Saudi crown prince dies abroad after illness (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111022/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_saudi_obit_sultan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111022/capt.92d82247188b4bcba30ed2978710f4ee-87490aeea46e4971ac0e345a472fc418-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=2SE.xjVoKjDFTYgHOjxljw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="CORRECTS SPELLING OF CROWN - File - In this Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz arrives at the awards ceremony of the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud International Prize at King Fahd Cultural center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi TV said Saturday morning Oct. 22, 2011 the kingdom's heir to the throne has died abroad after an illness. He was 85 years old. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud, died abroad Saturday after an illness, state TV said. The death of the 85-year-old prince opens questions about the succession in the critical, oil-rich U.S. ally.</p><br clear="all"/>

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