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Prince Muqrin named Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
Al-Arabiya
Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz is seen at at Riyadh Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo). Text size A A A. Staff Writer, Al Arabiya News Friday, 23 January 2015. Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz was declared Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince on Friday shortly after ...

Gallery: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies   Sacramento Bee
King Abdullah, Saudi monarch who modernized economy, dies at 90   Livemint
Ruling dynasty gave its name to Saudi Arabia   Sin Chew Jit Poh
Firstpost
CTV News
Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Deadline for Japanese ISIS hostages fast approaching
CBS News
TOKYO -- The deadline for paying $200 million ransom to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was fast approaching early Friday with no signs of a breakthrough. Hours before the cutoff time after which ...

Mother of Japanese captive asks Islamic State for his release as ransom ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Japan negotiating for release of Islamic State captives, unaware of their fate   TODAYonline
Mother of Japanese Isil hostage makes last-minute plea for his freedom   Telegraph.co.uk
NDTV
Irish Independent
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'Profound differences' but US, Cuba to meet again
Channel News Asia
Cuba and the United States made fitful progress in the first round of talks aimed at opening ties after more than half a century of diplomatic estrangement. PHOTOS. Kids do their homework inside the courtyard of an apartment building in Havana, Cuba.
US, Cuba Conclude Talks On Diplomatic Ties, Differences Remain   Bernama
Cuba and US come to a crossroad on human rights   Christian Science Monitor
Cuba Says Delegations Spoke on Human Rights   Havana Times
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Yemen's Tumultuous History
TIME
Yemen's embattled President Abdel-Rabbo Mansour Hadi resigned Thursday after failing to reach a power-sharing agreement with Shi'ite rebels who have held Sana'a, the capital, since September. Hadi's departure leaves Yemen's fate in the balance.
President quits as chaos grips Yemen   Gulf Daily News
Yemen thrown into turmoil as president steps down   The Daily Star
Yemen thrown into turmoil as president, PM resign   The Nation
Irish Independent
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Local News FACING THE IS THREAT
Gulf Daily News
LONDON: There has been significant progress in the battle against Islamic State militants, it was revealed yesterday. Bahrain and its partners in an international coalition against the group promised stronger efforts to squash the spread of its extremist ideology ...

Plummeting oil prices could damage Iraq's capacity to fight IS: Iraqi PM   Xinhua
It Could Take Two Years to Defeat the Islamic State, Says UK Foreign Secretary   VICE News
Philip Hammond and John Kerry focus on defeating Islamic State   Telegraph.co.uk
Times of India
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'Suspicious package' on Sydney ferry a training device
Stuff.co.nz
A suspicious package that forced the evacuation of Circular Quay on Thursday afternoon was a training device that had been left on a ferry, the chief executive of Harbour City Ferries has confirmed. Crew members found the package, which reportedly ...

Ferry package was 'training device'   Brisbane Times
Harbour City Ferries admits device which caused Sydney lockdown was its own ...   ABC Online
Ferry security training device responsible for massive shut down of Circular Quay   NEWS.com.au
Western Advocate
The Guardian
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Ex-Thai PM Yingluck faces indictment over rice subsidy scheme
Deutsche Welle
Thailand's attorney general has decided to indict the country's former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. The charges stem from a failed rice subsidy scheme that cost the country roughly $4 billion. Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra. Hours before a vote on ...

Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra facing indictment over rice subsidy scandal   ABC Online
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck faces criminal charge, political ban   Reuters Africa
Former Thai PM to face criminal corruption charge: attorney general   Sin Chew Jit Poh
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
swissinfo.ch
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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 ...

Somali Islamists say responsible for Mogadishu hotel bombing   Ynetnews

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Australia asks Indonesia to rethink death penalty for two drug offenders
Daily Mail
SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Australia called on Indonesia on Friday to reconsider its decision to execute two Australians convicted of drug offences, a move that is likely to strain already fragile ties between the two neighbours. Australian Prime Minister Tony ...

Abbott's plea: 'Please reconsider'   NEWS.com.au
Abbott asks Indonesia to show mercy over Chan and Sukumaran   The Australian
PM pleads for mercy for Bali Nine members as he consoles their families   9news.com.au
TVNZ
Business Insider Australia
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Prince speaks out in sex slave storm
Irish Independent
Britain's Prince Andrew attends the 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: AP. Prince Andrew with Virginia Roberts. Britain's Prince Andrew has insisted "my focus is my work" as he made a defiant public ...

Prince Andrew denies claims of underage sex   Gulf Daily News
Prince denies he had sex with minor   Irish Examiner
Prince Andrew 'Reaffirms' Denial of Lurid Sex Claims   NDTV
Daily Mail
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