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US pulls plug on Syria rebel training effort; will focus on weapons supply
Daily News & Analysis
The strategy switch comes as the Obama administration grapples with a dramatic change in the landscape in Syria's four-year-old civil war, brought about by Russia's military intervention. US flag. The United States will largely abandon its failed ...
Pentagon plans major shift in effort to counter the Islamic State in Syria   Washington Post
US, Russia to Hold Talks on Air Safety Over Syria   Voice of America
Arming Syrian rebels: Where the US went wrong   BBC News
Jakarta Post
The Guardian
NBCNews.com
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Western countries say endorse unity government for Libya
Reuters Africa
WASHINGTON Oct 9 (Reuters) - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Britain and the United States on Friday endorsed a national unity government in Libya as proposed by the United Nations to end the conflict between two rival governments in the war-torn country.
Libya rivals urged to sign peace deal   News24
Libya rivals urged to sign long-awaited peace deal   Ahram Online
UN Backs Military Action Against Migrant Smugglers Near Libya   Voice of America
BDlive
Times of India
Independent Online
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Woes of Mina crush victim families
The Nation
KARACHI/MULTAN/PESHAWAR - It is almost two weeks since the stampede during Haj caused deaths of hundreds of pilgrims. The tragedy did not end with the stampede. What came afterwards was a chaotic situation especially for Pakistanis. According to ...

India protests to S Arabia after maid's hand chopped off   The News International
Indian housemaid's arm cut off by Saudi employer, woman's sister says   CNN

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Bavaria aims to reduce migrant numbers
Independent Online
Berlin - The government of Germany's state of Bavaria met on Friday to discuss plans to reduce the daily number of incoming migrants fleeing war and poverty, defying Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has vowed to welcome all legitimate refugees. German ...

German chancellor takes action on bureaucratic bottleneck for refugees   The Globe and Mail
Under fire in refugee crisis, Merkel goes on offensive   Times LIVE
Merkel faces political revolt over her position on refugee crisis   Irish Times
Financial Times
Politico
New Zealand Herald
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Nine dead, one missing after Philippine jail fire
The Nation
ABUYOG, PHILIPPINES - Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail, Philippine authorities said Friday, adding the facility was operating at more than double its capacity. Wardens as well as inmates ...
10 killed in Leyte prison inferno   Inquirer.net
Fire in over-crowded Philippines prison kills 10   ABC Online
10 die in Leyte prison fire   Tempo
Irish Independent
Manila Bulletin
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The case for investigating the U.S. strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital
Mashable
A Doctors Without Borders staff member, left, who was wounded in the U.S. strike on a hospital in Afghanistan, was treated in Kabul this week. Image: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images. Headshot. By Huizhong Wu 4 hours ago. Doctors Without Borders is ...

Sorry not enough for US war crime   Independent Online
Obama called MSF chief to apologise0:47   NEWS.com.au
24 still missing in attack aftermath   The Straits Times
Reuters Africa
Financial Express
Los Angeles Times
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Italy sends Eritreans to Sweden to seek asylum under EU plan
Reuters Africa
ROME (Reuters) - Italy sent a first group of Eritrean asylum seekers to Sweden on Friday as part of a European Union relocation plan aimed at easing the burden on border states amid the continent's biggest migration crisis since World War Two. The 19 ...
EU scheme: first refugees relocated   Independent Online
Italy Sends Eritreans to Sweden as EU Migrant Relocations Begin   New York Times
EU Migrant Distribution Plan Kicks Off as Italy Flies 19 Eritreans to Sweden   Wall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.uk
Washington Post
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Pre-election clash in Guinea capital kills two, wounds 33
Reuters Africa
CONAKRY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least 33 were wounded in Guinea on Friday in clashes between supporters of President Alpha Conde and his main rival before Sunday's election, witnesses and a senior police source said.
15 wounded in pre-poll clashes in Guinea   Independent Online
Guinea leader Conde vows to press ahead with polls   News24

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Israel-Palestine 'day of rage' kills 5
Independent Online
Jerusalem/Gaza - Israeli troops shot dead five Palestinians in protests in Gaza on Friday and a knife-wielding Jewish man wounded four Arabs in southern Israel in a wave of violence that has fuelled talk of a new uprising against Israeli occupation ...
The Palestinian Terror Wave Isn't an Intifada, Yet   Haaretz
The 3rd Intifada Begins (Again)   Daily Beast
Israeli troops kill six Palestinians, unrest spreads   Jakarta Post
BBC News
iAfrica.com
azcentral.com
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UNDP, Pakistan sign MoU for SDGs implementation
The Nation
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched on Friday at National SDGs conference organiSed by Planning Commission of Pakistan. On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) was also signed between Planning Commission of ...

Govt, UNDP ink MoU for implementation of SDGs   Daily Times
Sustainable Development Goals launched in Pakistan: Planning Commission, UNDP ...   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Why the Private Sector Must Kickstart Global Partnerships   Huffington Post
Times of Zambia
New Vision
Live Science
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