#SprayForParis Captures Solidarity Through Street Art Around The World
#Strasbourg #SprayForParis #parisattacks A photo posted by Patrick Baz (@patrickbaz) on Nov 19, 2015 at 4:38am PST "Art is not meant to change the world," anonymous French street artist JR explained to...
View ArticleSee ‘The Simpsons’ Subtle ‘Peace for Paris’ Tribute (Photo)
“The Simpsons” sent a message for peace in Paris on Sunday’s episode, but it was so subtle, viewers may have blinked and missed it. As Mashable noticed, the tribute came about...
View Article'The Simpsons' Honors Paris Victims With Touching Tribute
It was subtle, but unmistakable: A touching tribute to the people of Paris, snuck into the latest episode of "The Simpsons." About halfway through Sunday’s installment of the animated series, entitled...
View ArticleThe Lovely Way The Simpsons Honored The Paris Victims
When it comes to being timely in its poignancy, The Simpsons is pretty hit or miss, since it doesnt have the immediacy of a South Park episode to rely on. The episode this past Sunday night came more...
View ArticleHow social media shows solidarity for Paris victims
For many people, Facebook was where they first found out about the series of co-ordinated terror attacks that took place in Paris on Friday, November 13. Soon, the social media site was awash with...
View ArticleI drew the Peace for Paris symbol as a sign of solidarity
As a series of coordinated terror attacks shook the French capital on November 13, sitting in faraway London, an artiste shrugged off his first bouts of shock and prayed for peace through what he could...
View ArticleHundreds gather at Federation Square in vigil for Paris attack victims
As hundreds gathered in Federation Square to mourn the victims of the Paris attacks, many would have felt the worst kind of deja vu. It's only been 10 months since Melbourne's French community gathered...
View ArticleBoko Haram crisis: Cameroon troops 'free 900 hostages'
Troops have freed 900 hostages captured by the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Cameroon's defence minister has announced. Joseph Beti Assomo...
View Article'The Simpsons' pays tribute to Paris attack victims
American animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks in an understated but touching manner in its latest episode. During the...
View ArticleTreasury Sanctions Senior Boko Haram Leaders (US Department of the Treasury)
(Source: US Department of the Treasury) Action Targets Two Individuals Responsible for Facilitating Terrorism and Violence WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the...
View ArticleWe Are Ready To Help In Chibok Girls’ Rescue (EFD - Europe of Freedom & ...
(Source: EFD - Europe of Freedom & Democracy Group) The European Parliament is ready to help the Nigerian government in its effort to rescue the abducted 219 Chibok girls and curbing the insurgency...
View ArticleSuicide Bomber Kills 21 in Nigeria
VOA News At least 21 people were killed and dozens were injured in a suicide attack Friday near Nigeria’s second-largest city of Kano. A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of the annual Shia...
View ArticleGrief Pours Out on Social Media After Paris Attacks
Reuters LONDON— Scores of appeals for missing people circulated on Twitter and green "I am safe" ticks appeared on Facebook profiles of many Parisians on Saturday, as an outpouring of shock and grief...
View ArticleBoko Haram overtakes Isis as world's deadliest terror organisation
Boko Haram has overtaken Isis as the world’s most deadly terrorist organisation, according to a new report. The Nigerian-based terror group,...
View ArticleBombing kills dozens in Nigeria
More than 30 people were killed on Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, just days after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited declaring that Boko Haram were close to...
View ArticleECOWAS Implements Measures to Combat Terrorism
Peter Clottey A senior official at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says other regional organizations can learn from the policies the West African grouping has been implementing...
View ArticleFrench illustrator Jean Jullien's unifying symbol for peace shared worldwide
(CNN)Before the names and faces of the victims of Friday's terrorist attack in Paris emerged, there was one unifying symbol. Peace for Paris A photo posted by @jean_jullien on Nov 13, 2015 at 3:05pm...
View ArticleParis attacks boost popularity of French Tricolor flag
PARIS (AP) A young Parisian who once might have stopped and stared in distaste now walks nonchalantly past a large Tricolor flag flapping in the November rain on a home in Paris' 8th district. Flying...
View ArticleParis attacks continue to dominate social media
Enraged by the series of terror attacks on Paris, the city of love, internet denizens continue to display increasing support through means of images, updates and hashtags as they add to the the...
View ArticleCameroon: Army raid kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages
In a raid backed by an anti-Boko Haram task force, Cameroon’s army killed at least 100 Boko Haram fighters and freed 900 hostages on Wednesday, the army and defense ministry said. Flags belonging to...
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