en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-01-25 Israel World

Japan hostage father still hopeful
Irish Independent
The father of the Japanese hostage purportedly killed by Islamic State (IS) militants says he is hoping deep in his heart that the news is not true. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Shoichi Yukawa says he is praying ...

Abe 'speechless' after video claims IS hostage dead   The Hindu
Families, colleagues shocked by video of slain Japanese hostage   Asahi Shimbun
Abe vows to save hostages   Gulf Daily News
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Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
Salt Lake Tribune
A woman resident passes by a burning house in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. A crowded open-air market in Ukraine's strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional ...

UN sidelined again as Ukraine claims 30 dead in rebel attack on port   Sydney Morning Herald
Russia blocks UN statement on Ukraine as fighting escalates   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Russia Blocks UN Statement Condemning Mariupol Attack   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent
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NDTV

Boko Haram Frees 192 People Held in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
NDTV
Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe, a community leader and a military source told AFP on Saturday. A total of 192 people were ...

President In Maiduguri Promises $1bn For Boko Haram Victims   Leadership Newspapers
Boko Haram releases about 190 people in Nigeria's Yobe state   Reuters Africa
Williams: Yes! Nigeria Remains A Weak State   The Guardian Nigeria
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US troops heading to Middle East to train Syria rebels
Aljazeera.com
Some 100 US troops to arrive in the region in next few days to set up training sites for moderate rebels, Pentagon says. 24 Jan 2015 20:44 GMT | War & Conflict, US, ISIL, Middle East. Pentagon says a second wave of several hundred trainers will deploy in the ...

Coalition air raids back up Kurdish advance in Iraq: US   Khaleej Times
US, Allies Conduct Air Strikes In Syria And Iraq   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Kurdish forces fire into IS-held Mosul   Times of Oman

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Hebdo hashtag disgust
Toronto Sun
charlie-hebdo Supporters of religious groups stand on top of a replica of a French flag during a protest against satirical French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which featured a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad as the cover of its first edition since an ...

Charlie Hebdo: PML-Q lawyers condemn offensive caricatures   The Express Tribune
France sees as many anti-Muslim acts in January as all of 2014   Ynetnews
Free speech and sensibilities   Daily Times
Khaleej Times
Voice of America (blog)
Expatica France
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Greek election: Anti-austerity Syriza battles New Democracy
BBC News
Greeks are voting in a general election which could result in Greece trying to renegotiate the terms of its bailout with international lenders. The leftwing Syriza party, which has been leading in opinion polls, wants part of Greece's huge debt written off and ...

The Observer view on the Greek elections   The Guardian
Greek leftists Syriza aim for historic election win   Stuff.co.nz
Greek election: Will Tsipras victory mean deliverance or disaster?   The Australian (blog)
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4-year jail term for US woman who tried to join IS
The Nation
NEW YORK - A young American woman from Colorado, who tried to join the Islamic State terrorist group, was sentenced to 48 months in prison Friday by a federal judge determined to send a warning to anyone who was similarly inclined. Shannon Maureen ...

Parents of would-be jihadist say 4-year sentence sends wrong message   The Denver Post
Denver woman who tried to help terrorists receives 4 years   WWMT-TV
Parents Of 'Jihad Shannon' Say 'Terrorists Have Won' In Letter To America   CBS Local
New York Daily News
National Review
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World leaders converge on oil-rich Saudi Arabia after death of King Abdullah
ABC Online
World leaders are converging on Saudi Arabia to offer condolences following the death of King Abdullah, including US president Barack Obama who is cutting short a trip to India to pay his respects. Foreign aircraft landed at a Riyadh military base on ...

President felicitates new Saudi king   The News International
Flood of world's top leaders arriving to pay respects   Irish Independent
Local News WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE   Gulf Daily News
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The Nation
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