Several attacks on French Muslim targets after magazine killings
Egypt
January 8, 2015
Several attacks on French Muslim targets after magazine killings
Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday.Three blank…
Police officer ‘dies following shooting in southern Paris’
World
January 8, 2015
Police officer ‘dies following shooting in southern Paris’
A police officer died of her injuries following a shootout in Paris Thursday morning, according to a police source, but…
Rights group: China steps up political arrests, prosecutions
World
January 8, 2015
Rights group: China steps up political arrests, prosecutions
China arrested or prosecuted more than 2,300 people for political offences in 2013, the vast majority in secret, an advocacy…
Egypt’s Sisi condemns ‘terrorist act’ on French paper
Egypt
January 8, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi condemns ‘terrorist act’ on French paper
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi condemned the "terrorist act" targeting a French satirical newspaper that left 12 dead on Wednesday,…
Paris gunmen likely ‘military trained’
World
January 7, 2015
Paris gunmen likely ‘military trained’
The calm, cold determination and deadly efficiency of the gunmen who attacked a French satirical magazine on Wednesday, leaving 12…
Arab League to discuss failed Palestinian UN bid Jan 15
Egypt
January 7, 2015
Arab League to discuss failed Palestinian UN bid Jan 15
The Arab League is to meet January 15 to discuss the failed Palestinian at the United Nations Security Council aimed…
UN chief accepts Palestinian ICC membership
Egypt
January 7, 2015
UN chief accepts Palestinian ICC membership
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has accepted the request by Palestine to join the International Criminal Court, a move that would…
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
Life & Style
January 7, 2015
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
It has four wheels, is always connected and the driver is optional: the car of the future is starting to…
Syrian man, child killed as fierce storm hits Lebanon
World
January 7, 2015
Syrian man, child killed as fierce storm hits Lebanon
A Syrian man and a six-year-old boy died in the cold as a major storm dumped snow and rain on…
‘Casualties’ as shots fired at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo– live report
World
January 7, 2015
‘Casualties’ as shots fired at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo– live report
11:40 GMT - Controversial cartoons - Charlie Hebdo's cartoonist Renaud Luzier earlier told AFP there were "casualties" after the incident.The…