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Paris attack: Police kill gunmen, freeing hostages
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/01/2015
» Heavily-armed elite French forces killed two brothers and an ally in a dramatic end to the country's worst terrorist crisis in decades. Three blood-soaked days left 17 people dead, including four hostages killed yesterday as one gunmen stormed a Jewish grocery store. (Videos included)
Five dead in Paris supermarket hostage siege: security source
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» Five people were killed, including the gunman, and four were left critically wounded after a hostage drama in eastern Paris ended with a police assault on Friday.
Ancelotti bemoans Real mental state
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» MADRID - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday blamed his side's poor start to 2015 on a problem with their "mental state".
Ferrer out of Nadal shadow, meets Berdych in Qatar final
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» David Ferrer, who has played much of his career in the shadow of Rafael Nadal, earned himself the chance to atone for his compatriot’s first round loss by reaching the final of the Qatar Open.
Van Gaal wants Valdes to push De Gea at United
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Louis van Gaal expects new signing Victor Valdes to push fellow Spaniard David de Gea for the goalkeeper's jersey at Manchester United.
Robber takes two hostage at jewellery store in south French city
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» MONTPELLIER (FRANCE) - A gunman robbed a jewellery store in the southern French city of Montpellier on Friday, taking two hostages, a judicial source said, adding the incident "had no link" to the twin hostage dramas around Paris.
Cyprus Airways stops flying after EU ruling
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» Cyprus announced Friday an immediate halt to flights by its national carrier, spelling its demise, after EU regulators ordered Nicosia to recover illegal state aid granted to the holiday island's ailing airline.
Al-Attiyah stretches Dakar lead on Pacific coast
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah edged closer to a second Dakar Rally victory on Friday when he claimed his third stage win out of six along Chile's Pacific coast.
Armitage ban reduced by one month
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» PARIS - Toulon fullback Delon Armitage will be allowed to play again in February after his ban for insulting fans was reduced by a month, European club rugby organisers EPCR said Friday.
Apparent suicide blast kills seven in Pakistan Shiite mosque
AFP, Published on 10/01/2015
» An apparent suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 15 others, with police warning that the toll may rise.