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Man dies in Taiwan after 3-day online gaming binge Hong Kong (CNN) - A 32-year-old man was found dead in an Internet cafe in Taiwan after a marathon three-day gaming binge, the island's second death of an online gamer this year. The man, surnamed Hsieh, entered the cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, on January 6, Jennifer Wu, a police...

Four to face possible charges over Paris attacks French police officers patrol in Longpont, north of Paris, France, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 in the search for the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killing. Four men will appear before a judge in France on Tuesday to face possible charges of providing support to one of the Paris Islamist attackers, the...

UN condemns Boko Haram attacks, urges African nations to act For the first time, the UN Security Council has condemned Boko Haram's attacks as a whole. The Islamist group poses a threat to the region, the council has warned, urging African nations to act. Ahead of a key regional meeting in Niger on Tuesday, the UN Security Council spoke out against...

'Islamic State' group threatens to kill Japanese hostages Video emerges showing ISIS allegedly threaten to kill two Japanese unless a $200 million ransom is paid. (YouTube) A video has emerged online which shows the "Islamic State" group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages. The jihadists are demanding a $200 million (172,764 euros) ransom in the next 72 hours. The video, identified as...

German police seize items in anti-terror raids in Berlin Police have conducted searches at a number of premises in Berlin as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist logistics cell. The flats belong to alleged associates of two suspects arrested last Friday. Police said on Tuesday that they had searched 12 apartments in and around Berlin as well as another...

Lindsey Vonn breaks record, gets surprise from Tiger Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn provisionally won a super-G on Monday to break Annemarie Moser-Proell's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup victories. For win No. 63, the American clocked 1 minute 27.03 seconds...

'American Sniper' breaks January box office records Oscar Nominations in under 90 seconds It was a great week for "American Sniper." The Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper film not only picked up a bevy of Oscar nominations on Thursday, but it also destroyed several box office records with an estimated $90.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend. That early total gives "American...

Oxfam: Wealthiest 1 percent soon to own more than everybody else Charity Oxfam has issued a stark warning on wealth inequality ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The richest 1 percent of people - many of them in Switzerland this week - will soon own more than all the rest. By 2016, the world's richest 1 percent will possess...

Five Policemen Killed in Karachi Islamabad, January 19 (QNA) - Five policemen were shot dead during the last 24 hours in different parts of Karachi, Pakistan's Geo TV reported. At least 16 policemen have been killed since the beginning of new year. According to details, two policemen were killed when unknown motorcyclists opened fire outside a mosque in Nazimabad.     Read...

Palestinian Killed by Israeli Police Fire during Funeral in The Negev The Negev, January 19 (QNA) - A Palestinian man was killed last night on Sunday evening during the funeral of Sami al-Ja’ar who was killed by the Israeli Police in the Negev last Wednesday. Sami Zabadna, 47 years of age, died due to the effects of tear gas inhalation...

Fox News apologizes 4 times for inaccurate comments about Muslims in Europe Fox News apologizes for Muslim reporting Fox News took time out of four broadcasts on Saturday to apologize for four separate instances of incorrect information that portrayed Muslims in a negative light. Several of the cases involved incendiary comments about "no-go zones" in Europe, where Islamic law supposedly supersedes local...

Lebanon on edge after Israeli attack on Hezbollah Jihad Moughniyah (R), son of Lebanon's Hezbollah late military leader Imad Moughniyah, greets Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council in 2008. Lebanon remains on edge as the country anticipates Hezbollah’s response to an Israeli airstrike that killed six of the group’s members, including the son of a slain top commander, Lebanon’s...

Tony Verna, Inventor of TV Instant Replay for Live Sports, Dies at Age 81 Tony Verna, a television producer credited with bringing instant replay to live sports, died Sunday after a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 81. Verna's daughter, Tracy Soiseth, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. The longtime producer and director came up with the idea...

4 Killed, 35 Injured in Nigeria Suicide Attack Abuja, January 19 (QNA) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Nigeria, killing four people and injuring 35 others, a Nigerian media outlet reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in Potiskum in northeastern Nigeria. Extremists from the Boko Haram group have recently escalated attacks and seized more...