en-pk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-20 Pakistan World

Cairns mother arrested over deaths of eight children
The Australian (blog)
THE Queensland government has refused to comment on “rumour and speculation” that the Cairns family at the centre of yesterday's mass murder was known to the state's child safety department. Acting Premier Tim Nicholls visited the scene in the Cairns ...

Cairns child stabbing leaves city in shock   Stuff.co.nz
'My thoughts and prayers are with these little angels': Facebook page set up to ...   Daily Mail
Mother arrested over deaths in Australia   Bangkok Post
Irish Independent
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Israel: Airstrike Hits Gaza Site
New York Times
Retaliating for a rocket fired into Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on a Hamas site in southern Gaza early Saturday in what was its first aerial bombing in Palestinian territory since an August cease-fire that ended this summer's ...

Israeli jets target Hamas post in Gaza   Business Standard
Israel bombs Hamas 'terror site'   Irish Independent
US set to veto Jordan's resolution on Israeli occupation   DAWN.com
The News International
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Another APC
The News International
As is expected, Nawaz Sharif convened another all parties conference after the Peshawar massacre which was attended by all the political parties – including the PTI – for the greater cause of the country. As usual, great promises were made regarding the ...

Pakistan hangs convicted militants in first execution for six years, steps up strikes   The Age
Pakistan's Old Curse   New York Times
What 132 schoolchildren ought to look like   The Globe and Mail
The Nation
DAWN.com
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Cuban relatives of US spy in dark after news of release
Reuters
WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - His release from a Cuban prison has been as cloak-and-dagger as his spying career ever was. Not even the family of Rolando Sarraff Trujillo appears to know what has happened to the Cuban man believed by some to be ...

Cuban parliament rubber-stamps normalization with US   Channel News Asia
Normalisation of ties   DAWN.com
US-Cuba ties: Cuba parliament unanimously approves normalisation with US   The Straits Times

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Canada imposes new sanctions against Russia
Firstpost
Ottawa, Dec 20 (IANS) Canada will impose restrictions on the export of technology, in relation to Arctic, deep water and shale oil exploration and extraction, to Russia, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. The new export restrictions will be applied under ...

Canada imposes new sanctions as Russia's economy teeters   Ottawa Citizen
Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Russia: Prime Minister   Sputnik International
German Foreign Minister Steinmeier urges caution over Russia sanctions   Deutsche Welle
Sky News Australia
The Daily Star
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Xi gets tough in Macau as $75 billion in casino value wiped
Chicago Tribune
BEIJING — With Xi Jinping making his first visit to Macau as China's president, the city's casinos would like to hear a reassuring word that might revive their tumbling stock prices. They're not likely to get it. Xi, who arrived Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of ...

Umbrellas banned as China's Xi arrives in Macau   Channel News Asia
China's president in Macau for inauguration of the Government of Chui Sai On   Macauhub
No umbrellas allowed as China's Xi Jinping arrives in Macau amid gambling ...   The Straits Times

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What is a tsunami?
Telegraph.co.uk
The tsunami which took place on Boxing Day in 2004 in south east Asia was caused by an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2, killing more than 230,000 and displacing 1.7m people. Half a million were injured and reports suggested 150,000 were killed by ...

Indonesia 10 Years After Devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami   New York Daily News
Scientists make strides in tsunami warning   Business Recorder

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