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Several French political figures, including Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and former President François Hollande, are taking part in the ceremonies commemorating the January 2015 attacks and paying tribute to the Charlie Hebdo victims and to police lieutenant Ahmed Merabet. IMAGES
Fans gather outside 90 Bedford Street, a six-story building in the West Village in New York City that was featured on the show "Friends," to pay tribute to actor Matthew Perry, who died Saturday. Perry, 54, was known globally for his portrayal of wise-cracking character Chandler Bing on "Friends." First responders found Perry unconscious in a hot tub at his house and were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. IMAGES
Matthew Perry, troubled star of the smash hit TV sitcom "Friends," was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, US media reported. He was 54. IMAGES
More than 2,400 people were killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including over 350 killed in lynchings by locals and vigilante groups, the UN says. "Between January 1 and August 15 of this year, at least 2,439 people have been killed and a further 902 injured," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells reporters in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral for former pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the age of 95, on January 5, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni says. SOUNDBITE
Charlie Hebdo lawyer Richard Malka and Hyper Cacher hero Lassana Bathily arrive at the Paris court on the first day of the appeal trial of two alleged supporters of the 2015 attackers. Ali Riza Polat, a 37-year-old Franco-Turkish man who faces the heaviest charges and a life sentence, had marked the first "historic" hearing with his outbursts and invective. The second defendant, Amar Ramdani, received the maximum sentence of 20 years for criminal terrorist association. IMAGES