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SAUDI King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital, royal officials have announced. A statement early on Friday said his half brother, Salman, had become king. Before the announcement, Saudi television cut

A BRITISH backpacker has been discovered dead on the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Tao, police said Friday, four months after a British couple were found murdered there. Police said the

US President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah as a bold leader and valued friend who made an enduring contribution to Middle East peace. “As a leader,

OIL prices surged Friday following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, with investors watching to see if his successor will maintain production levels in the face of a global supply glut.

A POWERFUL 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami threat was detected. The quake hit at a depth of 218

UKRAINIAN forces on Thursday ceded a long-disputed airport to Russian-backed rebels as an upsurge in clashes killed nearly 50 people and punctured Europe’s latest push for peace in the nine-month war. The

YEMEN’SPresident Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and his Prime Minister, Khaled Baha, have resigned, officials said. Yemen has reached “total deadlock,” President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi said in a resignation letter to parliament on Thursday

THE CLOCK was ticking Thursday, towards a deadline imposed by Islamist militants threatening to kill two Japanese nationals unless Tokyo pays a $200 million ransom. Japanese government said it was working

LIBERIAN government said 2,800 Ebola bodies have so far been cremated following the outbreak of the deadly virus. Ciatta Bishop, Head of the National Ebola Burial Team, disclosed on Thursday, in Monrovia,

THE European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it will inject billions of euros into the ailing eurozone economy. The ECB will purchase government bonds worth €60bn per month until the end of