ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamber out to safety with an ex plosive belt still strapped around his neck. Sunday, January 20, 2013
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Algerian army takes hard line in militant battle
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamber out to safety with an ex plosive belt still strapped around his neck.
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamber out to safety with an ex plosive belt still strapped around his neck. 
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Givenchy makes menswear combatorial
PARIS (AP) -- Gladiatorial combat is in the air for Givenchy's ever- creative Riccardo Tisci.
Algeria army takes hard line in militant battle
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamb er out to safety with an explosive belt still strapped around his neck.
Insight: Algerians suspect inside help in hostage raid
LONDON/ALGIERS (Reuters) – The In Amenas gas plant felt impregnable to many who worked there – walled in, hundreds of miles from anywhere and with the Algerian army constantly patrolling its desert approaches. That was a mirage. Libya, an ex-police state turned arms bazaar and now open for jihad, lies just 50 empty miles away. And in any case, the enemy was probably already inside the gates. …
Canada provinces set strict caps on generic drug prices
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to tighter caps on the prices of six of the most widely prescribed generic drugs, and that’s just the beginning of a coordinated effort to hold down costs, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Friday. Aiming to cut high cost of generics for private and government health programs in Canada, the jurisdictions will allow drugstores to charge no more than 18 percent of the price of the brand-name equivalent. “This is a start. …
Northern Irish protests peaceful as "flag" riots subside
BELFAST (Reuters) – Protests in Northern Ireland passed off peacefully for the first Friday night this year after almost six weeks of rioting by pro-British loyalists. The loyalists have held nightly demonstrations since pro-Irish nationalist council lors voted last month to end a century-old tradition of flying the British union flag every day over Belfast City Hall. …
PARIS (AP) -- Gladiatorial combat is in the air for Givenchy's ever- creative Riccardo Tisci. Algeria army takes hard line in militant battle
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamb er out to safety with an explosive belt still strapped around his neck. Insight: Algerians suspect inside help in hostage raid
LONDON/ALGIERS (Reuters) – The In Amenas gas plant felt impregnable to many who worked there – walled in, hundreds of miles from anywhere and with the Algerian army constantly patrolling its desert approaches. That was a mirage. Libya, an ex-police state turned arms bazaar and now open for jihad, lies just 50 empty miles away. And in any case, the enemy was probably already inside the gates. … Canada provinces set strict caps on generic drug prices
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to tighter caps on the prices of six of the most widely prescribed generic drugs, and that’s just the beginning of a coordinated effort to hold down costs, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Friday. Aiming to cut high cost of generics for private and government health programs in Canada, the jurisdictions will allow drugstores to charge no more than 18 percent of the price of the brand-name equivalent. “This is a start. …
Northern Irish protests peaceful as "flag" riots subside
BELFAST (Reuters) – Protests in Northern Ireland passed off peacefully for the first Friday night this year after almost six weeks of rioting by pro-British loyalists. The loyalists have held nightly demonstrations since pro-Irish nationalist council lors voted last month to end a century-old tradition of flying the British union flag every day over Belfast City Hall. … seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
UN fails in attempt to restart Iran nuke probe
VIENNA (AP) -- U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Video appears to show Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites fighting in Syria
An unprecedented and slickly-produced video is being circulated around Shiite areas of Lebanon showing alleged Shiite combatants fighting in Syria. The video’s production and open dissemination highlights how fighters outside Syria are jumping into the country’s ongoing civil war - and growing less shy about hiding it.
No dropped charge in Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- There will be no change to the charges against five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused in the Sept. 11 attacks after all. At least not yet.
VIENNA (AP) -- U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Video appears to show Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites fighting in Syria
An unprecedented and slickly-produced video is being circulated around Shiite areas of Lebanon showing alleged Shiite combatants fighting in Syria. The video’s production and open dissemination highlights how fighters outside Syria are jumping into the country’s ongoing civil war - and growing less shy about hiding it.
No dropped charge in Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- There will be no change to the charges against five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused in the Sept. 11 attacks after all. At least not yet.
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