the guardian: Massive fire at Dubai skyscraper interrupts New Year's Eve fireworks

One person suffers heart attack and 17 injured as fire shoots up high-rise hotel building in city centre [more...]

CPJ: Mubarak intensifies press attacks with assaults, detentions

 New York, February 3, 2011--Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak unleashed an unprecedented and systematic attack on international media today as his supporters assaulted reporters in the streets while security forces began obstructing and detaining journalists covering the unrest that threatens to topple his government. [more...]

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guardian: Egypt: bombing of Coptic church kills at least 21 people

About 50 others are wounded in Palm Sunday attack in Tanta, north of Cairo [more...]

al jazeera: French satirical magazine attacked in Paris

At least 12 people, including two police officers, killed when gunmen attack Charlie Hebdo magazine in French capital. [more...]

nytimes: Thousands in Turkey Rally Against Government After Ankara Bombings

A day after the worst terrorist attack in Turkey’s modern history left nearly 100 people dead, thousands of mourners gathered on Sunday in central Ankara, the Turkish capital, to lay carnations and rail against the government. [more...]

Bloomberg: Ex-IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Said to Lack Credibility

Questions about the credibility of the woman who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a sexual attack have placed the case in jeopardy, a person familiar with the matter said. [more...]

the guardian: One dead, three injured in knife attack at train station near Munich

German prosecutors say suspect arrested after stabbing at Grafing, south-east of Munich, had ‘apparent Islamist motive’ [more...]

guardian: Saudi offers 'proof' of Iran's role in oil attack and urges US response

Defence spokesman calls on ‘international community to hold Iran responsible’ more...

Arizona Daily Star: Judge Roll, girl, 3 retirees, aide slain in attack on congresswoman

The last tweet from U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said, "My 1st Congress on Your Corner starts now. Please stop by to let me know what is on your mind or tweet me later."
It sounded so innocuous.
Minutes later, mayhem broke out and Giffords was critically wounded by a shot to the head. Six people were killed, including federal judge John Roll, who had recently worked with Giffords on court issues. A total of 13 people were injured.
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guardian: NHS hospitals across England hit by large-scale cyber-attack

Many hospitals having to divert emergency patients, with doctors reporting messages demanding money [more...]

the guardian: Orlando shooting: 'It's way too easy to kill people,' says Congressman, as 50 die in attack

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guardian: Germany attack: shisha bar gunman kills 10 in Hanau

A gunman has killed nine people in two apparently racially motivated shootings at shisha bars and one at his home in the German town of Hanau, police have said. The suspect then killed himself, according to police, after also killing his mother at his home. more...

new york times: U.S. Assessment of Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons

The United States Government assesses with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21, 2013,” said a declassified report released by the White House on Friday. [more...]

guardian: Malaysian mugging victim Ashraf Haziq says 'Britain is great'

Student attacked in Barking amid London riots is discharged from hospital as police make arrest in connection with his attack [more...]

guardian: Brooklyn subway shooting: 16 people injured, five critically, in attack – latest news

Full report: at least 16 hurt in Brooklyn subway shooti

WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff

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WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded. For further information please visit the special project website www.collateralmurder.com




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the guardian: Three dead in Tel Aviv market shooting

Three people have been killed in a shooting attack on at a popular retail complex in central Tel Aviv. The shooting on Wednesday evening took place around the Sarona complex, an area with shops and restaurants close to the Israeli military’s main headquarters. [more...]

re publica: Two Who Moved Through Europe’s Revolving-Door Prisons Get Terrorist Designation

Authorities say former members of a Paris neighborhood gang ended up aiding the Charlie Hebdo attack, recruiting militant fighters to Syria [mehr...]

the guardian: Nice truck attack: France mourns again after 84 killed in Bastille day atrocity – live

Witnesses describe the terror and chaos after an armed man ploughed into crowds celebrating France’s national day in Nice [more...]