Yahoo News French post office hostage-taking ends, no victimsYahoo NewsA suspect in a hostage taking situation raises his arms in the air as he is detained by members of special French RAID forces outside the post offices in Colombes outside Paris, January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE – Tags: POLITICS … More: continued here
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New York Daily News Two hostages freed from suburban Paris post office standoffNew York Daily NewsTwo people have been freed and a gunman has been arrested after an armed standoff Friday at a post office in a Paris suburb, authorities said. The man busted into the Colombes, France, building, northwest of Paris, around noon Friday…
At face value, the collapse of City Link on Christmas Eve is just the latest in a long line of setbacks for the UK's postal and courier services as they struggle to get to grips with the online retail revolution. More: continued here
KXAN.com Gunman in Paris post office hostage situation in custodyKXAN.comPARIS (NBC NEWS) — Two hostages were held for more than an hour at a post office in Paris Friday before the gunman surrendered to police, officials said. Authorities said the incident was not linked to terrorism. The standoff began just before 1 p.m … More:…
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday proposed slight increases for mailing postcards and international letters – but wants to leave first-class "Forever" stamps at their present 49 cents. More: continued here
French hostage situation ends after gunman surrendersChicago TribuneFrench Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) officers gather near the post office where an armed man is holed up with two hostages in Colombes, outside Paris. French Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) officers gather near the post office where … More: continued here
UPDATE 2-French post office hostage-taking ends, no victimsReuters(Releads with end of siege). PARIS Jan 16 (Reuters) – An armed man who earlier took several hostages at a post office northwest of Paris on Friday has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official told Reuters. The man equipped with a military … More: continued here
The Edmonton Eskimos have traded fan favourite Fred Stamps to the Montreal Alouettes for wide receiver Kenny Stafford. More: continued here
Queens and comets – stamps record world historyTimes of IndiaWalk into one stall to read Indira Gandhi's letter to her parents, stroll into another for stamps smelling of roses and chocolates. The stamps exhibited at Karnapex 2015 at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium is a big draw for stamp gazers, students, public and …and more » More: continued…