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'Evil' British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US A US judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza to life behind bars for the deadly kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen and terrorism.

10 January 2015 12:41

Charlie Hebdo gunmen's hostage gave them the slip during assault A man taken hostage by the two gunmen who carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre gave them the slip as commandos launched an assault that killed the Islamist brothers

10 January 2015 11:12

British PM Cameron to join Paris rally British Prime Ministe said he would join in the mass rally being staged in Paris in the wake of the massacre at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

10 January 2015 10:48

World powers jostle for influence in AirAsia plane hunt US and Chinese warships have rushed to help Indonesia search for a crashed AirAsia plane.

09 January 2015 15:15

Woman finds 'dental material' in Japan McDonald's burger A Japanese woman has claimed she discovered fragments identified as "dental material" in a McDonald's hamburger, the company said.

09 January 2015 14:42

Britain boosts ports security after French attack Britain has stepped up security at ports serving France following the Islamist massacre in Paris, officials said.

09 January 2015 12:32

France to host international 'anti-terrorism' meeting Sunday France's interior minister said he would host an international meeting for his counterparts to discuss the battle against terrorism.

09 January 2015 10:58

Americans stand with French to declare: 'Je Suis Charlie' In an America still scarred by the September 11, 2001 attacks there has been an outpouring of support for France after the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

09 January 2015 10:51

Hollywood backs French mag after own free speech storm Hollywood voiced solidarity with French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

08 January 2015 15:12

French satirical newspaper high on jihadist hit-list Long before being targeted in massacre in Paris, satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had been considered high on the potential hit-list for jihadists.

08 January 2015 13:53

Accused Boston bomber: an American dream gone awry Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is the 21-year-old American of Chechen descent who faces the death penalty if convicted of the Boston marathon bombings.

08 January 2015 13:13

Kremlin critic openly at large after skipping house arrest A Russian court refused to take legal action after top opposition leader Alexei Navalny defiantly cut short his house arrest.

07 January 2015 12:42

Death penalty central to Boston bombings trial With jury selection barely begun in the trial of accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the prospect of the death penalty is already front and center.

07 January 2015 12:29

Two police wounded in bomb attack in Istanbul tourist district: reports Two policemen were wounded Tuesday when an attacker threw a hand grenade in the busy main tourist district of central Istanbul.

07 January 2015 11:07

Sony chief thanks supporters after 'vicious' cyber attack Sony chief Kazuo Hirai spoke for the first time publicly about the cyber attack that derailed launch of controversial comedy "The Interview".

06 January 2015 14:42

Boston bombing trial opens with jury selection The long-awaited trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began with jury selection, 20 months after the shocking attack.

06 January 2015 13:44

Buckingham Palace in fresh denial of Andrew sex claims Buckingham Palace issued a new denial of allegations that a US woman was kept as an underage "sex slave" and forced to have sexual relations with Britain's Prince Andrew.

05 January 2015 12:27

Lawsuit accuses Apple of storage sleight of hand Apple faced a lawsuit accusing it of promising more available storage space than it actually delivers in iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices.

03 January 2015 13:37

US slaps sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack The United States imposed new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for a cyber attack on Hollywood studio Sony Pictures.

03 January 2015 13:02

Viennese prosecutors charge Rakhat Aliyev with double-murder Austrian prosecutors have formally charged the fugitive Kazakh tycoon Rakhat Aliyev with murdering two bankers in Kazakhstan in 2007.

02 January 2015 13:37

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