en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-01-04 Zimbabwe World

Heartbreaking tale of girl, 7, who survived plane crash that killed parents and sister
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Bleeding and alone, seven-year-old Sailor Gutzler had just survived a plane crash that killed her family. She walked through about a mile of woods, wearing only a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes in near-freezing temperatures, then saw a light in the ...

Girl, 7, walks free after plane crash   Gulf Daily News
'When I opened the door there was a bloody girl': Man tells how seven-year-old ...   Daily Mail
“Miracle” used to describe 7-year-old's walk to safety from plane crash   fox2now.com
Tallahassee.com
The Guardian
Aljazeera.com
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Inquirer.net

Libya Islamists abduct 20 Christians—government source
Inquirer.net
Benghazi, Libya – Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said Saturday. The Ansar al-Sharia militia kidnapped 13 of them Saturday in the coastal city of Sirte and the rest of them there ...

20 Egyptian Coptic Christians Abducted in Libya, Witnesses Say   Voice of America
Thirteen Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya - state media   swissinfo.ch
Islamist militants abduct 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya   ABC Online
Telegraph.co.uk
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Nehanda Radio

10 dead, more trapped in heavy flooding
Nehanda Radio
Police have released the names of people who died when the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by heavy floods at Ngwazani River bridge near Kadoma. 10 dead, more trapped in heavy flooding. Police have confirmed the deaths and said the ...

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www.worldbulletin.net

Zimbabweans face possible deportation from S. Africa
www.worldbulletin.net
Thousands of Zimbabwean nationals living illegally in South Africa could face deportation after the Department of Home Affairs announced the conclusion of the Zimbabwean Special Permit application process. "In 2009, 245,000 Zimbabweans applied for the ...

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Nigerian Tribune

Women of Gumsuri: The abducted victims of Boko Haram menace
Nigerian Tribune
JAMES BWALA writes on 500 women who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents recently in Gumsuri – a community not too far from Chibok where over 200 schoolgirls went missing courtesy of Boko Haram insurgents who have held them hostage since ...

Boko Haram: 15 bus passengers shot dead in Cameroon   The News
Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap 40 Young Men In Nigeria   VICE News
US Security Officials Quit Search For Chibok Girls   The Guardian Nigeria
Charlotte Observer
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Irish Independent

People traffickers 'made $3.8m' on ship to Italy
TVNZ
The Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M carrying hundreds of migrants arrives at the southern Italian port of Gallipoli. - Source: AP. Related. Italy saves 970 migrants abandoned by smugglers. Italian police believe people traffickers made about $3.8m from 359 ...

360 leave Italy migrant 'ghost ship'   Gulf Daily News
Smugglers put migrant ships on autopilot   DAWN.com
Italy's second 'ghost ship' rescue prompts EU pledge to fight smugglers   ABC Online
Channel News Asia
BBC News
Business Standard
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Global Times

Ukrainian Muslims join worldwide Mawlid celebrations
Press TV
The festive program of Mawlid, begins with a recitation of the Quran. Believers watch a movie about the significant events connected with the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Children recite poems and sing songs. Ukraine's Grand Mufti emphasizes that ...

Be tolerant, says Ruler   The Star Online
Love the Prophet beyond mawlid – Soraya Salim   The Malaysian Insider
Prophet Mohammed's birthday marked in Egypt   Global Times
Tehran Times
Arab News
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The Independent

Is no one in the West trying to do a deal with Putin?
The Independent
The conviction for fraud of opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week displayed all that is rotten in Putin's Russia. The charges were a sham, the trial a farce, the sentencing re-timed to coincide with the Russian holidays. And the sentences themselves – a ...

Isolating Russia only adds to global instability   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Peril for Putin   Bellarmine Political Review
Putin's Russia will become a 'besieged fortress' as it moves towards a dictatorship   The Age
RT
Kyiv Post
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