thailand after she is banned from politics for five years. arab leaders have gathered in saudi arabia for king abdullah s funeral. his body has now been moved from the mosque to its final resting place. the elderly ruling died in hospital after being admitted last month with a case of pneumonia, his half brother, salman is now the new king. reporter: the world learns of the death of one of its few remaining absolute monarchs. the pass to power was shaped from his birth by tradition and conservatism conservatism. translator: the problems of the world are caused by people rejecting the principals of joust advertise. reporter: he was taught religion and science by islamic scholars. his mother desended from bedouins. as crown prince he took control of the country in 1995 when the king had a stroke. ten years later abdullah became king. there were hopes that the fiercely conservative kingdom would at least open up. during his reign he has inspired an openness in two pa
defending champion japan of the asian cup. iraq defeats iran in another penalty shootout for the semifinals. arab leaders gathered in saudi arabia for king abdullah s funeral. his body has now been moved from the mosque in riyadh to its final resting plays. the elderly ruler died in hospital after admitted last month with a case of pneumonia. his half brother is now the new king. we have a report. the world learns of the death of one of its few remaining absolute monarchs. the path to power was shaped from his birth by tradition and conservatism. the problems of the world are caused by people rejecting the principles of justice. terrorism and crime are the enemies of god and every religion and civilization. young abdullah was taught religion literature and science by islamic scholars. he spent long periods of his childhood living in the desert. as crown prince, he took control of the country in 1995 when king fahd had a stroke. ten years later he became king. there we
king abdullah of saudi arabia passed away. king abdullah was a powerful alwry of u.s. ally of u.s. degrade and defeat i.s.i.l. the battle against i.s.i.l. is not confined within the borders of iraq and syria. it s a huge task with no short cuts. 13 killed in donetsk after shelling hit a bus. the region s airport falling no the hands of pro-russian rebels. it s a blatant land grab. the numbers of whim edge murdered is women murdered is happening fast. grieving families of dead women is stunned that little is justice. sometimes the sword a mightier than the pen. there are times the freedom of speech is mightier than the sword we begin with the death of saudi king abdullah. he passed away after a lengthy hospital visit. he was a powerful ally of the united states and a reformer. he opposed the arab springs. president obama praised the king writing: the president continued: the king s 79-year-old brother will take over the throne. king abdullah will be
a election that could see the left party come to power. tributes have been touring in for saudi arabia s late king abdullah. heards from around the world have attended his funeral. power has now passed to his half bother salman. and in an unprecedented move one of the grandsons have been named as deputy crown prince. erika wood reports now on the funeral for king abdullah. reporter: dignitaries from all over the middle east and beyond arrive to pay their respects the mayor of kuwait the prime minister of egypt, and leaders from countries like qatar and the united arab imrates. the ceremony was a transfer foreign dignitaries to greet his family including his successor, salman bin abdulaziz al-saud. the kingdom of bahrain said: and u.s. president barack obama said: and a similar sentiment from the former president of israel. it was a real loss for the middle east. and real loss for the peace in the middle east. he was an experienced heard and wise king. reporter: the
government and the president. and ukraine s conflict has claimed 5,000 lives says the u.n. we are in the country s east where people are living in fear. tributes have been pouring in for saudi arabia s late king abdullah. leaders from around the world have attended his funeral. power has now passed to abdullah abdullah s half brother, salmon. and one of the late monarchs grandsons has been named as deputy crown prince. we will have more on that in a moment. but first erika woods reports on the funeral. reporter: dignitaries arrive from all over the world to pay their respects. among them the mayor of kuwait the prime minister of egypt, and the leaders of neighboring countries. after they arrived they gathered for sample funeral, lasting less than an hour the ceremony was a chance for foreign dig that tears to greet the family. international leaders passed on their respects through statements. the kingdom of bahrain said: and u.s. president barack obama said as a heard