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Jeb Bush sees similarities in his foreign policy and his dad’s

January 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush believes he’s got the best prescription for American foreign policy, from his strategies for deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, to destroying the Islamic State.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, AIDS, Afghanistan, CORALVILLE, Iraq, Islamic State, Israel, Jeb Bush, Middle East, North Korea, Persian Gulf War, President Barack Obama, South Carolina Sen, Syria, Ted Cruz, United States, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, White House

Official: 4 Filipino nurses kidnapped from Sirte, Libya

March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esam Mohamed Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State affiliate in Libya kidnapped four nurses from the Philippines in broad daylight from a hospital in the city of Sirte, while several others were evacuated on Monday, a militia official said. The official who belongs to the 166 Battalion, a militia […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Egyptian Christians, Filipino, Ibn Sina, Islamic State, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Philippines, TRIPOLI, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27

Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

February 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elain Kurtenbach and Karin Laub Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto’s purported beheading by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism. <!–more–> The failure to save Goto raised fears for the life […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Gen Nakatani, Haruna Yukawa, Iraq, Islamic State, Jordan, Junichi Goto, Junko Ishido, Kenji Goto, Mari Yamaguchi, Mayuko Tamura, Security Council, Syria, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Yassin Rawashda, japan

Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s U.S. Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly suspended the sites and said it appears that no classified material was breached.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Central Command Twitter, China, FBI, FOUO, Iraq, Islamic State, Joshua Campbell, Lincoln Laboratory, New Mexico, North Korea, Steve Warren, Syria, US, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, social media

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