Hunt for female suspect in Paris attacks Posted: 10 Jan 2015 01:39 PM PST Hayat Boumeddiene left France several days before the shootings, a source says.
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Muslim worker at Paris grocery store saved customers from gunman Posted: 10 Jan 2015 01:45 PM PST A worker at the kosher market Hyper Cacher in Paris helped protect customers from a gunman by hiding them in a walk-in freezer.
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Thousands march to honor victims of Paris attacks Posted: 10 Jan 2015 12:39 PM PST  Several thousand people gather to pay tribute to the victims following a shooting by gunmen at the offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo during a demonstration in Marseille, January 10, 2015. French police searched for a female accomplice to militant Islamists behind deadly attacks on the satirical Charlie Hebdo weekly newspaper and a kosher supermarket and maintained a top-level anti-terrorist alert ahead of a Paris gathering with European leaders and demonstration set for Sunday. In the worst assault on France's homeland security for decades, 17 victims lost their lives in three days of violence that began with an attack on the Charlie Hebdo weekly on Wednesday and ended with Friday's dual hostage-taking at a print works outside Paris and kosher supermarket in the city. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson (FRANCE - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) |
U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides Posted: 10 Jan 2015 04:38 PM PST By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors plan to ask an appeals court to review the prison sentences given to five former employees of Bernard Madoff, after earlier questioning whether the sentences were too short, according to court filings. In filings late on Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, prosecutors gave notice that they would be appealing the sentences to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York but did not elaborate further. ...
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Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy Posted: 10 Jan 2015 11:54 AM PST By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile hacking attack on a U.S. company. Internet security became a national focus after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blamed on North Korea. The attack and subsequent threats of violence against theaters prompted Sony to scale back its release of "The Interview", a comedy film that depicts the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. ...
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Man acquitted in Trayvon Martin case charged in domestic dispute Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in a fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2013, was charged with aggravated assault on Saturday after his arrest in connection with a domestic disturbance in Florida. Zimmerman was arrested by Lake Mary police on Friday night after allegedly throwing a wine bottle in his girlfriend's direction earlier in the week, his attorney Donald West said. West appeared at Zimmerman's side in a Seminole County court Saturday morning. ...
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Obama to focus on cybersecurity issues next week Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:47 AM PST Continuing the break with State of the Union tradition, President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in the address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy and cybersecurity, the White House announced Saturday.
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Netanyahu to French Jews after attacks: 'Israel is your home' Posted: 10 Jan 2015 02:19 PM PST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday told Jews in France, after 17 people were killed there in Islamist attacks, that Israel is their home and his government wants them to immigrate. "To all the Jews of France, all the Jews of Europe, I would like to say that Israel is not just the place in whose direction you pray, the state of Israel is your home," he said in a statement, referring to the Jewish practice of facing Jerusalem during prayer. Four of the fatalities in France's three-day wave of violence were Jews killed in an attack on a kosher supermarket hours before the start of the Jewish Sabbath on Friday. "This week, a special team of ministers will convene to advance steps to increase immigration from France and other countries in Europe that are suffering from terrible anti-Semitism.
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French police seek slain terror suspect's widow Posted: 10 Jan 2015 12:33 PM PST Hayat Boumeddiene is considered the possible key to helping authorities dismantle what could be a terrorist network.
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George Zimmerman arrested on aggravated assault charge Posted: 10 Jan 2015 12:15 PM PST Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on race and self-defense laws, has been arrested for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend.
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AirAsia jet's tail lifted from sea, but no black boxes found Posted: 10 Jan 2015 05:27 AM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — A tail section from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea late last month, killing all 162 people on board, became the first major wreckage lifted off the ocean floor Saturday, but the all-important black boxes were not found inside.
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North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:40 AM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has told the United States that it is willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps planned military drills with South Korea this year, the North's official news agency said Saturday.
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France works to avert new terror attacks Posted: 10 Jan 2015 04:20 PM PST French President Francois Hollande calls for "extreme vigilance."
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2 men die in Catholic parade in Manila ahead of pope's visit Posted: 09 Jan 2015 07:11 PM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A raucous Roman Catholic procession in which up to a million Filipinos packed the streets of the capital for a chance to get close to a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ left two men dead and about 1,000 hurt, officials said Saturday, in a prelude to a much larger turnout expected during next week's visit by Pope Francis.
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U.S. warns of global 'terror' threat after French attacks Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:51 PM PST The U.S. warned Americans to beware of "terrorist actions and violence" all over the world.
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Sources: Romney considering 3rd run for White House Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:21 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that surprised his most loyal supporters and former staff, Mitt Romney told several donors Friday he is seriously considering a third run for the White House.
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