en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20 Israel World

Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — For decades, he was the bespectacled caretaker of some of Syria's greatest archaeological treasures. He explored the sprawling ruins in his hometown, named a daughter Zenobia after its ancient queen, and became so intertwined with ...

Islamic State beheads 82-year-old Palmyra expert who refused to reveal ...   Firstpost
UNESCO condemns Islamic State militant's killing of Palmyra's antiquities ...   ABC Online
Syrian officials say archaeologist beheaded   Brisbane Times
Los Angeles Times
Newsday
New Zealand Herald
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Car Bomb Explodes Near a Security Building in Cairo
New York Times
CAIRO — A car bomb detonated with a thunderous explosion in front of a security building in Cairo early Thursday morning, the authorities said. It was the latest in a series of attacks in the capital that have unnerved Egyptians and underscored the ...
Massive blast targets security forces in Cairo   Washington Post
Cairo car bomb wounds 6   CNN
Car bomb wounds six Egyptian policemen in Cairo   Times of India
Haaretz
USA TODAY
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Early Prison Release Delayed for Oscar Pistorius
New York Times
South Africa's justice minister on Wednesday intervened to delay the early release of Oscar Pistorius, the imprisoned Olympic athlete convicted of killing his girlfriend — 48 hours before he was scheduled to begin serving the rest of his five-year ...
Release of Pistorius is halted by South Africa   Irish Independent
Pistorius Release Put On Hold In South Africa   USA TODAY
Pistorius release put on hold by South Africa justice minister   Irish Times
Christian Science Monitor
Times LIVE
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Vladimir Putin says 'glad' to give US boxing star Roy Jones Jr Russian passport
Times of India
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. The 46-year-old boxer, famed for ...

ONE News Midday Weather Update: August 20   TVNZ
US boxer Roy Jones Jr. asks for Russian passport over cup of tea with Putin in ...   RT
Jones could become 'Russian'   SuperSport
CTV News
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
New York Daily News
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US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan after peace deal failure
CTV News
The United States is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its president shocked rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The U.S. circulated a draft resolution to council members Wednesday ...

UPDATE 2-US proposes United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan   Reuters
South Sudan Disappointed With AU Statement on Peace Deal   Voice of America
South Sudan: Penalties Proposed   New York Times
New Vision
swissinfo.ch
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Hamas naval commandos arrest dolphin who 'spied for Israel'
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Hamas has captured a dolphin that it says the Israel Navy was using to attack members of its armed wing, Izzadin Kassam, the Palestinian daily Al-Quds claimed on Wednesday. Quoting sources in the Gaza Strip, the paper said that the Israeli dolphin had ...

Israeli 'spy dolphin' caught off Gaza coast   New Zealand Herald
Four Palestinians Abducted in Egypt's Sinai   Haaretz
Blair is a mediator between Hamas and Israel   Irish Independent
Washington Post
Times of India
The Australian (blog)
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Turkey: 2 Are Held in Palace Blast
New York Times
The police arrested two people on Wednesday after a hand grenade was hurled and shots were fired at officers guarding the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, a tourist attraction, the Istanbul governor's office said. One police officer was slightly wounded, ...

More terror attacks as Turkish politicians haggle   Times LIVE
Eight soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack - military | Reuters   Firstpost
Bloodletting in Turkey highlights the complexity of fighting Islamic State   Miami Herald
Christian Science Monitor
The Daily Star
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Estonian Eston Kohver says Russia abducted him at gunpoint in cross-border raid
Daily Mail
An Estonian security service officer allegedly abducted by Russia and taken across its border has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour. Father-of-four Eston Kohver was imprisoned for spying in a case that officials in the former Soviet republic ...
World Watch   Wall Street Journal
Russia jails Estonian officer for 15 years for spying   The Nation
Estonian who says Russia abducted him to serve 15 years' hard labor   Reuters Canada
Voice of America
Washington Post
New York Times
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Germany now awaits 800000 migrants in 2015, 4x last year
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN (AP) " Germany could see as many as 800,000 migrants arriving in 2015, the country's interior minister said Wednesday, four times the number last year and 300,000 more than previously estimated. Thomas de Maiziere told reporters that more than ...

Germany expecting 800000 migrants in 2015, 4 times last year's number   Toronto Star
Refugee numbers in Germany to set new record   Xinhua
Germany expects 800000 migrants in 2015   Deutsche Welle
New York Times
BBC News
Financial Times
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Boko Haram attack on Nigerian village leaves 151 dead
Irish Independent
A Boko Haram attack in a northeast Nigerian village left at least 151 people dead last week, with many drowning as they attempted to flee across a river. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. About 140 people died ...
Up to 150 drowned or shot fleeing ambush Nigeria   TVNZ
Nigerian army denies killing of 150 persons by Boko Haram in northeast   Xinhua
160 dead in Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria - locals   Times LIVE
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