us-hotdailynews: 2015-01-21 U.S. World

Abe Seeks Support From Middle East Allies to Save Hostages
Bloomberg
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking support from Middle Eastern nations in dealing with a threat by Islamic State militants to kill two Japanese hostages on Friday if Japan doesn't pay a $200 million ransom, NHK reported. Abe spoke with King Abdullah of ...

Islamic State hostage Haruna Yukawa an enigma in a war-torn country   Sydney Morning Herald
Islamic State 'demands Japan hostages ransom'   BBC News
IS threatens to kill Japanese hostages, Tokyo vows not to give in   Times of India
CNN International
ABC Online
Businessweek
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President Asks Congress to Lift the Embargo Against Cuba
ABC News
President Obama asked Congress to begin to lift the embargo against Cuba during the State of the Union address this evening. "In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date. When what you're doing doesn't work for fifty years, it's time ...

US Outpost in Cuba to Step Out of the Shadows   New York Times
Cuba, US ready for historic talks on restoring ties   Xinhua
Obama: New Cuba Policy Could End 'Legacy of Mistrust'   Wall Street Journal
The Globe and Mail
CNN
CBS Local
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MAP: Possible coup attempt in Yemen
Washington Post
Shiite insurgents from the rebel Houthi faction stormed Yemen's presidential palace and attacked the residence of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa on Tuesday. Shiite insurgents from the rebel Houthi faction stormed Yemen's presidential ...

Shiite rebels shell residence of Yemen president's home, take over palace   Fox News
Yemen's President 'has no control' as Houthi rebels storm palace   CNN International
Coup Fears Rise in Yemen as Rebels Storm Palace   New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Times
Christian Science Monitor
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State of the Union 2015 Fact Check: Obama's Rhetoric vs. Reality
ABC News
ABC's Ali Weinberg, Luis Martinez, Justin Fishel, Mike Levine, Alex Mallin, Katherine Faulders, Ben Siegel, Katelyn Marmon and Christopher Mudd report: Fact Check 1 -- Economic Growth. Fact Check 2 -- Gas Prices. Fact Check 3 -- The War on ISIS.
Obama To Ask Congress To Authorize 'Use Of Force' Against ISIS   CBS Local
Obama Wants ISIS War Authorization But Won't Say If He'll Send Language To ...   Huffington Post
'ISIS' vs. 'ISIL' vs. 'Islamic State': The political importance of a much-debated ...   Washington Post (blog)
Middle East Eye
Xinhua
Focus News
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Paris mayor may sue Fox News over no-go-zones report
USA TODAY
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN Tuesday that she may sue Fox News because the network "insulted" the city with its coverage of "no-go zones" that are supposedly only for Muslim residents. Such zones don't exist and Fox News has repeatedly ...

Paris vs. Fox News: Can a foreign city really sue a US news outlet?   Christian Science Monitor
Paris mayor threatens to sue Fox over 'no-go zones'   Al Jazeera America
Paris mayor threatens to sue Fox News, faces uphill fight   euronews
The Globe and Mail
Boston Globe
Toronto Sun
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Four Paris attack suspects in court
Sky News Australia
Four men suspected of supplying one of the gunmen behind the Paris attacks with weapons and vehicles have appeared before an anti-terror judge, the first to face possible charges over the Paris shootings. The January 7-9 attacks put Europe on high alert ...

Islamic State demands $200m for lives of two Japanese hostages   Irish Examiner
4 men in Paris court are 1st to face terror attacks charges; 5 Russians also arrested   CTV News
Five Russian Chechens arrested and explosives found in France   Irish Times
The Straits Times
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Boko Haram 'leader Abubakar Shekau' claims Baga raid
BBC News
A man purporting to be the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist group has said in a video that his fighters carried out a deadly attacks on the Nigerian town of Baga earlier this month. The man said to be Abubakar Shekau said people were killed "as our Lord ...

West Africa's Islamic State   Wall Street Journal
Boko Haram leader threatens Nigeria's neighbours, claims Baga attack   Daily Mail
Nigeria, Cameroon mistrust stalls fight   News24
IBNLive
Firstpost
Irish Examiner
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Rabbit Breeder to Pope: You Don't Know Rabbits
NBCNews.com
Germany's top rabbit breeder said Tuesday that he was "misunderstood" when he was quoted as saying Pope Francis had offended rabbit breeders by comparing Catholics who have more children than they can handle to rabbits. But he did accuse the pope ...

Pope Francis and family planning   Irish Times
Francis: Catholics Needn't 'Breed Like Rabbits'   Voice of America
The Pope v. Rabbits   New York Post
Reuters
euronews
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