2015年1月22日 星期四

2015-01-23 U.K. World


BBC News
   
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies   
BBC News
Before the announcement, Saudi television cut to Koranic verses, which often signifies the death of a senior royal. King Abdullah, who was said to be aged about 90, had been in hospital for several weeks suffering from a lung infection. Abdullah came to the ...

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies at 90   The Guardian
Powerful Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Dies at Age 90   New York Times
traditionalist to take Saudi throne   Financial Times
CNN   
Businessweek   
Fox News   
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CBS News
   
Japan captive's mother asks Islamic State for his release as ransom deadline ...   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
TOKYO - The mother of a Japanese journalist being held captive by Islamic State militants along with another Japanese citizen appealed for his safe release on Friday as a ransom deadline neared and the Japanese government raced to respond. In an online ...

Japan negotiating for release of Islamic State captives, unaware of their fate   TODAYonline
Japan hostage mother to make last minute appeal   Daily Mail
Video of Japanese hostages: Was it really shot outside?   The Japan Times
Xinhua   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Resignations of Yemeni president and his Cabinet add to chaos   
Los Angeles Times
The Yemeni president and his Cabinet resigned Thursday, creating a leadership vacuum and raising the prospect of chaos and fragmentation in a strategic Arab nation that has been a pivotal ally in U.S. anti-terrorism efforts. The surprise departure of ...

Yemen in danger of becoming failed state as president resigns   Irish Times
Yemen's president, cabinet resign amid rebel standoff   Fox News
US Fears Chaos as Government of Yemen Falls   New York Times
Reuters   
Christian Science Monitor   
Washington Post   
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New York Times
   
Citing Plunge in Oil Prices, Iraq Seeks Arms on Credit to Fight ISIS   
New York Times
LONDON — Battered by a sharp decline in oil prices, Iraq is asking Western allies to provide weapons on credit for its fight against the Islamic State until Baghdad is in a better position to pay. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq said on Thursday that oil ...

Local News FACING THE IS THREAT   Gulf Daily News
Philip Hammond and John Kerry focus on defeating Islamic State   Telegraph.co.uk
Iraq coalition tensions emerge in Islamic State fight   Daily Mail
VICE News   
Yahoo News UK   
Boston Globe   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Pro-Russia separatists vow further advances into Ukraine after taking Donetsk ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Russian-backed separatists vowed to follow up a devastating victory over Ukrainian forces at Donetsk airport with a further advances, defying an agreement between Moscow and Kiev to return to a previous ceasefire line and raising fears of an all out ...

Kyiv Accuses Russia of Deploying 9000 Troops in Ukraine   Voice of America
Pro-Moscow rebels force Ukraine retreat in battle for key airport stronghold   Washington Post
Poroshenko Says Pro-Russia Rebels Paid 'High Price' For Attacks   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
New York Times   
RT   
Irish Independent   
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ABC News
   
What Cuban and American Officials Agree On (And What They Don't)   
ABC News
You'd have to wonder if they were at the same meeting. Today, as historic talks between the U.S. and Cuba to restore diplomatic relations brought the two countries together in Havana for the first time since President Carter, they can't seem to agree if they ...

US presses Cuba on human rights in talks on restoring ties   Daily Mail
Fugitives facing US fraud charges vulnerable under deal with Cuba   Reuters
Cuba and US come to a crossroad on human rights   Christian Science Monitor
New York Times   
USA TODAY   
Channel News Asia   
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euronews
   
Pantomime warriors no joke for Turkey's Erdogan   
DAWN.com
ISTANBUL: They have been mocked for looking like extras from a low-budget historical drama and criticised for having only the most tenuous connection with reality. But the 16 costumed warriors included by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the ...

Somalia: Bomb in Mogadishu ahead of Erdogan visit   euronews
Large blast at Mogadishu hotel as suicide car bomber hits   Daily Mail
Police Say Suicide Attack in Somalia Targeted Turkish Government Convoy   Wall Street Journal
Economic Times   
Reuters   
Reuters Africa   
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CBS News
   
Florida two-year-old shoots himself dead in car after finding dad's gun in glovebox   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A Florida toddler is dead after finding his father's .380-caliber handgun in the family's car and shooting himself, officials said. Kaleb Ahles, 2, was in the car Wednesday afternoon while his parents Kevin Ahles and Christina Nigro, both 23, loaded boxes as they ...

Toddler's Grandfather: Guns, Kids Don't Mix   The Ledger
Boy, 2, Shoots Himself With Father's Gun   Sky News
Toddler Shoots Himself With Father's Gun   WallStreet OTC
Irish Examiner   
The Independent   
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BBC News
   
Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of Raif Badawi again   
BBC News
Saudi Arabia has postponed the flogging of blogger Raif Badawi for the second week running, according to human rights group Amnesty International. Amnesty said the decision was made after doctors advised against this week's 50 lashes on health grounds ...

Planned flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi postponed again   The Guardian
Saudi blogger's second round of lashes postponed   CNN International
Saudi Arabia delays flogging   Irish Examiner
The Independent   
The Nation   
Fox News   
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Mashable
   
Journalist Linked to Anonymous Gets 5 Years' Prison   
NDTV
Washington: A journalist also known as an informal spokesman for the hacker group Anonymous was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in a case which rallied activists for press freedom, his supporters said. Barrett Brown, arrested in 2012, was ...

'Top player' in hacking group Anonymous sentenced to five years in prison for ...   Daily Mail
One-time chronicler of Anonymous, Barrett Brown, sentenced to five years   Christian Science Monitor
Barrett Brown Sentenced to Five Years, Vows to Keep Investigating Government ...   The Intercept - First Look Media
Reuters   
Courthouse News Service   
BBC News   
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