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WASHINGTON (AP) — Victims of gun violence will join President Barack Obama at the White House today to unveil a series of executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence. A key element is an effort to increase the number of people required to conduct background checks on buyers through a more sweeping definition of gun dealers. Republicans are accusing Obama of gross overreach.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Desperate efforts to reach Europe by refugees and other migrants killed thousands last year. The International Organization for Migration's final estimate is that more than 3,700 migrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe last year. At the same time, there was an enormous increase in people making the often-dangerous crossing. IOM's final tally for the number of people who arrived in Europe by sea topped one million.
PARIS (AP) — Ceremonies today have paid respects to 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a year ago this week in France. French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') honored the victims by unveiling plaques around Paris marking violence that ushered in a tumultuous year. Victims' families joined Hollande and other dignitaries.
PATHANKOT, India (AP) — An Indian official says troops are mopping up and making sure an air force base near India's border with Pakistan is secure after finally killing what's believed to be the last of the gunmen who attacked nearly four days ago. The fight killed seven troops and six gunmen. The attack took place despite early intelligence warnings.
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after finding a woman's head in a block of concrete in a bag attached to the hand of a male corpse submerged in a lake. Parts of the woman's body were recovered from two suitcases. Officials say they suspect the man strangled the woman and dismembered her before drowning himself about 50 miles east of Salzburg.
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