Japan PM in Jerusalem demands release of Islamic State hostages

A masked Islamic State fighter speaks during a ransom video demanding $200 million for the release of two Japanese citizens. (screen capture: YouTube)

Shinzo Abe says lives of two captive Japanese ‘top priority’ after video emerges demanding $200 million ransom

German Muslims rally against extremism

Demonstrators in Hannover, Germany, march with flags and banners, August 16, 2014. (photo credit: AP/dpa, Swen Pfoertner)

Jihadists ‘are terrorists and murderers who bring hatred and suffering to the people,’ says German Muslim leader