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Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist Greste, 2 others still held
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist Greste, 2 others still held Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt after 400 days in prison on charges that included aiding a terrorist group, security officials…
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Malaysia declares MH370 an “accident”, airline to proceed with compensation
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Malaysia declares MH370 an “accident”, airline to proceed with compensation Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Malaysia declared on Thursday the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for the airline to pay compensation to victims’ relatives while the search for the plane…
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Rohingya refugees say traffickers in Malaysia abuse and kill
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Rohingya refugees say traffickers in Malaysia abuse and kill Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Abul Kassim, a Rohingya asylum seeker, was snatched from his home in the northern Malaysian state of Penang on Jan. 12. The next morning, his beaten and bloodied body was found. That…
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AirAsia probe vets possible computer glitch, crew response
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community AirAsia probe vets possible computer glitch, crew response Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Investigators probing the crash of an AirAsia jetliner are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed,…
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Kurds push Islamic State out of Syria’s strategic Kobani
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Kurds push Islamic State out of Syria’s strategic Kobani Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani on Monday after driving out Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, although Washington said the four-month battle…
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US charges three in alleged Russian spy ring in NYC
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community US charges three in alleged Russian spy ring in NYC Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The U.S. government on Monday unveiled criminal charges against three men for their alleged involvement in a Russian spy ring operating in New York City. Evgeny Buryakov, Igor Sporyshev and Victor…
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Greek leftist leader Tsipras claims victory over austerity
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Greek leftist leader Tsipras claims victory over austerity Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, “humiliation and suffering” imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party swept to victory in a snap election…
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New York braces for ‘biggest blizzard in its history’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New York braces for ‘biggest blizzard in its history’ Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A swath of the US east coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine was bracing for a potentially historic blizzard on Monday expected to dump as much as 3 feet…
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Oil prices jump after Saudi king’s death
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Oil prices jump after Saudi king’s death Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Oil prices jumped in early Asian trading on Friday as news of the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah added to uncertainty in energy markets already facing some of the biggest shifts in decades.…
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Ukraine talks reach agreement on cease-fire line
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ukraine talks reach agreement on cease-fire line Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Diplomatic progress was made during four-way talks on the Ukraine crisis and an agreement was reached on establishing security zones between pro-Russian fighters and Kiev’s forces, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. “Finally there…
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No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had not found any evidence so far that terrorism was involved in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month that killed all 162 people…
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Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An Argentine prosecutor whoaccused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-upin the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewishcommunity center was found dead in his apartment, authoritiessaid on…
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Belgian police kill two in raid, foil imminent Islamist attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Belgian police kill two in raid, foil imminent Islamist attacks Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Belgian police killed two men who opened fire on them during one of about a dozen raids on Thursday against an Islamist group that federal prosecutors said was about to launch…
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US couple stand trial for grisly Bali suitcase murder
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community US couple stand trial for grisly Bali suitcase murder Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An American man and his pregnant girlfriend went on trial on Wednesday for the murder of the woman’s mother, whose battered body was found stuffed in a suitcase on Indonesia’s resort island…
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Divers retrieve AirAsia ‘black box’, explosion theory questioned
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Divers retrieve AirAsia ‘black box’, explosion theory questioned Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Indonesian navy divers retrieved the black box flight data recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Monday, a major step towards unravelling the cause of the crash that killed all…
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Millions, world leaders, join Paris protest against attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Millions, world leaders, march in Paris to protest attacks Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: World leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen linked arms to lead more than a million French citizens through Paris in an unprecedented march to pay tribute to victims of Islamist militant attacks.…
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Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack Reuters / Phuket Gazette PARIS: Police are hunting three French nationals, including two brothers from the Paris region, after suspected Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at a satirical magazine on Wednesday, a police official and government…
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US navy commander pleads guilty in Glenn Defense corruption scandal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community US navy commander pleads guilty in Glenn Defense corruption scandal Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A U.S. Navy commander pleaded guilty on Tuesday to bribery charges in connection with a wide-ranging corruption investigation of Singapore-based defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia. Jose Luis Sanchez, 42, was…
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AirAsia crash: Search teams may have found black boxes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community AirAsia crash: Search teams may have found black boxes Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET:An Indonesian naval patrol vessel has found what could be the tail of a crashed AirAsia passenger jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located, officials…
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Weather frustrates divers as more AirAsia wreckage found
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Weather frustrates divers as more AirAsia wreckage found Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Bad weather forced divers trying to identify sunken wreckage from a crashed AirAsia passenger jet to abort their mission on Sunday and Indonesian officials said they had not yet picked up any signals…
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Search teams battle rough weather in hunt for AirAsia wreck
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Search teams battle rough weather in hunt for AirAsia wreck Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Ships and aircraft criss-crossed the seas off Borneo on Friday hunting for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, but bad weather again hindered the search for the plane and…
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Weather stalls search for AirAsia black boxes; first victim buried
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Weather stalls search for AirAsia black boxes; first victim buried Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Heavy seas stopped divers reaching the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week before the black box…
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New Year’s Eve stampede kills 35 on Shanghai’s Bund tourist strip
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New Year’s Eve stampede kills 35 on Shanghai’s Bund tourist strip Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A stampede killed at least 35 people during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, possibly caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building…
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Divers set to search for AirAsia wreckage after debris, bodies found
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Divers set to search for AirAsia wreckage after debris, bodies found Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Divers and ships will search for the wreckage and the all important black boxes of a doomed AirAsia plane on Wednesday after Indonesian rescuers found several bodies and debris floating…
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Indonesia expands search for missing AirAsia jet, US sends warship
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Indonesia expands search for missing AirAsia jet, US sends warship Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Countries around Asia on Tuesday stepped up the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that is presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast, with Washington…
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Greek ferry stricken by blaze fully evacuated, 10 dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Greek ferry stricken by blaze fully evacuated, 10 dead Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece’s Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the…
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Search for AirAsia plane turns to Java Sea, relatives wait
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Search for AirAsia plane turns to Java Sea, relatives wait Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Indonesia searched the Java Sea on Monday for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing after its pilot failed to gain permission to alter course to avoid a storm…
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Singapore scrambles air force in search for missing AirAsia plane
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Singapore scrambles air force in search for missing AirAsia plane Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Singapore said on Sunday it has activated its air force and navy to help in the search and rescue operation for the AirAsia jet that went missing on a flight from…
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In plot reversal, Sony releases ‘The Interview’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community In plot reversal, Sony sends ‘The Interview’ to 200 theaters Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Sony Pictures will allow “The Interview” to play in more than 200 U.S. theaters as of Christmas Day, reversing its decision to pull the film, after coming under criticism from President…
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Joe Cocker, raspy-voiced British singer, dies at 70
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Joe Cocker, raspy-voiced British singer, dies at 70 Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Joe Cocker, whose distinctive raspy voice and soulful musical renditions made him a favorite of his peers with hits like Beatles’ cover With a Little Help from My Friends and You Are So…
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