In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, mourners pray standing by the body of King Abdullah during his funeral at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)
Pope Francis is greeted by a pack of the faithful with mobile cameras upon his arrival for a meeting with families at the Mall of Asia arena, in Manila, Philippines (Photo: AP)
Pope Francis stretches out his hand to touch the hands of his devotees as he arrives at the church of Our Lady of Madhu in Madhu, Sri Lanka (Photo: AP)
Pope Francis waves to the faithful on his arrival in Tacloban, Philippines, as rain drips from the roof of his vehicle. For months, Francis has been drafting an encyclical on the environment and global warming which he hopes to release by June or
Pope Francis talks with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome (Photo: AP)
Pope Francis, center, poses with members of the Vatican tribunal, Roman Rota, on the occasion of the opening of the judicial year at the Vatican (Photo: AP)
Pope Francis walks past members of the Vatican tribunal, Roman Rota at the Vatican (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama greets people after speaking at the University of Kansas. People greeted the President enthusiastically after his speech at the university (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama greets people after speaking at the University of Kansas (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the University of Kansas. Obama was speaking about the themes in his State of the Union address (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the University of Kansas (Photo: AP)
President Barack Obama visits 3-5 year-old children at the Community Children's Center in Lawrence, Kansas before speaking about the themes in his State of the Union address. The President participated in a few interactive sessions with the children
President Barack Obama visits 3-5 year-old children at the Community Children's Center in Lawrence, Kansas before speaking about the themes in his State of the Union address (Photo: AP)
A TV news program reports two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State group in Tokyo. Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, accompanied by Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga, second left, speaks at a meeting on two Japanese hostages taken by the Islamic State group, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo (Photo: AP)
Junko Ishido, the mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, 47, who was taken hostage by the Islamic State group, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. "Time is running out. Please, Japanese government, save my son’s life," said Ishido. "My son
Japan's Government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ponders during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo in the aftermath of two Japanese hostages being kidnapped for ransom by the Islamic State (
This file image taken from an online video released by the Islamic State group's al-Furqan media arm show the group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages that the militants identify as Kenji Goto Jogo, left, and Haruna Yukawa, right, unless a $
King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia makes his first speech as king following the death of King Abdullah (Photo: AP)
Saudi Arabia's newly enthroned King Salman, center, and Crown Prince Salman's half brother Muqrin, 69, left, receive pledges of loyalty following the death of King Abdullah during his funeral in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)
Relatives of late King Abdullah and other mourners pray after his burial at al-Oud cemetery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)
Mourners who carried the body of late King Abdullah put him down before his burial at al-Oud cemetery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)
Princes of Saudi King Abdullah and mourners carry of the body of the king from the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque during his funeral procession in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)
Princes of Saudi King Abdullah and mourners carry the body of the king during his funeral at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah died at the age of 90. (Photo: AP)