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The day in photos
New York Post - 12 Jan 2015 22:34
Futuristic rides debut in Tokyo and Detroit, fur flies in London, the world shows solidarity with France and more.
Blood test 'to help smokers quit'
BBC - 12 Jan 2015 03:26
A blood test could help people choose which stop-smoking strategy would give them the best chance of quitting, research in the Lancet suggests.
Boy's online killer jailed for life
BBC - 12 Jan 2015 18:26
A computer engineer is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 14-year-old boy he met through online gaming.
2nd autopsy to be conducted on Mauritius murder victim
Eyewitness News - 12 Jan 2015 08:35
Lee-Ann Palmarozza was found dead at a resort where she was staying with Peter Wayne Roberts.
China arrests 110 people suspected of selling contaminated pork
The Guardian - 12 Jan 2015 03:57
People were allegedly part of network that bought pigs that had died of disease at low prices China has arrested more than 110 people suspected of selling pork from pigs that died from disease, and confiscated more than ...
JeSuisCharlie Protesters Across The Globe Show Support For Massive Paris Rally
IBTimes - 12 Jan 2015 02:30
Demonstrators in dozens of major cities carried "Je Suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") signs and marched in the streets Sunday to show support for a massive rally in Paris.
Here's How J.K. Rowling Responded to Rupert Murdoch's Anti-Muslim Tweet
Time - 12 Jan 2015 00:06
Murdoch said even peaceful Muslims have a "growing jihadist cancer"
Peshawar students vow to fight Taliban
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jan 2015 18:23
As school where Pakistani Taliban killed 149 last month reopens, defiance marks response to continued threats.
Interpol Puts Ex-Ukraine President Yanukovych on Wanted List
ABC News - 12 Jan 2015 18:23
Interpol places former Ukrainian president Yanukovych on international wanted list
Northern Syria Coalition Airstrike Killed At Least 50 Civilians In December: Report
IBTimes - 12 Jan 2015 08:30
Days after the Pentagon announced that it would investigate alleged instances of civilian deaths in airstrikes carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in its campaign against the Islamic State group, McClatchyDC News claim...
First Black Box Is Recovered From AirAsia Plane
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2015 08:22
The flight data recorder from Flight 8501 was retrieved on Monday morning, and divers have also pinpointed the location of the cockpit voice recorder.
Pakistani children return to school after Taliban massacre in Peshawar
The Guardian - 12 Jan 2015 08:18
Heavy security presence as school which lost 150 students and teachers reopens Pakistani children returned to the school where Taliban gunmen killed 150 of their classmates and teachers on Monday, their green school blaz...
VIDEO: Marches worldwide after Paris attacks
BBC - 12 Jan 2015 08:04
Millions of people have taken part in marches around the world, after three days of violence on the streets of Paris.
Up to 6 Paris Terror Suspects May Still Be at Large, Police Say
Time - 12 Jan 2015 22:39
(PARIS) — Police believe as many as six terror-cell members may still be at large after the Paris attacks, one of whom has been spotted driving a car registered to the widow of one of the slain attackers. Two French po...
IS Affiliate Claims Abduction of 21 Christians in Libya
ABC News - 12 Jan 2015 18:21
Islamic State affiliate in Libya claims abduction of 21 Egyptian Christians
Lawyers: 2 Albuquerque Officers Accused of Killing Homeless Camper in March Will Face Charges
ABC News - 12 Jan 2015 18:21
Lawyers: 2 Albuquerque officers accused of killing homeless camper in March will face charges
Confessions of a Broadchurch latecomer: do I really need to go back to the start?
The Guardian - 12 Jan 2015 14:06
I missed the first series of Broadchurch and started with series two. Should I just keep going and pretend I've been watching all along? So here is my dilemma, and I am going to be frank about it. At the time of writing,...
The Boston Marathon bombing: how the city coped with its deadly terror attack
The Guardian - 12 Jan 2015 11:41
In an extract from her new book The Resilience Dividend, Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, investigates how Boston prepared for - and ultimately gained new strength from - the 2013 marathon bombing T...
There's No Place Like Home
Slate - 12 Jan 2015 23:24
This article is part of Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University. On Thursday, Jan. 15, Future Tense will hold an event in Washington, D.C., titled "How Will Human Ingenuity Handle ...
SEC eyes transfer agents in new front against U.S. stock fraudsters
Reuters - 12 Jan 2015 08:16
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Shares of Li Ka-shing's firms soar
BBC - 12 Jan 2015 08:14
Shares of property giant Cheung Kong Holdings, and investment holding firm Hutchison Whampoa, surge on Monday in Hong Kong after a restructuring announcement.
AirAsia Jet Black Box Recovered From Bottom of Java Sea
ABC News - 12 Jan 2015 05:51
Divers have retrieved one of the black boxes from AirAsia Flight 8501 that crashed into the Java Sea two weeks ago, officials said today.