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First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Saudi king. So?

YoopyaJan 30, 2015July 3, 20230

(CNN)President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama made a quick stop in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to pay respects to the late King Abdullah,

Failed Iraqi bomber at center of international hostage drama

YoopyaJan 29, 2015July 3, 20230

BEIRUT (AP) — In the moments after her husband blew himself up in the ballroom of a Jordanian hotel as part of an al-Qaida plot,

French co-pilot flying AirAsia jet before crash-investigators

YoopyaJan 29, 2015July 3, 20230

JAKARTA (Reuters) – The French first officer of an AirAsia (AIRA.KL) passenger jet that crashed into the sea last month was at the controls just

Obama pays respects to Saudis, defends ties to kingdom

YoopyaJan 28, 2015July 3, 20230

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, President Barack Obama led a parade of American dignitaries to the ultraconservative

Salman is known for mediating Saudi royal disputes

YoopyaJan 24, 2015July 3, 20230

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — When wayward Saudi princes misbehaved, they ended up in Salman’s private jail. During the 48 years he was governor of Riyadh,

New Saudi king seeks to reassure on succession and policy

YoopyaJan 23, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Saudi King Salman pledged on Friday to maintain existing energy and foreign policies then quickly moved to appoint younger men as his heirs,

U.S. pulls more staff from Yemen embassy amid deepening crisis

YoopyaJan 23, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – The United States has pulled more staff out of its embassy in Yemen, U.S. officials said on Thursday as Washington scrambled to cope

Ousted Thai PM Yingluck banned from politics, faces criminal charge

YoopyaJan 23, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Thai authorities dealt a double blow to ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her powerful family on Friday, banning her from politics for

Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos

YoopyaJan 23, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging the unstable Arab

Searchers retrieve 2nd AirAsia Flight QZ8501 black box; fuselage possibly located

YoopyaJan 13, 2015July 3, 20230

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)Searchers have now recovered both the black boxes from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 and may have located the fuselage of the plane, an Indonesian