts Say   ABC News
Yemen: anti-aircraft fire cause of most civilian casualties in Sana'a, report says   The Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk
The Nation
Press TV
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FIFA scandal may affect the Palestinian motion to suspend Israel
The Globe and Mail
The corruption allegations rocking the annual congress of soccer's governing authority not only affect the odds of Sepp Blatter being re-elected FIFA president for a fifth term. They also may enhance the chances that Israel, affiliated with FIFA since the ...

Netanyahu: Kicking Israel out of FIFA will ruin world soccer   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Netanyahu: Israel isn't perfect, but it is on par with world's great democracies   Haaretz
Netanyahu: Effort to hurt Israel will destroy FIFA   Ynetnews
Press TV
Zee News
The Times of Israel
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Handing over the reins of power in Nigeria
BBC News
They may not have been slapping each other's backs and smiling ear-to-ear but as Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the man who defeated him in the election, he did give Muhammadu Buhari a sneak preview of the presidential villa and presented him with a ...

Our nation secure, democracy stable, future bright, says outgoing President   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
You could have made things difficult – Buhari praises Jonathan   BusinessDay
Mugabe leaves for Buhari inauguration   NewsDay
Mail & Guardian Online
Wall Street Journal
Toronto Star
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Why UN Peacekeeping Needs Global Support More Than Ever
Huffington Post
Eighteen months ago, Bentiu, like most towns in South Sudan, was bustling with the restlessness of markets, people trading and children going to school. UNMISS, the UN Mission in South Sudan, was busy supporting development and growth in the world's ...

Guest Post: Looking Forward on UN Peacekeepers Day   Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
Despite growing threats, UN peacekeepers worldwide remain dedicated to serve   indiablooms
Some Suva roads to be closed temporarily for commemorations march   Fijivillage
Wire Service Canada (press release)
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Ugandan baby 'sold' to Americans
Independent Online
Kampala/London - The first time Jaja, a Ugandan woman, saw her one-year-old granddaughter, she was in the arms of an American man who she was told had “bought” the child. The toddler was sitting with the man and his wife, eating biscuits and drinking ...

Fraud and deceit at the heart of Uganda adoptions to United States   Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Fraud and deceit at the heart of Uganda adoptions to United States   Thomson Reuters Foundation

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