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8. April 2017, 21:58

France honours terror victims

A service of remembrance has been taking place in France to honour three police officers killed in terrorist attacks in Paris last week. President Francois Hollande led tributes to the officers, two of whom died in an attack on the headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, while the third was killed in a separate incident. Funerals of four Jewish victims of the attacks have been held in Israel. Meanwhile Charlie Hebdo is publishing its first edition since last week's attack, which left 8 of its journalists dead. The cover features a cartoon of the prophet Mohammed holding a sign saying Je Suis Charlie, the phrase which has been widely used to express solidarity with those killed. Charlie Ebdo journalist Zineb El Rhazoui says it's been difficult to carry on: “We still don’t know how we will continue without them because we have lost eight people, eight important people for us, eight friends”.

Mubarak corruption conviction overturned

Egypt's top appeals court has ordered the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons in a corruption case. Mubarak had received a three year prison sentence in May for embezzlement. It is the last remaining case keeping Mubarak in prison.

US Centcom hacked

The United States military has confirmed that the Twitter and YouTube accounts of its Central Command have been hacked by a group claiming to represent Islamic State militants. Centcom has sought to play down the attack, saying an initial assessment showed no classified information was posted by the hackers.

Ukraine summit cancelled

The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine after talks last night in Berlin have said a leaders’ summit on the Ukraine crisis planned for Thursday has been cancelled. They cited a lack of progress in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire, and disagreements over aid deliveries and release of prisoners.

Napolitano steps down

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced that President Giorgio Napolitano is stepping down today. The 89 year old president had agreed to extend his term in 2013, following deadlocked parliamentary elections.

Air Asia voice recorder retrieved

In Indonesia, divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Air Asia plane which crashed into the Java Sea at the end of last month. The flight data recorder was recovered yesterday.

Pope Francis in Sri Lanka

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights in Sri Lanka and for reconciliation between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. It is the first papal visit to Sri Lanka since the end of the 26-year civil war in 2009.

The Weather

This afternoon, sunny with föhn winds in the west. Top temperatures 3 to 14 degrees.

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