News Headlines - 12 January 2013
▽Kurds rally in Paris over murder of 3 women activists - CNN.com
Thousands of angry demonstrators gathered in Paris Saturday to demand answers over the deaths of three Kurdish women activists found shot dead Thursday in mysterious circumstances. French police union spokesman Christophe Crepin said tensions were high at the protest, which some 15,000 people attended.
▽French forces launch military operations against Islamist extremists in Mali - The Washington Post
With Islamist militants controlling more than half of the northwest African nation of Mali and threatening the rest of government-held territory, France launched airstrikes in a dramatic escalation of the conflict that some observers have called the next Afghanistan. French commandoes also reportedly attacked an Islamist base in Somalia to try to rescue a French hostage.
▽Ed Miliband: Time to 'move on' from New Labour - Telegraph
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown did not do enough to rein in the rich and powerful, Ed Miliband will concede today, as he urges his party to “move on” from New Labour.
UNDERDOG Glasgow airport trounced Edinburgh with 4.3 per cent passenger growth December - while its rival’s dipped for a sixth month in a row, by 1.8%. Glasgow, which trails Edinburgh by nearly 2 million annual passengers, also celebrated its busiest year in 2012 for three years, with a total of 7.2m - a 4.2 per cent increase.
▽Alex Ferguson can’t believe Liverpool are 21 points off Man Utd | The Sun
ALEX FERGUSON admits he is surprised at how traditional rivals Liverpool have fallen off his radar. The Manchester United boss was taken aback when he was told this week the Kop aces are 21 points behind the leaders going into today’s showdown at Old Trafford.
