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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. secretary-general is condemning the deadly attack on a French satirical newspaper as “a horrendous, unjustifiable and cold-blooded crime.” Ban Ki-moon spoke to the media hours after masked gunmen stormed the newspaper’s Paris offices and killed 12 people, including the editor. Ban called it “a very …

MOSCOW – The international police agency Interpol has issued a wanted notice for former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on charges of embezzlement. The so-called “red notice” issued Monday is not an arrest warrant, but aimed at helping national police agencies of member countries identify suspects. Yanukovych abandoned his post and …

SYDNEY – Beaches at the Australian city of Newcastle have been closed for a sixth day because of a 5-meter (16-foot) great white shark that is lurking in coastal waters. Newcastle City Council Aquatic Services Coordinator Peter Withers says the shark was first spotted on Saturday off Merewether Beach and …