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Ukraine Vote Takes Nation a Step Closer to NATO
New York Times
MOSCOW — With a Russian-backed separatist insurgency still gripping eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Parliament voted on Tuesday to take steps toward joining NATO. It was a pointed rebuke to Russia that immediately drew an angry response.
Ukraine inches closer to NATO membership, enrages Russia   Zee News
Ukraine's complicated path to NATO membership   euronews
Ukraine pokes Russia, makes move toward NATO. Was it really necessary? (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Times of India
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Firstpost
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Who pulled the plug on North Korea`s Internet?
Zee News
North Korea`s Internet was on the fritz for a second day Tuesday. But the US is staying silent on whether it launched a cyber attack as payback for the hacking of Sony Pictures. And in the murky world of cyber security, experts say there are several plausible ...

Sony hack: North Korea back online after internet outage   BBC News
Cyber warfare is a reality, how prepared are we to tackle this threat?   Firstpost
North Korea suffers second Internet outage   Fox News
Voice of America
The News International
Los Angeles Times
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International journalist deaths soar in 2014
The Nation
NEW YORK - The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents, an annual review by the Committee to Protect Journalists reported Tuesday. The CPJ ...

60 journalists killed in 2014 —Report   The Punch
At least 60 journalists killed in 2014, almost half in the Middle East   Los Angeles Times
Report: 60 Journalists Killed in 2014, Syria Deadliest Country   Newsweek
Daily News & Analysis
U.S. News & World Report
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Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse promises war crimes inquiry
Sydney Morning Herald
Colombo: Under pressure from his main opponent in next month'selections, Sri Lanka's president has promised a judicial inquiry into allegations his troops killed thousands of Tamil civilians at the end of the civil war. But President Mahinda Rajapakse on ...

Betrayal After Dinner Makes Sri Lanka Presidential Race Personal   Bloomberg
Facing stiff challenge, Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa seeks to woo voters   Firstpost
Lanka prez vows new war crimes probe   Times of India
Colombo Page
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Sydney 'terror targets' identified in seized documents, two men arrested
ABC Online
Federal and state government "entities" in Sydney have allegedly been named as potential terror targets in documents seized during an AFP investigation which saw two men arrested. Australian Federal Police said members of the Joint Counter Terrorism ...

Australia anti-terror police arrest two in Sydney   BBC News
2 Arrested in Sydney in Counterterror Operation   ABC News
Australian police arrest two in anti-terror raids   Daily Mail
Zee News
The Guardian
Reuters
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US “concerned” by Lakhvi bail
The Hindu
Breaking its silence for the first time the U.S. State Department on Wednesday hit out publicly at a Pakistani court's decision to grant bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who was the operational mastermind behind the 2008 ...

Lifting moratorium on executions internal matter of Pakistan: US   The News International
'Pakistan to blame for failure of US, UK, India'   Times of India
US concerned over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi being granted bail   Economic Times
The Asian Age
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Algerian Army Kills Militant Leader Linked to Beheading of French Hostage
New York Times
ALGIERS, Algeria — The leader of a militant group responsible for beheading a French hostage three months ago was reportedly killed Tuesday along with two associates in an ambush by the Algerian Army. The leader, Abdelmalek Gouri, also known as ...

Algeria 'kills top jihadist'   Gulf Daily News
Algeria kills militant chief behind Frenchman's murder   Channel News Asia
Algerian soldiers kill militant leader behind French tourist Herve Gourdel's murder   Daily News & Analysis
Irish Independent
BBC News
Wall Street Journal
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Global arms trade deal takes effect
BBC News
A global arms trade treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar business has come into force - a move hailed as "a new chapter" by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. He said he hoped the treaty would help prevent the transfer of weapons to "warlords, human rights abusers, ...

UN secretary general hails landmark Arms Trade Treaty   Business Standard
Is the new UN arms treaty a boon for German industry? 24.12.2014   Deutsche Welle
Global arms trade pact to take force; US Senate has not ratified   Reuters
Daily Mail
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Pentagon: Theory U.S. brought down MH370 'ridiculous'
AL.com
The Pentagon said a former French airline executive's claims that the U.S. military shot down Malaysia Airliner 370 are ridiculous. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared March 8 as it was traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. A massive search for the ...

MH370 was 'shot down by the US military', former Proteus Airlines CEO claims   The Independent

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Japan PM Shinzo Abe set for re-election after 'Abenomics' poll win
Firstpost
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to be re-elected today with a broadly similar cabinet following his mid-December election triumph that was billed as a referendum on his economic growth blitz. Abe's incumbent cabinet are scheduled to ...

Abe to be reappointed as Japan's PM   Irish Independent
Japan PM set to launch new government, defense minister may rile China   Reuters Canada
Japan prepares to reappoint Abe as prime minister   Chron.com
The Japan Times
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