French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects
By LORI HINNANT and ANGELA CHARLTON Frightened yet defiant, French residents held a day of mourning Thursday for 12 people slain at a Paris newspaper. French police hunted for the…
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Hunt for 2 in French shooting that killed 12; 1 surrenders
By JAMEY KEATEN and ELAINE GANLEY One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed…
12 dead in terror attack on Paris paper; manhunt for gunmen
Masked gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar!” stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the paper’s editor, before escaping in a getaway car. It was France’s…
Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case
By MAGGIE MICHAEL An Egyptian appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year on terror-related charges, a ruling that their lawyers…
After a year, journalists jailed in Egypt seek end to ordeal
By SARAH EL DEEB A year after three Al-Jazeera English journalists were arrested in Egypt, they and their families are pleading for justice and an end to their ordeal. The…
Stephen Colbert retires his ‘Report’ and the host he played
By FRAZIER MOORE Stephen Colbert is immortal? Long live Stephen Colbert! Nine years of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” came to an end Thursday night along with its mythical presiding…
Yemen’s al-Qaida threatens US hostage in new video
By AHMED AL-HAJ Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen threatened an American hostage kidnapped over a year ago, giving Washington three days to meet unspecified demands in a new video released Thursday.…
Ex-UK editor Andy Coulson convicted of phone hacking
By JILL LAWLESS FILE – This is a Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 file photo of Andy Coulson, former News of the World editor and former aide to British Prime Minister…