World News Briefs -- January 14, 2015 (Evening Edition)

Wednesday, 14 January 2015





BBC: Charlie Hebdo attack: Print run for new issue expanded



FOX News: 'Survivors' issue' of Charlie Hebdo sells out in minutes amid backlash from Muslim leaders



BBC: Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new 'survivors' issue'



Reuters: Charlie Hebdo 'All is Forgiven' edition sells out in minutes



BBC: Charlie Hebdo: Muslim media anger at new cartoon



MIDDLE EAST



Anger, calls for calm in Middle East over new Charlie cartoons .



Iran condemns 'provocative' new Charlie Hebdo cartoon . Iran's Zarif suggests Charlie Hebdo makes dialogue harder .



Assad: Syria sympathizes with Paris attack victims .



Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State .



Islamic State group losing ground in symbolic Kobani battle.



Eighteen air strikes target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: U.S. .



Kerry and Zarif hold lengthy Iran nuclear talks in Geneva .



Iran says new sanctions threaten nuclear talks .



'Abject poverty' driving Jordan's Syrian refugees to drastic action: U.N. . Syria refugees: UN warns of extreme poverty in Jordan .



Yemen not 'exporter of terror': president .



After Paris march, Netanyahu leads the pack in Israeli election .



ASIA



New Sri Lanka government calls for Rajapaksa 'conspiracy' probe .



Pope Francis preaches reconciliation in former Sri Lanka war zone .



Islamic State begins recruiting campaign in Pakistan, Afghanistan .



Pakistan school attack: Suspects arrested in Afghanistan .



In budget plan, Japan proposes more spending and aims to borrow less .



Kim Jong Un reportedly due to visit Moscow .



Hun Sen, Cambodia's prime minister, marks 30 years of hardline rule .



China 'breaks Turkish-Uighur passport plot' .



AirAsia plane 'fuselage located' - officials .



AFRICA



Ebola cases 'drop to lowest levels in months' .



Chad offers Cameroon support in fight against Boko Haram .



Boko Haram increases attacks as Nigeria elections loom . Nigerian troops repel Islamist militant attack on town of Biu .



Nigerian military dismisses reports that Boko Haram killed 2,000 .



Boko Haram massacre: ‘I walked through five villages and each one was empty except for dead bodies’ .



Libya talks start in Geneva, U.N. aims for unity government deal .



US gives LRA commander, war crimes suspect to Ugandans .



Tanzania says ready to take on Congo rebels .



Report counts cost of prolonged war in South Sudan .



Floods kill scores in Malawi and Mozambique .



EUROPE



France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast . France arrests 54 for defending terror; announces crackdown .



‘Act of war’: New Charlie Hebdo edition triggers Muslims’ anger, threats . New Charlie Hebdo reaches global audience, dismays Muslims.



PEGIDA's anti-Muslim calls shake up German politics .



Bulgaria to extend fence at Turkish border to bar refugee influx .



Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine .



Russian finance minister warns on spending as crisis deepens . Russia appeals for calm as crisis forces it to cut budget .



Poll shows Greece's Syriza holds steady lead over conservatives .



Italian President steps down, citing age and ‘fatigue’ .



Catalonia calls snap vote .



AMERICAS



FBI 'foils IS-inspired plot to attack on US Capitol' . ISIS sympathizer arrested after allegedly plotting US Capitol attack, authorities say.



4 top Secret Service executives told to leave their posts in agency shake-up .



House votes to overturn Obama immigration actions, bill heads to Senate .



Mitt Romney 'likely to run for White House in 2016' .



Maduro to meet Putin as oil dependent economies sink .



Nighttime shop queues banned in three Venezuela states amid shortages .



Haiti in quandary after parliament dissolves .



Nearly 8 out of 10 U.S. tax filers get tax refunds .



Economic death spiral: More American businesses dying than starting .



John Boehner: Barman 'wanted to shoot or poison' US Speaker .



TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR



Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims Charlie Hebdo attack . Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack .



White House: Obama's pledge to close Gitmo will be 'very difficult' .



US Senate Republicans introduce moratorium on Gitmo prisoners transfer .



White House rejects 'radical Islam' label for terrorists .



ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS



Exclusive: Samsung approaches BlackBerry about buyout - source .



Google Translate app becomes real-time interpreter .



Wall St. ends down for fourth day on global growth worries .



World Bank cuts global growth forecast .



Oil steadies but stays under pressure on World Bank growth cut . Oil falls below $45 as OPEC digs in heel.

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