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Suicide bomb attacks kill at least 18 in Nigeria A bomb that exploded in northern Nigeria was apparently carried into a crowded market by a pre-teen girl. A pair of suicide bombers also set off another blast at a Nigerian police station. A girl has detonated an improvised explosive device at a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri....

Twitter May Have Found A New Way To Make Money Off Of Non-Users Twitter is planning to sell ad space on Twitter feeds embedded on other websites or apps, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The report said Twitter talked up this plan during the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show, as part of its effort to monetize non-Twitter users. If...

Two Palestinian babies die in Gaza freeze The storms have also struck other countries in the region with two Syrians -- including a child -- dying of cold in Lebanon. Two Palestinian babies have died due to cold weather in the Gaza Strip, an official said Saturday, as winter storms lashed the region. A two-month-old girl from the southern Gaza town of...

Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains The key focus of Kerry’s visit to the western Indian city of Ahmadabad will be his address to the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit hosted by new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left for India on his first foreign trip of 2015, with a heavy focus on...

US advises citizens to maintain 'high level of vigilance' in wake of Paris terror attacks The US has issued a travel alert for its citizens around the world following three days of terror in Paris that left 17 dead. In France and the UK, security is tight as authorities brace for possible further attacks. The United States on Friday warned Americans...

Canada arrests two brothers on terrorism charges Police called on Canadians to be vigilant, but did not provide details of the alleged terrorist activity. Canadian police arrested two brothers on terrorism-related charges Friday, less than three months after the country suffered two Islamist-related attacks -- one of them on the nation’s parliament. Ashton Carleton Larmond and Carlos Larmond were charged with...

Massive search for woman suspected in Paris hostage-taking (CNN) - A massive hunt was launched Friday for the only surviving suspect from the two standoff scenes in France, who may have escaped, police union spokesman Pascal Disant said. Hayat Boumeddiene, a 26-year-old woman, allegedly was the accomplice of Amedy Coulibaly, 32, in a hostage-taking incident at a kosher grocery store in...

British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in U.S. Abu Hamza, 56, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Manhattan at 10 a.m. to be sentenced. A U.S. judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza on Friday to life in prison after a jury convicted him on 11 charges of kidnapping and terrorism, calling his crimes “evil” and “barbaric.” The...

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France: Raids kill 3 suspects, including 2 wanted in Charlie Hebdo attack Three terrorists killed; one on the run 02:04 (CNN) - A pair of dramatic raids Friday in France led to the killing of three terrorists -- one suspected in the fatal shooting of a policewoman, the other two in the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine --...

Hollande: Our response will be solidarity President Francois Hollande has addressed the French people and the world following a hostage drama in which the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting were killed. A number of hostages were freed. In an internationally televised address, French President Francois Hollande said Friday evening that his nation remained in shock following the terrorist attacks at...

HE Deputy Prime Minister Opens 25th Doha International Book Fair Doha, January 07 (QNA) - Under the patronage of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al -Thani, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud opened Wednesday evening the 25th Doha International Book Fair, at the Qatar National Convention Centre...

Storm winds expected to blow in over southern Sweden Winds whipping at up to 22 meters per second are expected to hit Skåne on Friday, and those speeds are expected to climb on Saturday, and also hit Halland county. The Swedish meteorological service has issued a series of weather warnings for Friday and Saturday, completely covering the bottom third of the...

Aussies thrash Kuwait 4-1 in Asian Cup opener Australia's Massimo Luongo (right) celebrates his goal with teammate Tim Cahill during their Asian Cup Group A match against Kuwait at the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne on Friday. Hosts Australia showed impressive firepower to beat Kuwait 4-1 in their Asian Cup opener on Friday after talisman Tim Cahill kick-started them following an early...