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Friday, January 9, 2015

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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Our reporter Natalie Powell in Paris says the supermarket is in the bustling Porte de Vincennes area in the east of the city.

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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

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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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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Russia's government imposes ban on transsexuals driving

The Russian government has imposed sex rules on drivers, classifying transsexual and transgender people as no longer fit to drive.

The government says it is tightening medical controls for drivers because Russia has too many road accidents.

Tom Barton reports.

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Canada announces three-year plan to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees

The United Nations Refugee Agency recently announced Syrian refugees has outnumbered Afghans as the largest refugee population under the protection of the UN. In response, Canada has set out a target of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next three years.

Matthew Wilson reports from Toronto.

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US Attorney General to go to Paris for terror talks

US Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Paris for international terror talks on Sunday.

The meeting has been convened by the French interior minister after a deadly attack at a satirical newspaper in the city on Wednesday.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Radical preacher Abu Hamza awaits sentence

[EDITORS: SENTENCING DUE FRIDAY 9TH JAN IN NYC]

Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri is due to be sentenced in New York
for his involvement in the kidnapping of 16 tourists in Yemen in 1998.

He's likely to receive a life sentence, although his lawyers argue he
is too disabled for a high-security jail on account of his amputated
forearms.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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US to close Europe military bases in budget cut

The US is ending operations at one of it's bases in Britain and is handing it and 14 other European military sites back to their home governments.

The action comes amid shrinking military budgets and is expected to save 500 million dollars annually.

Here's Kevin McAleese in Washington DC

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Honda Receives Record US Fine Over Crash Report Failures

New York Ramps Up Security After Paris Attack

Security has been stepped up in New York in the wake of the fatal shootings at a Paris satirical magazine.

The city's police department has increased its presence at the French Consulate on the Upper East Side following the attack.

Lorna Shaddick has more.

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Rallies show solidarity for Paris victims

Rallies are being held around the world to show solidarity for the murdered staff at the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Many countries have marked a minutes silence, while rallies have been held in cities including Paris, London and Washington DC.

In New York, this French Journalist wanted to show her support.

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In New York, this French Journalist said she had been impressed by the support.

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New York Cartoonist Simon Fraser says it was difficult to hear about the killings.

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New York Cartoonist Charles Chenet says there is a feeling of solidarity amongst fellow artists.

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