January 12, 2015
France Deploying 10,000 Troops After Attacks
France's defense minister says more than 10,000 troops will be deployed across the country by Tuesday. European governments are reviewing security measures following last week’s terror attacks that killed 17 people in France. Speaking to French…
January 9, 2015
France ‘faced down’ attacks but still under threat says Hollande
France "faced down" Islamists who were behind the deaths of 17 people in three days of attacks but still remains threatened, the country's president and prime minister said Friday. Speaking in a televised address shortly after commandos killed the…
January 7, 2015
12 dead in attack on Paris newspaper
Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. French President Francois Hollande called the…
January 6, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12
Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an apparent militant Islamist attack. Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two…
January 5, 2015
Obama Faces New Political Landscape in 2015
President Barack Obama arrived back in Washington Sunday after a two-week vacation in Hawaii, his home state. The political landscape in Washington will change for Obama this week, as Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate when a new Congress…
January 5, 2015
Suicide Bomber Targets European Police in Kabul
A suicide car bomber targeted a European Union police vehicle in Kabul, killing one passerby and wounding five others nearby. None of the passengers were injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. The European police training…
December 31, 2014
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses. "Help us, God, to move forward, even though we…
December 31, 2014
Global new year celebrations begin
Revellers across the globe are gathering to welcome in the new year, with New Zealand and Australia leading the celebrations. A giant clock in Auckland's Sky Tower counted down the minutes until midnight (11:00 GMT), when fireworks erupted. Up to…
December 30, 2014
Officials say debris of Air Asia QZ8501 is missing plane
Indonesian officials have confirmed that bodies and debris found in the Java Sea off Borneo are from AirAsia flight QZ8501 that went missing on Sunday, a statement by AirAsia says. AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said he was "devastated" by the news.…
December 30, 2014
Gambia government denies coup plot against Jammeh
The Gambia's government has denied there has been an attempt to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh while he is abroad. A statement broadcast on state radio said that "contrary to rumours being circulated, peace and calm continue to prevail" in the…