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• French riot police pressure gunman to surrender
• 3 blasts outside hideout of French terror suspect
• New Hampshire gay marriage repeal fails
• Prosecutor: French shooter proud of the 7 slayings
• New York jail sued after five suicides in two years
• Illinois features high-profile congressional races
• Suspect in Afghan case a profile in contradictions
• Islamists seek influence in Syria uprising
• Road to radicalization from Toulouse to Kandahar
• Charges filed against Chevron execs in Brazil
• UN chief: Syria unrest could have global impact
• French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings, but spent time in militant Pakistani area
• French police in standoff with suspected shooter
• French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings
• Road to radicalisation from Toulouse to Kandahar
• Fugitive Iraq VP says bodyguard tortured to death
• Holed-up French suspect plans nighttime surrender
• Army examining mental health programs
• Book: The Inside Story of How Bell Labs Invented the World We Live in Today
• High court hears suit over Cheney event arrest
• France's deadly Toulouse shootings: Blame anti-immigrant rhetoric?
• Death penalty for Staff Sgt. Bales? Not likely.
• Army examining medical health programs
• Teachers, parents, writers explore yin-yang of Titanic for kids ahead of wreck's centennial
• Saudi Arabia pushing Bahrain to solve crisis, fears Syria effect
• Illinois GOP Primary Duel Goes to Newcomer
• Prosecutor: French shooter was planning new attack
• Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators
• French prosecutor: Gunman planned to kill soldier
• Consequences for security as NYPD-FBI rift widens
• New adviser teams key to US exit from Afghanistan
• Iraqi al Qaeda claims bombs targeting summit security
• Entrepreneurs exploit economics of Syria uprising
• Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq attacks
• Ala. Legislature offers tax credit for hiring vets
• AP Interview: Prince Ali wants Asian clout in FIFA
• 4 members of Shiite family killed in Baghdad home
• Militants kill American teacher in Yemen
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French riot police pressure gunman to surrender Posted: Riot police set off explosions outside an apartment building early Thursday in an effort to force the surrender of a gunman who boasted of bringing France "to its knees" with an al-Qaida-linked terror spree that killed seven people.

3 blasts outside hideout of French terror suspect Posted: Three explosions were heard near an apartment building in southwest France where a suspected gunman is holed up, but an Interior Ministry spokesman would not confirm the blasts meant the start of an assault.

New Hampshire gay marriage repeal fails Posted: BOSTON (Reuters) - New Hampshire lawmakers easily defeated a bill on Wednesday that would have been the first step toward reversing the state's law that allows same-sex couples to marry. The attempt to repeal a law that made gay marriages legal in the state, failed by a vote of 116-211 in the Republican-controlled legislature, drawing applause from many lawmakers in the historic statehouse in Concord. Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, had promised to veto the bill if it reached his desk. ...

Prosecutor: French shooter proud of the 7 slayings Posted: Riot police surrounded an apartment building into the night on Wednesday, laying siege to a gunman who boasted of bringing France "to its knees" by carrying out an al-Qaida-linked terror spree that killed seven people.

New York jail sued after five suicides in two years Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing a New York county of poor oversight of a local jail where five inmates have committed suicide since 2010. The New York Civil Liberties Union filed its suit in state Supreme Court against Nassau County, on Long Island, in light of the recent death of Iraq war veteran Bartholomew Ryan. Ryan, 32, hung himself in February shortly after being jailed on a drunk driving charge, according to the lawsuit. ...

Illinois features high-profile congressional races Posted: Illinois Republicans emerged Wednesday from a combative primary in which a freshman congressman ousted a 20-year veteran and pledged to aggressively defend the party's recent gains, despite a new congressional map that whittles the state into districts favoring Democrats.

Suspect in Afghan case a profile in contradictions Posted: Robert Bales boasted of being one of the good guys, a proud patriot who enlisted in the Army just two months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and engaged in some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq.

Islamists seek influence in Syria uprising Posted: The gunmen in eastern Syria, wielding grenade launchers and assault rifles, announced on the Internet they were forming the "God is Great" Brigade and joining the country's rebellion. They swore allegiance to the Free Syrian Army and vowed to topple President Bashar Assad.

Road to radicalization from Toulouse to Kandahar Posted: TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - For Mohamed Merah, the Frenchman suspected of killing four Jews and three Muslim soldiers in southwestern France, the road to radicalization ran from a delinquent childhood in Toulouse to Kandahar in Afghanistan. Merah, 24, who was holed up in a suburban Toulouse apartment on Wednesday, besieged by police commandos from the elite RAID unit, claimed affiliation with al Qaeda and said he wanted to avenge the deaths of Palestinian children, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said. ...

Charges filed against Chevron execs in Brazil Posted: Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 17 Chevron and Transocean company executives on Wednesday for an oil leak in the Atlantic, a move deemed outrageous by those targeted but applauded by environmentalists.

UN chief: Syria unrest could have global impact Posted: The "extremely dangerous" conflict in Syria could have global repercussions, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, as fresh violence erupted and an al-Qaida-inspired group claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Damascus.

French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings, but spent time in militant Pakistani area Posted: PARIS - Just a few weeks ago, Mohamed Merah partied at a nightclub, and an acquaintance noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Another friend said the former car body shop worker liked to talk about "cars, bikes, girls and sports."

French police in standoff with suspected shooter Posted: In a tense, daylong standoff, French riot police demanded the surrender Wednesday of a gunman whom they say boasted of shooting seven victims in an al-Qaida-linked terror spree.

French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings Posted: Just a few weeks ago, Mohamed Merah partied at a nightclub, and an acquaintance noticed nothing out of the ordinary about the former car body shop worker who another friend said liked to talk about "cars, bikes, girls and sports."

Road to radicalisation from Toulouse to Kandahar Posted: TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - For Mohamed Merah, the Frenchman suspected of killing four Jews and three Muslim soldiers in southwestern France, the road to radicalisation ran from a delinquent childhood in Toulouse to Kandahar in Afghanistan. Merah, 24, who was holed up in a suburban Toulouse apartment on Wednesday, besieged by police commandos from the elite RAID unit, claimed affiliation with al Qaeda and said he wanted to avenge Palestinian children, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said. ...

Fugitive Iraq VP says bodyguard tortured to death Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi accused the government on Wednesday of torturing to death one of his bodyguards, an accusation that could make it more difficult to resolve a case that has split the country's politics on dangerous sectarian fault lines. Hashemi, Iraq's most senior Sunni Arab politician, is sheltering in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq after the government issued an arrest warrant accusing him of running death squads. The case, which erupted on the eve of the U.S. ...

Holed-up French suspect plans nighttime surrender Posted: The Interior Minister says a holed-up suspect wanted for shooting seven people dead plans to turn himself in to French police surrounding him at night "to be more discreet."

Army examining mental health programs Posted: The Army inspector general is conducting a system-wide review of mental health facilities to determine whether psychiatrists overturned diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder to save money, a move that comes as the case of a U.S. soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians has brought fresh attention to the strains of war.

Book: The Inside Story of How Bell Labs Invented the World We Live in Today Posted: In the decades before the country's best minds began migrating west to California's Silicon Valley, many of them came east to New Jersey, where they worked in enormous brick-and-glass buildings located on grassy campuses where deer would graze at twilight. In a time before Google, Bell Labs sufficed as the country's intellectual utopia. It was where the future, which is what we now happen to call the present, was conceived and designed.

High court hears suit over Cheney event arrest Posted: The Supreme Court appeared inclined Wednesday to shield federal agents who are protecting government officials from claims of free speech violations, in a case that began with the arrest of a man who confronted Vice President Dick Cheney.

France's deadly Toulouse shootings: Blame anti-immigrant rhetoric? Posted: After several Muslims and Jews are murdered, critics wonder if Nicolas Sarkozy ought to tone down France's inflammatory debate on multiculturalism

Death penalty for Staff Sgt. Bales? Not likely. Posted: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is possible if a U.S. military court finds an Army staff sergeant guilty of gunning down Afghan children and family members. But it isn't likely.

Army examining medical health programs Posted: The Army inspector general is conducting a system-wide review of mental health facilities to determine whether psychiatrists overturned diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder to save money, a move that comes as the case of a U.S. soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians has brought fresh attention to the strains of war.

Teachers, parents, writers explore yin-yang of Titanic for kids ahead of wreck's centennial Posted: NEW YORK, N.Y. - Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten.

Saudi Arabia pushing Bahrain to solve crisis, fears Syria effect Posted: MANAMA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia wants Bahrain's government and opposition to resolve a political crisis that it fears could worsen because of the sectarian fallout of fighting in Syria and destabilize its Eastern Province, a diplomat and opposition politician said. Bahrain has been in turmoil since the Arab Spring protest movement first erupted a year ago. Clashes have become a daily occurrence, usually in districts populated by majority Shi'ite Muslims who have dominated the protests. ...

Illinois GOP Primary Duel Goes to Newcomer Posted: In an unusual race showcasing two Republican incumbents battling each other for survival, freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger defeated 10-term GOP incumbent Rep. Don Manzullo to win the Republican nomination for Illinois' 16th congressional district. With 99 percent reporting, Kinzinger, 34, won 55.9 percent of the vote to...

Prosecutor: French shooter was planning new attack Posted: After a pre-dawn raid erupted into a firefight, French riot police pressed Wednesday for the surrender of a holed-up gunman who is suspected in seven killings and claiming allegiance to al-Qaida. A prosecutor said the man was planning to kill another soldier imminently.

Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators Posted: Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten.

French prosecutor: Gunman planned to kill soldier Posted: TOULOUSE, France - After a pre-dawn raid erupted into a firefight, French riot police pressed Wednesday for the surrender of a holed-up gunman who is suspected in seven killings and claiming allegiance to al-Qaida. A prosecutor said the gunman was planning to kill another soldier imminently.

Consequences for security as NYPD-FBI rift widens Posted: In the fall of 2010, the FBI and New York Police Department were working together on a terrorism investigation on Long Island. The cyber case had been open for more than a year at the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn. So, the Justice Department was surprised when, without notice, the NYPD went to federal prosecutors in Manhattan and asked them to approve a search warrant in the case.

New adviser teams key to US exit from Afghanistan Posted: Deep in the piney woods of western Louisiana, a mob of Afghans gathers at the gate of what looks like a typical government building in southern Afghanistan.

Iraqi al Qaeda claims bombs targeting summit security Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings that killed at least 52 people across the country on Tuesday in attacks aimed at undermining tighter security measures ahead of week's Arab League summit in Baghdad. Iraq is due to host the meeting for the first time in over 20 years and the government is anxious to show it can maintain security following the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December. ...

Entrepreneurs exploit economics of Syria uprising Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - While Syria's economy as a whole has been crippled by violent unrest, there are some people for whom the uprising has created business opportunities. Take building contractor Ahmed, who asked to be identified only by his first name for fear of arrest. He has been artfully building unlicensed, small-scale housing while the authorities are distracted with the more pressing task of quelling a revolt. "Yes, yes, I exploit the revolution. The government is preoccupied," the 48-year-old said from his home in Aleppo, Syria's northern, sprawling merchant city of 2.5 million people. ...

Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq attacks Posted: Al-Qaida's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Wednesday for a wave of attacks that killed 46 people across the country this week and said the violence exposes how weak government security is ahead of the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad.

Ala. Legislature offers tax credit for hiring vets Posted: The Alabama Legislature is ready to offer new tax credits to businesses that hire unemployed veterans.

AP Interview: Prince Ali wants Asian clout in FIFA Posted: Prince Ali bin Al Hussein is hoping to bring more positive change to FIFA and help boost Asia's influence in world soccer after spearheading a campaign against a ban on Islamic women wearing hijabs during matches.

4 members of Shiite family killed in Baghdad home Posted: Iraqi officials say assailants have killed a Shiite mother and her three children after breaking into their house in Baghdad.

Militants kill American teacher in Yemen Posted: SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing", and officials said government forces had killed a dozen militants in clashes and attacks on their strongholds. The incidents underscore the challenges facing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took office last month after a year of massive protests against his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh. A police source in the city of Taiz said a gunman riding on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice shot the U.S. ...

OLRTXT PLCY JP IR IN US CN ASIA NEWS DIP TRD PROD CRU Posted: India pushes refiners to cut Iran imports, despite sanctions scorn NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, publicly disdainful of sanctions to pressure Iran, has been left off a list of nations given a U.S. waiver from the measures, but is privately pushing its refiners for substantial cuts in imports from the Middle Eastern country. The United States gave exemptions on Tuesday from its crippling financial sanctions to Japan and 10 EU nations it said had cut purchases of Iranian crude, but left Asian economic giants India and China exposed to the risk of such steps. ...

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