Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the apparent killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants “outrageous and impermissible,” and again called for the release of a Japanese journalist being held by the group.

And more from REUTERS: Abe, speaking to public broadcaster NHK, said chances were high that a recording and an image of what appeared to be the decapitated body of Japanese captive Harman Yukawa, which emerged late on Saturday, were authentic. Abe also called for the immediate release of the remaining Japanese captive, reporter Kenji Goto, … Read moreJapan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the apparent killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants “outrageous and impermissible,” and again called for the release of a Japanese journalist being held by the group.

When a Russian feels any foreign pressure, he will never give up his leader,” Shuvalov said. “Never. We will survive any hardship in the country — eat less food, use less electricity. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov Pootie Poot’s been awfully demanding lately.. more sex? less food? Life in Russia..

Report says bodies found stacked at funeral home

A Jan. 12 inspection of Arkansas Funeral Care in Jacksonville found the funeral home’s cooler in its holding facility “filled beyond capacity with bodies,” according to a state inspector’s report, with two bodies “stacked on top of each other” and other bodies, not embalmed, lying outside the cooler. The state Board of Embalmers and Funeral … Read moreReport says bodies found stacked at funeral home