Members of the French GIPN intervention police forces secure a neighbourhood in Corcy, northeast of Paris January 8, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Top Story: Armed French gendarmes swoop on villages in manhunt for newspaper attackers -- Reuters
MIDDLE EAST
U.S. forces 'building pressure' on Islamic State: military chief .
U.S.-led airstrikes continue in Iraq and Syria; civilian deaths probed . Islamic State targeted in 13 strikes by U.S., allies -U.S. military .
Islamic State attacks checkpoints in Iraq's Samarra .
String of attacks leave many dead in Iraq .
Medical aid unable to enter Syrian rebel-held Aleppo: WHO .
Winter storm brings misery to Middle East refugees . 'We are slowly dying here': Syrian refugees suffer in storm-hit Lebanon .
Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N ..
ICC 'close' to opening Gaza war investigation.
In Washington, Gantz warns against concessions with Iran .
ASIA
Rajapaksa rival ahead in Sri Lanka vote count . Sri Lanka on edge as voting ends in tight presidential election .
Thai PM's impeachment hearing to begin .
AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather prevents tail retrieval . AirAsia plane's tail may be lifted to retrieve black boxes .
Seven dead in Bangladesh's election anniversary protests .
US group: NKorean sub equipped to fire missiles .
Kim Jong Un celebrates (unknown) birthday .
China woos Latin America with promises of investments . China to invest $20bn in struggling Venezuela.
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal restarts genocide trial .
AFRICA
Boko Haram 'kills hundreds' in Nigeria raids . Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town . Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault. Nigeria's Boko Haram killed more than 100 during weekend attack .
Chad appeals for aid for refugees who fled Boko Haram attacks .
Ethnic cleansing in Central African Republic, no genocide: U.N. inquiry .
Mali president names Modibo Keita as new prime minister .
Egypt to hold parliamentary election starting March 22-23 .
Egypt Army doubling size of Gaza buffer by demolishing 1,220 homes, evicting residents .
From Egypt's leader, an ambitious call for reform in Islam .
Nigerian leader launches re-election bid amid troubles .
Rights groups urge United States to seek U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan .
Suspected Islamist car bombing badly injures Somali lecturer .
Niger delta communities to sue Shell in London for oil spill compensation .
EUROPE
French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects .
Brothers sought in French attack were on US no-fly list .
Francois Hollande leads a minute of silence for a nation in mourning .
France hunts for 2 suspects; Nation mourns their victims .
French mosques attacked amid fear of reprisals .
Charlie Hebdo: UK steps up security after Paris attack .
Russian, French FMs reaffirm necessity of joint efforts to fight terrorism .
Merkel: sanctions to be lifted from Russia when causes are eliminated . Russia sanctions can only be lifted if Minsk fully implemented: Merkel .
EU offers 1.8 billion euros for Ukraine as Germany seeks reform .
Serb war crimes prosecutor: 'We stirred up hornet's nest' .
Scottish separatists 'not pushing for second referendum' .
Attacked satirical French weekly to print a million copies next week .
Euro close to 1999 levels against dollar .
AMERICAS
Peru's Fujimori, already jailed, slapped with another prison term .
Slump in New York arrests, fines hits traffic lawyers, bail bondsmen .
Top US delegation to hold migration talks in Cuba .
Dissidents free but questions hang over US-Cuba deal . Cuba frees five more political prisoners, dissidents say.
Uruguay: Seeming explosive device found near Israel Embassy .
Mexico police held over abduction of journalist Sanchez . Mexico holding 13 police officers in journalist's kidnapping .
Haiti political crisis stalls homebuilding for quake survivors .
Colombia’s ELN guerrillas inch toward peace talks .
Argentina faces tampon shortage as defiance of debts causes import trouble .
Record-breaking cold closes U.S. schools, cancels flights .
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
MI5 chief: Paris attack 'terrible reminder' of terror threat .
EU lawyers checking legality of terror finance deal with US .
Female Guantanamo guards barred from moving 9/11 defendants .
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists destroy 13th century Muslim shrine in Syria .
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Oil holds ground as traders search for bottom of rout .
Samsung forecasts a 37% drop in quarterly profits.
US stocks gain, recovering losses from first days of year .
No chance of OPEC output cut, even after oil dips below $50: Gulf delegates .
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