Written By Unknown on Senin, 16 Februari 2015 | 16.15
Police say two men arrested over a deadly shooting in Copenhagen have been charged with aiding the suspected gunman.
A massive manhunt was launched in the wake of the shootings, which left two dead and five police officers injured.
Police are attempting to piece together events leading up to the attack
By the early hours of Sunday officers believed they had caught the killer after suspect Omar-el Hussein was shot dead near a train station. The two men were later arrested nearby.
Reporting from Copenhagen, Sky's Ian Woods said: "We are hearing that police have charged two people that they detained with aiding the man suspected of shooting dead these people in that terrorist attack.
Video:Police Identify Shooting Suspect
"I'm told one of them was arrested at an internet cafe and the other was arrested five hours earlier in the morning.
"I am told they are being charged in connection with hiding him after the initial gun attack at the cafe in Copenhagen early on Saturday afternoon, and also with supplying the weapon used. They will appear before a judge in a closed court session."
The first attack happened shortly before 3pm UK time on Saturday when a gunman opened fire outside a cafe where a panel was discussing freedom of speech.
Documentary film maker Finn Noergaard, 55, who was attending the event in the Krudttoenden cultural centre, was killed and three officers were injured after the shooter, armed with an automatic weapon, fired through the windows leaving dozens of bullet holes.
Shortly after midnight UK time, a second attack happened outside a synagogue in Krystalgade, where a Jewish man was killed after being shot in the head and two police officers were wounded.
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Gallery: Two Killed In Cafe And Synagogue Shootings
Two people have been killed and five police officers were injured in two shootings in the Danish capital Copenhagen. This is the scene of the cafe attack on Saturday
He was later shot dead by officers here, near one of the city's train stations, after reportedly opening fire on them
Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in attacks by separatists since a ceasefire came into force, according to reports.
The ceasefire came into force on Sunday morning, but a Kiev military source has reported four deaths since then.
A further 21 Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded, the source added.
Fighting has continued around Debaltseve in the country's east
Occasional shelling and gunfire has been heard close to the flashpoint town of Debaltseve in the country's east. It is on the frontline between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists.
The ceasefire agreement was reached following talks in the Belarus capital Minsk led by France and Germany.
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Gallery: Ukraine Truce Hopes To End Months Of Bloodshed
Pro-Russian separatists drive a tank through Donetsk. Most of the frontline has fallen silent, but a Kiev source said four Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the ceasefire started on Sunday.
Two members of the armed forces from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic stand guard at a checkpoint near the town
Egypt's military says it has bombed targets in Libya, a day after a video purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians was released by Islamic State-inspired combatants.
The attack, in which Libya's air force also took part, focused on camps, training sites and weapons storage areas across the border between the two countries.
A Libyan air force commander, quoted by Egyptian state television, said 40-50 militants were killed.
A spokesman for Egypt's Armed Forces General Command said the strikes were "to avenge the bloodshed and to seek retribution from the killers".
"Let those far and near know that Egyptians have a shield that protects them," the statement added.
Video:Egypt Jets Out To Hit Militants
State television broadcast footage of fighter jets it said were taking off to conduct the airstrikes.
The strikes come after video emerged showing 21 handcuffed hostages dressed in orange jumpsuits being murdered by militants identified as being from the Tripoli Province of Islamic State.
In the latest issue of the IS online magazine Dabiq, the group had said the same number of Egyptian hostages were being held in Libya.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron described the killings as "a cruel and barbaric act", adding: "We will not waver in our fight against terrorists and extremism."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest described the act as "despicable and cowardly".
In the aftermath, Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al Sisi, threatened to carry out a "suitable" punishment.
As well as the Egyptian airstrikes, Libya's air force also said it had launched airstrikes in the eastern city of Darna, which was taken over by IS-inspired combatants last year.
Saqer al Joroushi said the strikes by war planes loyal to the official government had been coordinated with Egypt and more would follow on Monday and Tuesday.
Witnesses said there were at least seven airstrikes in Darna.
Video:How IS Control Could Increase
In January, the fighters in Libya claimed it had abducted 21 Egyptian Christians.
The country's foreign ministry confirmed at the time that 20 Egyptians had been kidnapped in two separate incidents in Libya.
Relatives of those kidnapped have gathered in Cairo in recent days to call for the hostages to be released.
Egypt's Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and are estimated to account for around 10% of the country's population.
Thousands of Egyptians have headed to Libya to work since the Egyptian uprising in 2011, despite government advice that they should stay away from the country.
The killings raise the possibility that IS has established a direct affiliate less than 500 miles (800km) from the southern tip of Italy.
One of the fighters in the video makes a direct reference to this, saying the group now plans to "conquer Rome".
IS already controls around a third of Iraq and Syria in a self-declared caliphate.
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 15 Februari 2015 | 16.15
By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent
Mohamed Fahmy, one of three Al Jazeera journalists freed on bail after spending more than a year in an Egyptian prison, has told Sky News it would be naive to think he and his colleagues are in the clear.
Speaking from his family home in Cairo, Mr Fahmy said the 24 hours since his release had felt like a "rebirth and a fresh slate" but cautioned that the battle for freedom is not over.
He said: "I will fight this all the way. I don't trust the lawyers and I've learned not to get my hopes up or trust the system."
Mr Fahmy was released from jail on Friday along with his colleague Baher Mohamed after being told he would have to face a retrial over allegations they supported the Muslim Brotherhood.
The 40-year-old said he will be trying to schedule meetings with the Egyptian President, Foreign Minister and other officials in the coming days to try to guarantee his release.
Video:December - One Year In Jail
He said the Egyptian authorities had not given him his passports or any identity documents, which was making it difficult for him to return to normality as he cannot rent an apartment, drive.
His time in prison has also prevented him marrying his fiancée Marwa Omara, who has been waiting more than a year.
Mr Fahmy also has to register every day at his local police station as a condition of his bail - for which his family paid $33,000 (£21,000) - and has a travel ban imposed on him.
"We are still living in this nightmare. It's still there," he said.
Mohamed Fahmy and his colleagues Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste were arrested on 29 December 2013 and sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison on terror charges.
An appeals court later overturned the verdict, ordering the retrial and granting Mr Fahmy and Mr Mohamed bail.
Australian correspondent Mr Greste left the country almost two weeks earlier after a presidential decree allowed for the deportation of foreign convicts and defendants.
The next session of the trial is scheduled for the 23 February.
Mr Fahmy described life in a maximum security prison as "hell", especially his first month which was spent in solitary confinement in a tiny, insect-infested cell.
Video:January: Fiancee's Mixed Emotions
He said there was no light and he could not tell what time it was.
His two colleagues were then moved to another part of the prison where they were put together in a cell they described as a "shoe box".
The same prison was home to some of the most senior and high-profile members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including the group's Supreme Guide.
To entertain themselves and learn more about their fellow inmates, Mr Fahmy, Mr Greste and Mr Mohamed decided to start a mock station they named 'Al Jazeera Radio Prison' and began interviewing Brotherhood and jihadi inmates through the bars of their cells.
Mr Fahmy said the show gave them something to do and also provided some much-needed relief.
"It's important to have humour in prison to be able to survive," he said, smiling.
But prison authorities found out about the show and told them to shut it down.
The three men spent months in a cell together during their trial before being moved on to yet another wing after they were sentenced.
That is when other inmates joined them in a larger cell he describes as being like a "warehouse."
Video:4 February - Greste Arrives Home
Mr Fahmy said spending more than 400 days in an Egyptian prison had made him think a lot about his life and his priorities.
"Before, it was about getting exclusive stories and being on the front lines. Now I think more about my family and what really matters," he said.
Mr Fahmy admitted his employer, Al Jazeera, which is owned by Qatar, could have done more to better protect its staff on the ground.
He said senior managers displayed a "negligence of responsibility" when it came to their safety and security.
He also thought the Canadian government could have and still should exert much more pressure on the Egyptian authorities.
Mr Fahmy had dual Canadian-Egyptian citizenship but gave up his Egyptian nationality a few months ago after security officials told him to, indicating they would deport him - a move the journalist said was a trick which he now deeply regrets falling for.
But Mr Fahmy was clear about who was to blame for what happened to him and his colleagues.
"The Egyptians put me in prison, the Qataris contributed to my detention by mishandling issues with Al Jazeera's presence in Egypt and the Canadians had a very clear opening to get me out of this debacle," he said.
It was clear, he added, that he and his colleagues were used as pawns within a larger spat between Egypt and Qatar.
Video:'Incredible Angst' Of Journalist
He said: "This case is about freedom of speech only in the sense that you have silenced three award-winning journalists, recognised for their work, and putting them behind bars for not committing any crimes.
"However the other aspect of the case is the ongoing cold war between Egypt and Qatar that resulted in us being used as pawns to score settle these issues between these two countries."
In fact, he said, the prosecutor told him explicitly on various occasions while questioning him that he was being used as a pawn, although a record of their conversations has not been made public.
The TV journalist hopes to reveal much more about in a book he is planning to co-write with colleague Peter Greste, called Marriott Cell , the name they were given by the authorities after being arrested from the Marriott hotel in Cairo where they were working at the time.
Mr Fahmy said his lawyer, Amal Clooney, has expressed interest in writing the introduction to the book and he is already working on it.
For now though, Mohamed Fahmy is enjoying being free.
"It's just nice to walk around and not be followed by a cop," he said.
"You never really appreciate the simple things, but I do now."
A ceasefire deadline has passed in Ukraine - but both sides are accusing each other of violating the deal.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to stop firing at 10pm UK time on Saturday, under a plan agreed in Belarus this week.
The military said Ukrainian armed forces immediately fulfilled Mr Poroshenko's order and guns fell silent in Donetsk and some other parts of the country's east.
Under the peace agreement, both Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatist rebels were to hold their fire, before pulling back their heavy weaponry to form a wide buffer zone.
Intense fighting continued around Debaltseve on Saturday
There were reports of continued fighting and movement of military vehicles right up to the deadline, and after it had passed government forces and rebels said there were violations in the first few hours.
A Ukraine military spokesman has said rebels shelled its positions 10 times after the truce began, but that the ceasefire is being observed "in general".
Video:Can Ukraine Peace Deal Succeed?
A pro-Kiev official says two civilians were killed by rockets fired by rebels just after the start of the truce, the AFP news agency is reporting.
Mr Poroshenko admitted there was "alarm" over the situation around the key transport hub of Debaltseve, where government forces have been hard pressed by Russian-backed separatists.
During the day on Saturday, intense fighting continued around the strategic government-held area.
Video:Ceasefire Deal In Ukraine Conflict
Earlier in the week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers were besieged by separatists around the town and would have to lay down their weapons.
Rebels told the Associated Press news agency they will not consider any battles for the town to be a violation of the ceasefire.
The intensity of the fighting around Debaltseve and elsewhere raises doubts about whether the ceasefire will hold.
Video:Poroshenko Wary Of Truce Agreement
The White House said President Barack Obama spoke to Mr Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday and expressed concern about the violence.
The French presidency said Mr Putin reaffirmed in a phone call with his French and German counterparts on Saturday that the ceasefire must be respected.
The statement also said the three leaders will speak by phone with Mr Poroshenko on Sunday to take stock of the ceasefire.
A man shot dead by police near a Copenhagen train station is believed to be behind two fatal attacks hours earlier in the city.
Danish officers said they had killed the man after he opened fire on them close to Norrebro Station.
They said CCTV indicated he was responsible for an attack at a cafe on Saturday afternoon and another two miles away at a synagogue, just hours later.
Investigators said there was nothing to suggest other gunmen were involved in the shootings that left two people dead and five police officers wounded.
A wounded policeman in front of the synagogue (Pic: @rtridder)
The attack at the city's main synagogue in Krystalgade just after midnight UK time saw one man killed after being shot in the head and two policemen also shot, one in the arm and the other in the leg.
A major manhunt was already under way after the first attack, in which one man was killed and three police officers injured when a gunman opened fire at a cafe where a meeting on free speech was taking place.
Video:Location Of Copenhagen Shootings
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described the assault on the cafe - which happened during a debate on free speech - as "a terrorist attack", while the United States called it "deplorable".
The Copenhagen attacks had echoes of last month's Paris shootings, where Islamist gunmen targeted the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket.
The chairman of the Nordic Jewish Security Council, Michael Gelvan, said the man shot dead at the synagogue was Jewish.
He described the victim as a "young man", who he said had been responsible for "access control" at the place of worship.
Police had earlier said the gunman responsible for the synagogue attack fled on foot, and urged people in the centre of the city to remain indoors.
Video:Three Shot At Denmark Synagogue
Sky News cameraman Pete Milnes, who was in a hotel next to the synagogue when the shootings took place, said: "There was a succession of about six or seven gunshots.
"Within a minute or so, armed police were on the scene, a helicopter was hovering overhead. I witnessed police apprehend an individual who was handcuffed and later released.
"There were 20 to 30 armed police officers with semi-automatic rifles shouting at locals to stay indoors and close windows."
He said later: "There's probably a dozen or so armed officers and a few detectives with sniffer dogs who seem to be combing the area ... and lifting drain covers.
"Now they're just sealing off the area."
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Gallery: Two Killed In Cafe And Synagogue Shootings
Two people have been killed and five police officers were injured in two shootings in the Danish capital Copenhagen. This is the scene of the cafe attack on Saturday
He was later shot dead by officers here, near one of the city's train stations, after reportedly opening fire on them
Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 14 Februari 2015 | 16.15
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been formally accused of trying to cover up Iranian involvement in a deadly bombing.
The allegations were first aired by prosecutor Alberto Nisman, before he was found dead from a gunshot wound last month.
His death - which roused suspicion despite being labelled suicide - came a day before he was due to give evidence to Congress over the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association bombing, which killed 85.
Mr Nisman claimed the President protected Iranian officials from prosecution over the 1994 bombing in exchange for oil.
Federal Prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita has now decided to go ahead with the probe.
"An investigation will be initiated with an eye toward substantiating ... the accusations and whether those responsible can be held criminally responsible," he said.
Three prosecutors and a coordinator have been named to take over the case.
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who died last month
They have already endorsed Mr Nisman's conclusions, accusing Mrs Kirchner, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and others of a cover-up.
A judge will now decide whether to call Mrs Kirchner to make a statement.
The 61-year-old has presidential immunity which can only be removed with a two-thirds majority in Congress.
Mrs Kirchner's cabinet chief, Jorge Capitanich, has accused the courts of trying to stage a "judicial coup" against the embattled leader.
The government says "no action on the part of government officials was designed to dis-incriminate Iranian citizens".
The bombing at the Buenos Aires Jewish center, known as AMIA, was the deadliest such attack in Argentina's history.
An initial investigation ended with no convictions.
In 2006 Mr Nisman was named to reopen the case.
He accused Iran of ordering the attack via Hezbollah and requested arrest warrants for five officials.
Four days before he was found dead he filed a report accusing Mrs Kirchner and Mr Timerman of colluding to shield the Iranians.
The battle against Boko Haram is intensifying in the run-up to the delayed Nigerian elections.
The terror group appears to be mounting more attacks especially on neighboring border towns along the country's frontier.
Authorities who put back the elections by six weeks because of the threat from the extremist group, have vowed to crush all Boko Haram camps between now and polling day on March 28.
A five-Nation group of West African countries are now involved in the fight. Nigeria has been joined by Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Benin.
The Sky News team of myself, cameraman Garwen McLuckie and producer Nick Ludlam gained rare access to Cameroon's elite Rapid Intervention Battalion - known as BIR - and joined their troops in the far north of the country.
A number of border towns have been terrorised by the group
We travelled with them to the town of Fotokol, which continues to be the focus of fighting.
Parts of Fotokol have been torn apart - with rows of stalls, homes and vehicles torched. Survivors talk of men being sprayed with bullets as they rose from praying in one of the mosques.
Video:On Front Line Of Boko Haram Battle
We saw the walls of the mosque, peppered with holes. One of those who carried the bodies out said 37 men were killed there.
Fotokol is just one of the towns on the border with Nigeria to be invaded and terrorised by the Boko Haram extremist group - and its inhabitants are traumatised.
One inhabitant told us he had been too scared to leave his household since the attack five days earlier. Nine members of his household had been killed shortly after early morning prayers.
Video:The Battle Against Boko Haram
The stakes are high for the Cameroon military posted along the frontier with their much richer, bigger, more powerful Nigerian neighbour.
They have now been bolstered by troops from Chad, but the battle with the militants is just as fierce. And if they fail, the consequences are devastating - as Fotokol found out.
As we arrived in the area, more Chadian troops were preparing to advance into Nigeria, telling us there was a battle still raging over the bridge separating Cameroon from their neighbour.
Video:June: Boko Haram Targeting Cameroon
One Chadian soldier who spoke to us told us the fighting was "very dangerous and hard".
"We don't even have time to sleep," he said.
"The fighting goes on through the night even."
Video:Feb 8 - Fighting Boko Haram
The Cameroon soldiers are fiercely dedicated to their task.
"We will not let Boko Haram enter our country," said one commander.
"That will not happen. If I go, then someone else will take my place. There is no other option."
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Gallery: Profile Of Boko Haram Leader
Abubakar Shekau is the leader of Boko Haram. He took control of the Islamist group after the death of founder Mohammed Yusuf in 2009
Little is known about him, although he was born in Shekau village in the northeastern state of Yobe and is now thought to be in his early 40s
Ukraine's president has warned that fresh shelling in the east of the country is putting the impending ceasefire in danger.
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens wounded in the last 24 hours, but a ceasefire agreed on Thursday is due to come into force at 10pm UK time.
A shell landed in a school yard in the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk controlled by the government forces on Friday, killing one child and two adults.
Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels fought fiercely across the east of the country despite the new peace deal brokered by Germany and France in Minsk.
A newly mobilised soldier trains in the Chernihiv region
And Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said: "We have city of Artemivsk which is situated about 30km from the touchline, absolutely not anything involved in the military operation.
"And in the same way like in Kramatorsk, the Russian multiple rocket launch system Grad, or Smerch, just killed, confirmed killed three civilians.
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Gallery: Ukraine Crisis Continues
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal on Thursday that offers a "glimmer of hope" for an end to fighting in eastern Ukraine after marathon overnight talks
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (L) addresses journalists as he takes part in peace talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 13 Februari 2015 | 16.15
Even without a tie, the new Greek leader seemed comfortable and relaxed as he entered the ugly concrete box where Brussels summitry is conducted.
It's the first time he's met all 27 of his EU peers since Syriza's convincing win in last month's Greek elections.
But a few hours ago, the atmosphere between the Eurozone's finance ministers was anything but cordial.
A source present at the Eurogroup negotiations told Sky News that an argument flared over a single word, but one which has become central to the entire stand-off.
New Greek PM (R) will have had an easier time than his finance minister
The new government in Athens argues the current bailout conditions are stifling growth and causing a humanitarian crisis.
They are trying to get some money to tide them over this summer while they enter complex negotiations over a third of the most stringent demands made by the lenders.
Video:Anti-Austerity Party Wins In Greece
The Greek delegation led by Yanis Varoufakis had insisted that any written conclusions over what they term a "bridging loan" for Greece - after the rescue package expires in a fortnight - should contain the word "amended".
To the Germans, and some of the other hardliners, that inferred Greece's creditors had been convinced to disburse cash under less onerous conditions.
When he read this, German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble became visibly irritated, insisting the word be changed to "extended".
The Greeks refused to budge and the evening hit the buffers.
Video:A Guide To Greece's Economic Woes
After fruitless attempts to find a compromise, Mr Schauble concluded that a compromise would be impossible, according to our source.
Today's summit was hoping to hear some good news about Greece, but it looks as though a new form of words will have to be sought before the next group of ministers meeting next Monday.
