en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-01-17 Ghana World

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills at least six in busy Nigerian market ...
Daily Mail
A suicide bomber has killed at least six people, and wounded ten, after blowing himself up in a busy market in the Nigerian city of Gombe. The brutal attack bears all the hallmarks of Islamist group Boko Haram, although no one has yet claimed responsibility ...

Nigerians Seek Attention in US Capital for Boko Haram Victims   Voice of America
Cameroon says Chad to send large military contingent to fight Boko Haram   Herald Scotland
Children in northeastern Nigeria in need of protection from violence: UN envoy   Xinhua
Nigerian Tribune
Business Recorder
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Man takes many hostages in post office near Paris
Arab News
A man, who had taken two hostages in a post office, surrenders to French Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) police officers on Friday in Colombes, outside Paris. (AFP). AGENCIES. Published — Saturday 17 January 2015. Last update 16 January ...

French post office hostage drama ends   Independent Online
Live: Gunman in Paris arrested after he surrendered, two hostages freed, says ...   Firstpost
Man arrested after hostage drama in Paris   The Hindu
Economic Times
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Just Kiss Already: John Kerry and Franois Hollandes Intimacy Issues
Daily Beast
When John Kerry met François Hollande in Paris, he wanted to hug it out, possibly kiss it out, and definitely hold hands. Hollande just wanted it all to be over. What could American Secretary of State John Kerry do before he had said a word to French ...

John Kerry and James Taylor play Paris   Washington Post (blog)
US to France: you've got a placating, condescending friend in us   The Guardian
Video shows John Kerry and James Taylor's awkward 'tribute' to France   The Independent
Xinhua
NDTV
USA TODAY
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How one man's blog is changing a whole nation
Irish Independent
RAIF Badawi, the 31-year-old Saudi Arabian writer and creator of secularist website Free Saudi Liberals was originally arrested for insulting Islam and showing disobedience in 2012, and was brought to court for several charges including apostasy.
Saudi Arabia postpones blogger lashing on medical grounds   DAWN.com
Wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi won't stop fighting until he's free   The Globe and Mail (blog)
Caning of Saudi Blogger Is Delayed Amid Protests   New York Times
Times of India (blog)
Daily Times
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Beware, the Quartet is waking up again
The Daily Star
Watch out, the Quartet is waking up and threatens to make a move. We should have mixed feelings about the news that the group – including the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia – which aims to shepherd Palestinian-Israeli ...

ICC opens investigation into Israeli-Palestinian conflict   Zee News
International court opens preliminary probe of Israel, Palestinians   Los Angeles Times
Israel Allows Gazans to Pray at Al-Aqsa   Arutz Sheva
The Guardian
Deutsche Welle
Jerusalem Post
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Top Chinese security official Ma Jian facing corruption investigation
Sydney Morning Herald
Anti-graft campaign: small victories and bigger doubts. Beijing: One of China's most senior intelligence officials, Ma Jian, has been placed under investigation for corruption, in the latest high-profile scalp claimed by President Xi Jinping's ever-widening ...

China graft crackdown ensnares senior spy chief   Zee News
China detaines spy chief in anti-graft crackdown   Economic Times
China to prosecute former Unicom official in graft crackdown   Reuters

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Militia coalition calls Libya ceasefire
Sky News Australia
An Islamist-backed militia alliance has announced a ceasefire in conflict-strewn Libya, following a breakthrough at UN-brokered peace talks between warring factions. The militias have agreed to 'a ceasefire on all fronts' in the North African country on ...

Libya parties agree to more talks; two factions call ceasefire   Reuters Africa
UN Mission: Libyans at Geneva Talks Seek Unity Government   New York Times
Libya`s warring parties agree on roadmap for unity government   Zee News

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NDTV

Europe Anti-Terror Raids Net Dozens Amid High Anxiety
NDTV
Brussels: Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists. As anxiety soared in the wake of ...

Dozens arrested in Europe raids   Gulf Daily News
Belgian PM ready to call in army to boost security   DAWN.com
European forces investigate jihadist cell links   Irish Examiner
The Nation
Toronto Star
The Australian (blog)
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Malawi floods toll triples to 176
Irish Independent
The death toll from flooding in Malawi has more than tripled with 176 dead and at least 200,000 displaced, the government says. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Vice president Saulos Chilima said dozens of ...

Floods kill at least 176, displace 200000 in Malawi   San Francisco Chronicle
Malawi deploys military as floods leave 100000 homeless   Telegraph.co.uk

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Ransom row erupts as abducted Italian women fly home
DAWN.com
ROME: Two Italian aid workers abducted in northern Syria last summer flew home on Friday straight into a row over whether Al Qaeda's Syrian arm was paid millions of dollars to release them. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni welcomed Greta Ramelli, 20, and ...

Italian aid workers released amid official denials captors were paid €12m   Irish Times
Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo, two Italian aid workers taken hostage in ...   Herald Scotland
Ransom row erupts as Italian women released   The Daily Star
Sky News Australia
Arab News
Ynetnews
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