us-hotdailynews: 2015-01-23 U.S. World

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dead at 90, half-brother succeeds him
Fox News
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington's fight against Al Qaeda and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom has died at 90, according to Saudi state TV. His successor is his 79-year-old half-brother, ...

Powerful Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Dies at Age 90   New York Times
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies   BBC News
Oil Gain Seen Short-Lived After Saudi King Death Amid Oversupply   Businessweek
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Yemen's president, cabinet resign amid rebel standoff
Fox News
Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has resigned under pressure from Shiite rebels who seized the capital in September and have confined the embattled leader to his home for the past two days. Presidential officials said Hadi resigned after being ...

Resignations of Yemeni president and his Cabinet add to chaos   Los Angeles Times
Yemen in danger of becoming failed state as president resigns   Irish Times
US Fears Chaos as Government of Yemen Falls   New York Times
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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
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
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Obama Not Planning to Meet With Israeli Premier
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Thursday that President Obama would not meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel when he comes here in March to speak to a joint session of Congress and to lobby for new sanctions on Iran that Mr.
Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3, Obama not planning to meet with him   Fox News
Barack Obama will not meet Benjamin Netanyahu in March   BBC News
Obama to pass on meeting Netanyahu during Washington visit   Charlotte Observer
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Japan captive's mother pleads for his release as Islamic State deadline nears
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The mother of a Japanese journalist 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 government acknowledged it was in an ...

Japan Hostage's Mother Pleads With Islamic State to Release Son   Businessweek
Deadline for Japanese ISIS hostages fast approaching   CBS News
Mother of Japanese Isil hostage makes last-minute plea for his freedom   Telegraph.co.uk
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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 ...

Despite many differences, the United States and Cuba made positive steps ...   MiamiHerald.com
Cuba and US come to a crossroad on human rights   Christian Science Monitor
Fugitives facing US fraud charges vulnerable under deal with Cuba   Reuters
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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 ...

Somalia: Bomb in Mogadishu ahead of Erdogan visit   euronews

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Thai Attorney General to File Criminal Charges Against Yingluck Shinawatra
Wall Street Journal
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the parliament building in Bangkok on Jan. 22. Photo: Zuma Press. By. James Hookway And. James Hookway. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyJames Hookway · James.Hookway@wsj.
Thai attorney general's office to indict ex-PM Yingluck   Washington Post
Thai attorney general's office to indict ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra over rice ...   U-T San Diego
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck faces criminal charge, political ban   Reuters Africa
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Prince Andrew sex claims: Fresh documents filed in US court
BBC News
The woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual misconduct has repeated the claims in fresh US court documents. She alleges she was forced by financier Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with the prince when she was a minor in the US. In the latest papers ...

Prince speaks out in sex slave storm   Irish Independent
Prince Andrew denies having sex with underage girl   The Week Magazine
Prince denies he had sex with minor   Irish Examiner
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Modi to share 'mann ki baat' with Obama
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In another sign of growing bonhomie President Barack Obama will join PM Narendra Modi in his monthly radio address to the people of India on January 27. Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' this time will be a "special edition" one ...

Why Obama And Modi's Talks Mean Little For Half-A-Billion Indian Women   Huffington Post India
Bedi's Mann Ki Baat   The Hindu
India to reinvigorate ties during Obama trip   India Today
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