Friday, January 9, 2015

Gov'ts, societies failing to address militant Islam - analysts

One of the central messages in the wake of the tragic violence in Paris is that governments and societies need to do more to counter the messages of militant Islam.

French and American authorities were aware that the Kouachi brothers were radicalized, but had no advance warning that they would attack the editorial offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Farah Pandith, the first American Special Representative To Muslim Communities and now a Senior Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations says, she's seen how little the West is doing to counter the messages of extremist Muslim ideology.

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The Council on Foreign Relations' Farah Pandith says, the young people who are searching for their place in society and their own identity are the most important to reach.

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The Council on Foreign Relations' Farah Pandith says, if governments want to stop this level of violence carried out by Muslim extremists, they have to address who the groups like the Islamic State organization are trying to recruit and how they hear those message.

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PARIS HOSTAGE SITUATIONS END WITH DEATHS

Police in Paris have brought two separate hostage standoffs to an end, reportedly killing the two brothers who were accused of the shooting massacre earlier this week at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The Kouachi brothers were held up in a print works to the north of Paris, and were holding a hostage when police stormed the building.

The authorities also moved to rescue hostages who were being held in a kosher supermarket by an alleged sympathizer of the Kouachis….that gunmen and at least 4 hostages died in the operation.

Our reporter Jack Parrock is at the scene in Dammartin-en-Goele where the two Kouachis were killed.

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Our reporter Jack Parrock is at the scene in Dammartin-en-Goele where the two Kouachis were killed.

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Twin sieges in France end, 3 gunmen, 4 hostages dead

Police in Paris have brought two separate hostage standoffs to an end, reportedly killing the two brothers who were accused of the shooting massacre earlier this week at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The Kouachi brothers were held up in a print works to the north of Paris, and were holding a hostage when police stormed the building.

The authorities also moved to rescue hostages who were being held in a kosher supermarket by an alleged sympathizer of the Kouchis….that gunmen and at least 4 hostages died in the operation.

Reporter Simon Conway witnessed the end of the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele where the Koachi brothers were holed up.

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Benedicte Paviot, a reporter with France 24 television, says there was also drama in Paris as police moved in to the kosher supermarket where hostages were held for several hours.

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Both sieges end in Paris, Kouachi brothers reportedly killed

Police in Paris have brought two separate hostage standoffs to an end, reportedly killing the two brothers who were accused of the shooting massacre earlier this week at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The Kouachi brothers were held up in a print works to the north of Paris, and were holding a hostage when police stormed the building.

The authorities also moved to rescue hostages who were being held in a kosher supermarket by two alleged sympathizers of the Kouachis.

Reporter Simon Conway witnessed the end of the siege at the print works in Dammartin-en-Goele.

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John Litchfield of Britain's Independent Newspaper is in Paris and says police will be hoping to have brought the national drama to a successful end.

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Benedicte Paviot is a correspondent with France 24 television.

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Sri Lanka President suffers shock election defeat

In Sri Lanka long-time President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat as the challenger Maithripala Sirisena consolidated an early lead in the presidential election.

Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi....

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2014 : Strongest Year for US job growth in 15 years

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The US Labor Department reports 252,000 jobs were added to the US
economy in December. This caps off a 10-month streak of steady job
gains across various sectors. As a result, unemployment is now down to
5.6% - its lowest level since June 2008.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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Obama Proposes Free Community College In Tennessee Visit


US President Barack Obama is in Knoxville, Tennessee to preview some of the issues he'll be talking about in his State of the Union address later this month. 

As part of his speech on education, Mr. Obama will unveil a new proposal to make the first two years of community college free for students.

Our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick reports.

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Two separate sieges continue in Paris as police probe connections

Police in Paris are trying to resolve two hostage situations that now appear to be linked.


Officials say two people holding hostages in a kosher supermarket in the center of the city now say they will kill their captives, unless police allow the gunmen who carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre earlier this week to go free.


Those two men are surrounded at a print works north of the city.


Reporter Simon Conway is there.


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The city authorities in Paris have ordered all businesses in a predominantly Jewish part of the city to close, in a bid to protect them against any further attacks.


The hostage-takers at the kosher supermarket are believed to be connected with the Kouachi brothers wanted for the Charlie Hebdo shootings.


Former Scotland Yard hostage negotiator Roy Ramm says the French authorities are now facing a major challenge.


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HOSTAGES TAKEN AT KOSHER SUPERMARKET IN PARIS

Hostages have been taken at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris after shots were fired.

It's reported the latest incident is connected to the killing of a policewoman on Thursday.

French police have released pictures of a man and a woman suspected of involvement in both incidents.

This with the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo magazine killings cornered at an industrial building north east of Paris - also with a hostage.

Cherif and Said Kouachi are wanted over the fatal shooting of 12 people at Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday and officials have made contact to begin negotiating with them.

Police also believe all four suspects have connections to each other.

Our reporter Natalie Powell in Paris with the latest on the supermarket hostage situation.

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Police surround wanted Charlie Hebdo gunmen north of Paris

The two men wanted in connection with this week's massacre at the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris are surrounded by police at a print works north of Paris.

It's believed they are holding a hostage and police are reportedly in communication with them.

Reporter Simon Conway is on the scene.

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International outrage as Saudi blogger is flogged in Jeddah

Human rights organizations have condemned the flogging in Saudi Arabia of a human rights activist who was sentenced to 1 thousand lashes for "insulting Islam".


Raif Badawi's punishment began after Friday prayers in Jeddah.


In London, the British government joined growing international outrage over the sentence, as Simon Marks reports.


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Moscow residents commemorate victims of Paris shooting

INTRO: Dozens of people have attended a vigil outside the French Embassy in Moscow following an apparent Islamist attack on the Paris office of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 and injured 11 people. Moscow residents brought flowers and held signs in Russian and French. Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital.

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FRENCH OFFICIALS IN CONTACT WITH SHOOTING SUSPECTS

French security officials say contact has been established with suspects in the Paris shootings.

Police have surrounded a commercial building in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north of the capital.

Said and Cherif Kouachi are believed to be inside with a hostage.

The men have reportedly said they are willing to martyr themselves.

The hostage operation comes two days after 12 people were shot dead at a satirical magazine in Paris.

Nicolas Serte runs a shop in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele.

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Former Scotland Yard firearms tactical adviser Roger Gray says the siege is the beginning of the end for the accused gunmen.

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HOSTAGE SITUATION UNFOLDING NORTH OF PARIS

French police have closed in the Paris shooting suspects on a small town in northern France, with reports a hostage situation is underway.

The French government has confirmed an operation to detain the suspects is taking place in Dammartin-en-Goele.

Flights are being cancelled and diverted at nearby Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

Several people were reportedly earlier wounded as shots were fired in a car chase.

The operation takes place two days after 12 people were shot dead at a satirical magazine in Paris.

Reporter Natalie Powell in Paris says police have been in the region in huge numbers since the suspects were spotted on Thursday.

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Reporter Natalie Powell in Paris says leaders in the city are trying to foster a sense of unity as the situation develops.

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UK SPY CHIEF WARNS OF INCREASING TERROR THREAT

Security services in Britain can't be expected to stop every terror plot, one of the country's top spy chiefs has warned.

Rare public comments have been made by Andrew Parker, the head of the UK's Mi5 security agency, in response to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris.

He's warned of a 'complex' terror threat to the UK, and of knowledge that al Qaeda affiliates in Syria are working to attack Britain and its allies.

Mr Parker says the threat of a new terrorist incident in the UK is increasing.

UK reporter Theo Usherwood says the Mi5 boss revealed specific information.

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UK reporter Theo Usherwood says the Mi5 boss suggested he needed new powers to keep Britain safe.

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FRENCH MANHUNT CONTINUES

Police continue to search woodland in rural northern France in the hunt for gunmen who attacked a Paris magazine.

The two suspects were reportedly sighted in the Picardy area as they robbed a petrol station.

Mosques across France are being asked to condemn the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Friday prayers.

Wednesday's massacre left 12 people dead.

Reporter Simon Conway in Paris says the manhunt is a huge operation.

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Ukraine's Prime Minister accuses Russian government of hack attack on Germany

Ukraine's Prime Minister has blamed the Russian secret service for a hack attack against German government websites.


Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk made the remarks ahead of a meeting with his German counterpart Angela Merkel.


Tom Barton reports.


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First cyclone for 2015 threatening Australia's Queensland coast

Residents in Australia's far north have been warned to prepare for the first cyclone of the summer, with a high chance of one forming at sea in coming days.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Paris suspects were on US no-fly zone; Obama visits French embassy in Washington

President Barack Obama has made an unplanned trip to the French Embassy in Washington, to pay his respects to the victims of the Paris terror attack.

The President, looking sombre. wrote several lines in a book of condolences.

US counter-terrorism officials say the two suspects in the attack were both on the U.S. no-fly list.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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