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Prayers said for Japanese hostages held by Islamic militants

TOKYO – Prayers were offered Friday at Tokyo’s largest mosque for two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by Islamic militants who had demanded a $200 million ransom for their releas...

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Saudi king picks crown prince

Former ruler of Mideast country is buried in unmarked grave

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama to pass on meeting Netanyahu during Washington visit

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned trip to Washington in March is kicking up a diplomatic dust storm in the nation’s capital. On Thursday, the White...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Border program takes nasty twist

‘Trusted travelers’ being used to unwittingly smuggle drugs

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

U.S. cutting staff at embassy in Yemen WASHINGTON – The State Department says it has reduced the number of American personnel working at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, the capital of ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Japan seeks to talk with IS

TOKYO – Lacking clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan scrambled Thursday for ways to secure the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group, as two people with con...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NTSB: Planes should have technologies so they can be found

WASHINGTON – Following incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technol...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton leading presidential pack

Poll: Ex-first lady holds big leads over possible GOP candidates

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Yemen president resigns under pressure from rebels

SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s president resigned Thursday, saying he had reached a “deadlock” in talks with Shiite rebels who rule the capital and had confined him to his home. His resignation rais...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hagel disputes Iraq leader’s weapons, training complaints

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took issue Thursday with the Iraqi prime minister’s assertion that the U.S. has been too slow to provide weapons and training for his country, sayi...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP pushes abortion bill through House after earlier stumble

WASHINGTON – As thousands of abortion foes surged through the city on their annual protest march to the Supreme Court, Republicans muscled legislation through the House on Thursday tightenin...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court sharply divided over housing bias cases

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday in a debate over a decades-old strategy for fighting discrimination in housing. Chief Justice John Roberts expres...

DATE: Jan 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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