 BBC News | Police deploy explosives in French gunman siege Reuters By John Irish | TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - French police fired shots and set off explosives roughly every hour outside an apartment block in southern France on Thursday to try to force out a 24-year-old gunman suspected of killing seven people in the ... French Close In on Gunman Mohammed Merah, French shooting suspect, trades gunfire with police in standoff Toulouse siege: live |
 CBS News | Siege of French killings suspect enters 2nd day CBS News Updated 12:12 am ET (AP) TOULOUSE, France - 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 Qaeda-linked terror spree ... Toulouse siege: live Standoff with shooting suspect unfolds in France Toulouse siege of suspect in Jewish school shooting enters second day |
 CTV.ca | UN unites on Syria, violence spills into Lebanon Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - The UN Security Council, including Russia and China, threw its weight on Wednesday behind efforts by Kofi Annan to end the bloody conflict in Syria, providing a rare moment of global unity in the face of the ... What it's like to be shot at, other glimpses of Syria [Video] UN Security Council Backs Envoy's Peace Plan for Syria Russia and China join UN security council effort to end Syrian bloodshed |
BBC News | Police raid on Toulouse shooting suspect CNN International Toulouse, France (CNN) -- Mohammed Merah, 23, suspected in seven recent killings, remained holed up Thursday in an apartment in the southern French city of Toulouse, more than 24 hours after hundreds of officers lay siege. Police continued to demand ... Toulouse siege enters second day Blasts heard as French gunman siege enters second day Toulouse siege: live |
 CBS News | French police set off explosions in standoff CBS News Updated at 8:23 pm ET (CBS/AP) TOULOUSE, France - 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 Qaeda-linked terror ... France Suspect Seen as a Home-Grown Militant Toulouse siege: live Police raid on Toulouse shooting suspect |
 ABC News | Who is French shootings suspect Mohammed Merah? CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN (CNN) -- Mohammed Merah, a 23-year-old man described by French authorities as a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist, has been named as the chief suspect in a series of shootings that have left seven people dead. Police raid on Toulouse shooting suspect Explosions reported as standoff between French police and terror suspect escalates Explosions Heard Near Suspected Killer's Home in France |
 Fox News | Explosions reported as standoff between French police and terror suspect escalates Fox News TOULOUSE, France รข€" 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 Qaeda-linked terror spree that killed seven people. French Close In on Gunman Blasts at scene of Toulouse gunman siege Suspect in France Remains in Standoff With Police |
 BBC News | Blasts at scene of Toulouse gunman siege BBC News Three explosions have been heard at a block of flats in the French city of Toulouse where a man suspected of killing seven people has been holed up. The city's deputy mayor confirmed an assault on the flat, surrounded by police for nearly 24 hours, ... Prosecutor: French shooter proud of the 7 slayings Toulouse siege: live Police begin assault on apartment of suspect in Toulouse shooting |
 Wall Street Journal | Cornered Suspect Planned New Attack, French Say Wall Street Journal By INTI LANDAURO And DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS TOULOUSE, Franceรข€"A French national suspected of a string of deadly attacks that have gripped France remained pinned inside a Toulouse apartment by French special forces Wednesday evening, as prosecutors ... Toulouse siege: live French killings refocus fears on 'solo' acts of terror Toulouse shootings: suspect was 'preparing to kill again' |
 The Hindu | Toulouse Victims Buried in Israel New York Times JERUSALEM รข€" The journey from Toulouse, France, ended here, in the sprawling cemetery known as Har Hamenuchot, or the Mount of Rest, in the Jerusalem hills. The four victims of the shooting outside a Jewish school, three of them children, were buried on ... Official: French suspect sought more bloodshed Prosecutor: French shooter proud of the 7 slayings Toulouse siege: live |
 The Associated Press | Holed-up French suspect plans nighttime surrender The Associated Press TOULOUSE, France (AP) รข€" 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." Claude Gueant told France-2 TV that the suspect, ... Toulouse siege: live French killings refocus fears on 'solo' acts of terror French shooting suspect plans nighttime surrender, Interior Minister says |
 CBS News | Official: French suspect sought more bloodshed CBS News (CBS/AP) A man claiming al Qaeda links and suspected in the killings of three Jewish children, a rabbi and three paratroopers had planned to kill another soldier imminently, prompting a major police raid on his apartment, a French prosecutor said ... Who is French shootings suspect Mohammed Merah? French shooting suspect not jailed in Afghanistan: governor Cornered Suspect Planned New Attack, French Say |
 Globe and Mail | French police, shooting suspect continue standoff CBS News Updated at 12:57 pm ET (CBS/AP) 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 Qaeda. French Jews, Muslims Struggle to Understand Toulouse Shootings French police in standoff with suspected shooter Toulouse siege: live |
 Globe and Mail | 'Police aren't to blame for failing to nab suspect sooner' Jerusalem Post By GIL SHEFLER, JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS Foreign minister says there was no way of knowing al-Qaida-affiliated man was tied to attacks that left 7 dead before Jewish school massacre; authorities deny reports that suspect was taken into custody. French Jews, Muslims Grapple to Understand Toulouse Shootings French hunt school killer, suspect neo-Nazi ties Who is French shootings suspect Mohammed Merah? |
CTV.ca | UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan Voice of America March 21, 2012 UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan VOA News The United Nations Security Council has adopted a presidential statement supporting UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's plan to try to end Syria's year-long unrest. What's behind Russia's involvement in Syria and Iran? National interests. Security Council backs Annan's Syria peace plan Syria: UN Security Council agrees statement on Assad regime |
 USA TODAY | Malia Obama 'safe' after earthquake hits Mexico USA TODAY By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY Malia Obama is "safe," the White House says, even though the First Daughter was in Mexico yesterday when a 7.6 earthquake hit near her. The young Obama is in Oaxaca, which shares a border with Guerrero. Earthquake in Mexico: Powerful, destructive but not deadly Earthquake in Mexico: Why the Country Was Ready This Time 7.4 Mexico quake causes damage, but no deaths |
 CBC.ca | French police in standoff with suspect in Jewish school slayings Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM PARIS -- Two French police officers were shot and injured Wednesday in a standoff with a man claiming to be a member of Al Qaeda and suspected of killing seven people, including a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school. French police in standoff with possibly Al Qaeda-linked suspect in school ... Juppe: Attacks on Jews are attacks on all French French hunt school killer, suspect neo-Nazi ties |
 ABC News | Earthquakes Rattle Mexico: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed, Damaged ABC News Two new earthquakes shook nearly 20 million people overnight in Mexico, which was already rattled Tuesday by a massive 7.4-magnitude tremor that ranked as one of the strongest in the country since a quake killed thousands almost 27 years. 7.4 quake hits Mexico, but apparently spares lives No major damage reports from Mexico quake Powerful quake hammers Mexico, no deaths reported |
 Telegraph.co.uk | French police surround suspect in Toulouse shootings CNN Toulouse, France (CNN) -- About 300 police officers surrounded an apartment in the south of France on Wednesday, trying to coax a man whom authorities called a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist to surrender after a series of shootings that left seven ... French police in standoff with possibly Al Qaeda-linked suspect in school ... Juppe: France to continue to fight anti-Semitism Toulouse siege: live |
 The Guardian | Suspect in School Shooting in France Expected to Surrender Voice of America March 21, 2012 Suspect in School Shooting in France Expected to Surrender VOA News French police say the alleged killer of three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France plans to give himself up. French police identify the suspect as ... Juppe: Attacks on Jews are attacks on all French citizens France shooting suspect holed up in building French police in standoff with Jewish school killing suspect |
 CBS News | France shootings suspect says he'll surrender CBS News Updated 4:55 am Eastern (CBS/AP) TOULOUSE, France - French police officers raided a house in the southern city of Toulouse early Wednesday morning, cornering a suspect in the killing three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers in three ... Jerusalem: Funeral begins for Toulouse shooting victims BBC's Zoe Conway: "There was a shootout and two French police officers were ... French hunt school killer, suspect neo-Nazi ties |
 CBC.ca | 'France, Israel stand in solidarity over Toulouse shooting' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF French FM Alain Juppe meets with Peres ahead of funerals for victims of the Toulouse Jewish school shooting: "The blood of both our nations was spilled in this murder." By Regis Duvignau / Reuters French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe ... French hunt school killer, suspect neo-Nazi ties 3 cops wounded after a shootout with suspect in Jewish school slayings; 1 held Toulouse siege: live |
 New York Times | French Police Raid Toulouse House for School Shooting Suspect New York Times TOULOUSE, France รข€" Elite police officers surrounded a multifamily residence in Toulouse early on Wednesday and were negotiating with a 24-year-old man claiming ties to Al Qaeda and suspected in the killings this week of three young children and a rabbi ... Cops surround suspect in France shootings France shootings: Police raid on suspect in Toulouse Plane with victims of French shooting lands in Israel |
