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World leaders join Paris march of 'millions' for attack victims - 01/12/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- Millions of people were expected to join a march through Paris Sunday in solidarity with the victims of the Islamist attacks, with dozens of world leaders to attend the...

IS kills 26 in surprise attack on Iraqi Kurdish forces - 01/11/2015

ARBIL, IRAQ- Militants from the Islamic State jihadist group launched a surprise attack on Kurdish forces in the Gwer area of north Iraq, killing 26, security officials said Saturday. The militants...

Suicide bombers kill nine in Lebanon's Tripoli - 01/11/2015

TRIPOLI, LEBANON- Two suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 37 others in an attack on a cafe in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday,...

Special Asterix cartoons to honour Charlie Hebdo dead - 01/11/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- The co-creator of legendary comic strip character Asterix, Albert Uderzo, has come out of retirement to pen cartoons in memory of the victims of the killings at French satirical...

Hollywood set for Globes after website 'winner' glitch - 01/11/2015

LOS ANGELES, US, Michael Thurston- Hollywood is holding its breath ahead of Sunday's Golden Globes, with dark comedy "Birdman" leading the race for awards glory ahead of next month's all-important...

Attacks 'disaster' for French intelligence: Wiesenthal Center - 01/10/2015

LOS ANGELES, US- The jihadist attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish store have exposed French intelligence and security failings, the Simon Wiesenthal Center human rights...

IS beheads Syria imam for 'insulting God': monitor - 01/09/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State (IS) group beheaded Thursday a Syrian imam, or mosque prayer leader, for "insulting God," a monitoring group said. "The IS executed the imam of a mosque from the...

'I saw horror' says survivor of Paris magazine massacre - 01/09/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- When a masked gunman burst into the Charlie Hebdo editorial meeting shouting "Allahu akbar" and fired off a hail of bullets, journalist Laurent Leger threw himself behind...

Global condemnation, solidarity after 'barbaric' Paris attack - 01/08/2015

LONDON, UK, Alice Ritchie- The UN Security Council led global condemnation of the "terrorist" shooting at French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday which left 12 people dead, in a shocking attack on...

Cold and deadly, Paris gunmen likely 'military trained' - 01/08/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- The calm, cold determination and deadly efficiency of the gunmen who attacked a French satirical magazine on Wednesday, leaving 12 people dead, has led police to believe they received...
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