سرخط اخبار انگلیسی 28 مرداد شماره 2 English Top News August 19 No 2

German lawmakers back Greek bailout despite record rebellion8/19/2015 5:18:53 PMBERLIN - German lawmakers voted in favor of a third Greek bailout on Wednesday despite a record rebellion among Chancellor Angela Merkel's own conservatives that suggested she would struggle to return to parliament to seek any further aid for Athens.

Thai police hunt 'foreign' man, two others for Bangkok blast 8/19/2015 4:57:52 PMBANGKOK - Thai police said on Wednesday that a suspect captured by CCTV cameras minutes before a bomb exploded at Bangkok's Erawan shrine was a foreigner, and his appearance suggested he might be from Europe or the Middle East.

Key Hong Kong pro-democracy students charged after Occupy protests8/19/2015 3:01:56 PMHONG KONG - Two key figures in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been charged with illegal assembly almost a year after students stormed government headquarters at the height of huge protests against Chinese rule, one of the activists said on Wednesday.

Tsipras said not to have decided on early Greek elections, left rebels turn up heat8/19/2015 3:39:06 PMATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has yet to make up his mind on calling early elections, a government minister said on Wednesday, following a rift in the ruling party over the country's new bailout deal.

Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan8/19/2015 6:06:03 PMSEVASTOPOL, Crimea - Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a the February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

Erdogan says Turkey is 'heading rapidly' toward new election8/19/2015 5:46:08 PMISTANBUL - Turkey is heading rapidly toward a new election and only the "will of the people" can break a political deadlock after the ruling AK Party failed to form a working government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

Japan, Iran to discuss investment pact after sanctions end: Nikkei8/19/2015 12:29:04 PMTOKYO - Japan and Iran will start negotiations on an investment accord once sanctions are lifted following last month's landmark international deal on Tehran's nuclear program, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese government sources.

Chelsea Manning found guilty of violating military prison rules8/19/2015 10:53:31 AM - Soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, was found guilty on Tuesday of violating jail rules and given three weeks of recreation curbs, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold8/19/2015 12:11:23 PMBRUSSELS - More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago, official data showed on Tuesday, many of them landing on Greek islands after fleeing conflict in Syria.

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