Richard von Weizsäcker, who was West German, then German president from 1984 to 1994, has died at the age of 94. He was internationally respected as an integrative figure in German politics
WASHINGTON – A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to fly explosive-packed, remote control aircraft into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is exploiting the current hostage crisis, in which Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has killed one Japanese citizen and continues to hold another, in a bid to overcome public opposition to remilitarisation.
Instead, mainly through allies such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the West supported militant rebel groups which have since mutated into Isis and other al‑Qaeda connected militias.
BREAKING: One of the killed #Israeli soldiers is a battalion leader ranked major, Al Arabiya sources http://t.co/gpDCFOCx3a
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) 2015, 1月 28
BREAKING: Israeli troops move towards the Lebanese border after suspecting an infiltration http://t.co/fEHywE4K21
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) 2015, 1月 28
BURUNDI faces risk of unrest ahead of key elections with President Pierre Nkurunziza set to stand for a third term pic.twitter.com/CyZO1OYl73
— NTV UGANDA (@ntvuganda) 2015, 1月 27
A video message supposedly released Saturday by Islamic State militants claims the terrorists killed one of the two Japanese hostages being held in Syria.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged about $200m in non-military assistance for countries battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
☆Japan pledges support for Mideast states battling ISIS
(南アフリカ共和国「ニュース24」)
Al-Rafidain TV is an Iraq-based Arabic television channel broadcasting from Cairo, Egypt where its headquarters is located. Launched on 10 April 2006 on Nilesat, the channel is owned by Sunni Arabs and has an anti-Western agenda and supporting Association of Muslim Scholars.
Instead, mainly through allies such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the West supported militant rebel groups which have since mutated into Isis and other al‑Qaeda connected militias.
His family received an email in November demanding a $10 million ransom for his return. The Japanese government knew he had been kidnapped but did not make the news public.