A bomb strapped to a girl around 10 years old exploded in a busy market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 20, security sources said. "The explosive devices were wrapped around her body, and ...
French police kill Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects; four hostages die in separate siege
Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed on Friday when anti-terrorist police stormed their hideout, while a second siege ended with the deaths of four hostages. The violent end to the simultaneous stand-offs northeast ...
Abe pays respects to victims at French Embassy
Expressing solidarity with the people of France, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday signed a book of condolences at the French Embassy's residency building in Tokyo as police near Paris hunted the gunmen behind a massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine. Also Friday afternoon, a group ...
Paris attack highlights broader attempt to silence media
The attack on journalists in Paris is not an isolated incident but part of a broader attempt to muzzle the press. At least 158 reporters and photographers have been killed while doing their jobs since 2011, the worst three-year period on record. "There is a ...
Paris attack reminds Arab cartoonists of dangers at home
After Egyptian cartoonist Andeel took to social media to condemn the slaughter of colleagues in Paris, he received expressions of sympathy — often not for the victims but for the suspected Islamist gunmen. Some respondents on his Facebook page criticized the attack at the offices ...
Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, in a second killing spree since seizing control there at the weekend, witnesses said on Thursday. Two locals said the Islamist ...
One suspect sought in Paris terrorist attack trained in Yemen: sources
One of two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting at a French satirical weekly on Wednesday visited Yemen in 2011 to train with al-Qaida-affiliated militants, U.S. and European sources close to the investigation said Thursday. The sources said Said Kouachi, 34, was in ...
'Small fry' who went rogue: How Paris attack suspect turned killer
When French anti-terror prosecutor Jean-Louis Bruguiere first clapped eyes on Cherif Kouachi 10 years ago, his first impression was that he was a "small fry." His second impression: the man was a killer. With Kouachi, 32, now targeted in one of France's biggest manhunts as a ...
French police converge on small town after Paris suspects spotted
French counterterrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on Thursday after two brothers suspected of being behind an attack on a satirical newspaper were spotted at a gas station in the region. France's prime minister said on Thursday he feared the Islamist militants ...
Abe 'shocked' by Paris carnage, condemns terrorism; travel advosory issued
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed "profound shock and indignation" at Wednesday's deadly gun attack at a French satirical magazine in a message delivered to French President Francois Hollande, the Foreign Ministry said early Thursday morning. "We categorically condemn any cowardly act of terrorism no matter ...
World leaders condemn attack on Paris magazine; Obama vows to help find killers
World leaders expressed outrage over the attack on a French magazine office in Paris that killed at least 12 people, with several countries calling emergency meetings of anti-terrorism officials to review security. Witnesses said that two hooded people entered the offices of the weekly satirical ...
FBI arrests man on charge of threatening to kill New York police
The FBI has arrested a man on charges of threatening to kill police officers in a suburb north of New York City, officials said on Tuesday. The man, identified as 24-year-old Jeremy Mott of Mount Vernon, New York, posted messages on Facebook and Instagram in ...
