Hong Kong police take no chances at repeat democracy protest

Saturday 31 January 2015

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Several thousand pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in the first large-scale rally since protests rocked the global financial hub late last year.















Islamic State Murders Japanese Journalist Goto





Daily Mail: 'We have an entire army thirsty for your blood': ISIS releases new video appearing to show Jihadi John beheading second Japanese hostage



* Kenji Goto threatened with beheading in ISIS video released last Saturday

* Terror group was trying to exchange Goto for bomber Sajida al-Rishawi

* In new video fighter tells camera 'we have an entire army thirsty for blood'

* Mr Goto's body is then shown lying on desert floor in rocky gorge

* President Barack Obama has led global condemnation of apparent slaying

* Says US stands in solidarity with Japan against 'barbaric and heinous act'



More News On The Murder Of Japanese Journalist Goto By The Islamic State



Japan outraged at IS 'beheading' of hostage Kenji Goto -- BBC

Japan Mourns Goto as Caring and Courageous Reporter -- NYT/AP

Japan wakes up to bad news about Kenji Goto -- BBC

New video purportedly shows beheading of Japanese journalist by ISIS -- FOX News

‘Inhumane & contemptible’: ISIS beheads Japanese hostage Goto -- RT

Video of Japanese Journalist's Execution Appears to Be Genuine -- Sputnik

Isil militants behead second Japanese hostage -- ITAR-TASS

World leaders condemns IS beheading of Japanese journalist Goto -- Deutsche Welle

Japan outraged at IS 'beheading' of hostage Kenji Goto -- BBC

Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto mourned by family and friends -- Japan Times

Kenji Goto's mother mourns after Isis beheads her son sending shockwaves across Japan -- IBTimes

Crucial week for under-fire Australian PM after 'catastrophic' poll

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Australia's conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott came under renewed leadership pressure on Sunday, a little over a year into office following a voter backlash in a state poll and a slump in his personal approval rating.


Pro-Russia Separatists Are Now Claiming That They Have Trapped Thousands Of Ukrainian Government Troops




L.A. Times: Pro-Russia separatists say they've trapped thousands of Ukraine troops



WNU Editor: For the past few days I have been reading reports on social media that a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers have been encircled in the city of Debaltseve .... but there has been no confirmation and/or reporting from independent sources .... that is until now. Victoria Butenko and Sergei L. Loiko from the L.A. Times have been consistently accurate in their reporting on this conflict and if what they are saying is true .... this could result in a shocking defeat for the Ukrainian army.

Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse





Reuters: Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame



WNU Editor: From what I am hearing and reading .... these talks were a complete disaster. I do not see any future talks happening in the foreseeable future.



More News On Ukraine's Peace Talks Collapsing



Ukraine peace talks collapse over ceasefire as fighting rages -- The Australian/AFP

Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse As Fighting Continues -- NBC

Ukraine, Rebel Talks End Amid Deadly Fighting -- VOA

Ukraine Peace Talks End In 'Failure' -- Radio Free Europe

No breakthrough as Ukraine peace talk parties meet in Minsk amid worsening crisis -- RT

Ukraine Contact Group Fails to Sign Agreement, DPR, LPR Envoys Say -- Sputnik

Ukraine peace talks break down amid acrimony -- Al Jazeera

Latest round of Ukraine peace talks fall through -- Press TV

Islamic State says it has beheaded second Japanese hostage Goto

TOKYO (Reuters) - Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow to step up humanitarian aid to the group's opponents in the Middle East and help bring his killers to justice.















Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighboring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.















Islamic State says beheads Japanese hostage Goto

BEIRUT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purported to show the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who the al Qaeda offshoot had been holding hostage.


Exclusive: FBI says it had no prior knowledge of Philippine raid that killed 50 police

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI had no prior knowledge of a police raid in the Philippines last Sunday to arrest wanted militants that went awry and left more than 50 police dead, an FBI spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.


Suspected U.S. drone strike kills Al Qaeda militants in Yemen

ADEN (Reuters) - A suspected United States drone strike on a car in Yemen killed several men believed to be al Qaeda militants on Saturday, local residents said.


 

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