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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 2015

Page

4

Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 shaping Singapore's rise

Architect of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 after pneumonia hospitalization in Singapore. For decades he led PAP to rule since 1959, steering the city state to high tech, manufacturing and high per capita income while preserving a controlled political system. His son Lee Hsien Loong remains prime minister.

Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Lee Associated Press Southeast Asia England Britain People’s Action Party Hong Kong Singapore General Hospital Global Trade and Financial Center

Houthi Capture of Taiz Escalates Yemeni Crisis

Houthi fighters seized the central Yemeni city of Taiz amid a broader push that alarms Sunni powers led by Saudi Arabia and risks drawing in Iran. The move follows Sanaa violence and raises fears of civil war as U.N. mediator and Security Council urge restraint. U.S. evacuates remaining Yemen personnel amid growing instability.

Aden Yemen Taiz Saudi Arabia Iran Abdel-Malek al- Houthi Arabian Peninsula Islamic State Sanaa al-Qaida Abd-Rabba Mansour Hadi U.N Hadi Jamal Benomar Security Council Syria U.S Washington al- Qaida Ali Abdullah Saleh

Afghan woman killed by mob not Quran burner say officials

Thousands gathered to bury Farkhunda in Kabul after a mob beat and burned her. Officials said evidence shows no Quran burning and charred papers found at the shrine were from a Persian prayer book. Authorities suspended 13 police and 13 suspects have been arrested.

Kabul Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Interior Ministry Criminal Investigation Directorate Zahir Ministry of Farkhunda Khair Khana Shah Sediq Sediqqi Ministry of Interior

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