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Oil jumps as Saudi king's death feeds market uncertainty
Business Standard
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped in Asian trading on Friday as news of the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah added to uncertainty in energy markets already facing some of the biggest shifts in decades. Abdullah died early on Friday and his ...

Oil jumps as Saudi king's death stokes concern over OPEC policy   Chicago Tribune
Prince Muqrin named Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince   Al-Arabiya
Oil Gain Seen Short-Lived After Saudi King Death Amid Oversupply   Bloomberg
Sacramento Bee
Sin Chew Jit Poh
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Times of India

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
Who are the Houthis, the group that just toppled Yemen's government?   Washington Post (blog)
Yemen thrown into turmoil as president, PM resign   The Nation
Irish Independent
The Daily Star
Deutsche Welle
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Channel News Asia

'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.
Conflict, and Smiles, as US and Cuba Discuss Ties   New York Times
US, Cuba Conclude Talks On Diplomatic Ties, Differences Remain   Bernama
Cuba and US come to a crossroad on human rights   Christian Science Monitor
Havana Times
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KRNV My News 4
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VICE News

It Could Take Two Years to Defeat the Islamic State, Says UK Foreign Secretary
VICE News
US Secretary of State John Kerry touted the "significant gains" made by the anti-Islamic State coalition in Iraq at a multinational conference in London on Thursday, but his British counterpart, Philip Hammond, warned the Iraqi army still has a long way to go ...

Plummeting oil prices could damage Iraq's capacity to fight IS: Iraqi PM   Xinhua
Iraqi Prime Minister: ISIS advance 'is being reversed'   CNN (blog)
Philip Hammond and John Kerry focus on defeating Islamic State   Telegraph.co.uk
Times of India
The Straits Times
Middle East Eye
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Telegraph.co.uk

Mother of Japanese captive asks Islamic State for his release as ransom ...
South China Morning Post (subscription)
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 Japanese government raced to respond. In an online video released ...

Deadline for Japanese ISIS hostages fast approaching   CBS News
Japan Hostage Mother to Make Last Minute Appeal   NDTV
Mother of Japanese hostage makes last-minute pleads for his freedom   Telegraph.co.uk
TODAYonline
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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 ...

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The Guardian

Prince Andrew denies claims of underage sex
Gulf Daily News
DAVOS: Britain's Prince Andrew yesterday publicly denied for the first time allegations that he had sex with an underage teenager. The 54-year-old royal, Queen Elizabeth's second son and fifth in line to the British throne, has faced increasing pressure to ...

Prince speaks out in sex slave storm   Irish Independent
Prince denies he had sex with minor   Irish Examiner
Prince Andrew 'Reaffirms' Denial of Lurid Sex Claims   NDTV
Daily Mail
The Week Magazine
Showbiz Spy (blog)
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