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Armed Charlie Hebdo attack suspects ‘located’ near Paris

Two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killings have been located in the Aisne region, east of Paris, AFP has reported. The duo, who are armed, were found

France

Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski - beloved French cartoonists die in Paris shooting

France is struggling to come to terms with the attack at one of the county’s most controversial and irreverent magazines. Known for ridiculing

France

Hooded gunman storm the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

Journalists, cartoonists and police officers are killed in what is thought to be the worst militant attack on French soil in decades

France

Tens of thousands hold a vigil for the victims of the Paris terror attack

Around 35,000 turn out in central Paris to hold a vigil for the victims of the gun attack on the offices of magazine Charlie Hebdo in which 12 were shot dead.

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France

Parisians react to the deadly attack in their city

It is a day which will be etched deep in the memory of Parisians. The values which they hold dear have been defiled and the city as one was in a

France

French President Francois Hollande calls for unity after the killings in Paris

French President Francois Hollande, following a crisis meeting at the Elysee Palace spoke to the people of France. In a live televised address he

France

François Hollande condemns 'cowardly' attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

French President François Hollande wasted no time in going to the Charlie Hebdo offices to express his regrets and promise justice for the attackers

France

Charlie Hebdo, a satirical rag that has never shied away from controversy

France

12 dead after gun attack at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo

Yemen

Car bomb in Yemen kills at least 30 outside Sanaa military college

No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the car bomb that exploded in the Yemen capital Sanaa outside a military college, killing at least 35

Turkey

Images emerge of suspected female suicide bomber in Turkey

CCTV images have emerged of the suspected female suicide bomber who attacked a police station in Istanbul, killing one officer and injuring one

USA

Jury selection begins in Boston bombing trial

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of killing three people and injuring 260 others

USA

Boston Marathon bomber trial begins with jury selection

Jury selection begins on Monday (Jan.5)in the trial of the man accused of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Twenty-one-year-old Dzhokar

Somalia

Car bomb kills four in Mogadishu

A suicide car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed four civilians and injured several others. It’s thought the blast was aimed at security

Greece

Greece: Police rearrest fugitive Marxist extremist Christodoulos Xiros

Despite radical changes to his appearance, fugitive Christodoulos Xiros, a member of Marxist guerrilla group November 17, is back under lock and key in Greece.

Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers arrested after rockets kill wedding guests

Four Afghan soldiers have been arrested after army mortar rounds hit a wedding party – reportedly killing more than 20 civilians and wounding nearly

Turkey

Man arrested after grenade attack near Turkey PM's office

A man who allegedly threw two hand grenades near the Turkish prime minister’s office in Istanbul has been arrested by police. The city’s police chief

China

Shanghai stampede kills 35 during New Year's Eve celebrations

An investigation has been launched into what sparked a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai killing at least 35 people. Over 40

Vatican

Man who shot Pope Jean Paul II returns to crime scene

The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up at the Vatican on Saturday to put white roses on his tomb and said he wanted to meet Pope Francis.

27 December 2014

Sweden

Swedish PM: Religious freedoms must be defended after latest mosque attack

Sweden’s prime minister says his country must stand up to threats against religious freedoms, in the wake of a Christmas Day mosque attack. Five

27 December 2014