Sydney Siege: Uneasy ending
Police stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman had taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag, television footage showed early Tuesday.
Tue Dec 16 2014
Police storm Sydney cafe, more hostages freed
Police stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman had taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag, more hostages freed.
Mon Dec 15 2014
Australian Muslim groups condemn Sydney cafe siege
More than 40 Australian Muslim groups on Monday jointly condemned a siege at a Sydney cafe in which hostages were taken by an armed man and an Islamic flag displayed.
Mon Dec 15 2014
UPDATE: Five hostages run out of Sydney siege cafe
Five people ran out of a Sydney cafe where a gunman has taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag against the window, witnesses and police said Monday, adding that no one has yet been harmed
Mon Dec 15 2014
Three hostages run out of Sydney siege cafe: police
Three people ran out of a Sydney cafe where a gunman has taken hostages and displayed an Islamic flag against the window, police said Monday, adding that no one has yet been harmed.
Mon Dec 15 2014
Hostages held inside Sydney cafe, Islamic flag held up
Hostages were being held inside a cafe in central Sydney Monday with a siege underway and an Islamic flag held up to a window, witnesses and reports said.
Mon Dec 15 2014
Motorcycling - Marquez wins Australian MotoGP after intense battle with Martin
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Sun Oct 20 2024
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Millions in Cuba still without power as major outage persists
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Surge in Gaza violence increases famine risk, monitor says
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel's north
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Elon Musk promises to award $1 mil each day to a signer of his petition
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Sun Oct 20 2024
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Sun Oct 20 2024
Father of Malaysian Islamic banking, Abdul Halim Ismail passes away
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Sun Oct 20 2024