The Latest: French PM: We will 'destroy' those who hurt us
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10:25 p.m. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is vowing to "destroy" those behind the rampage across Paris...
View ArticleThe Latest: Flowers and wine left at French embassy in WDC
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10:10 p.m. Outside the gate to the French Embassy in Washington, people left dozens of bouquets, signs of...
View ArticleThe Latest: French terror-themed movie is postponed
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10 p.m. A terrorism-themed movie called "Made in France" that was to hit screens in France on Nov. 18 has...
View ArticleThe Latest: European Union calls for minute of silence
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 6:05 p.m. The leaders of the European Union nations are calling for a minute of silence across the 28-nation...
View ArticleThe Latest: Searches, reported arrest in Belgian capital
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:35 p.m. Belgian media are reporting police searches and at least one arrest connected to the Paris attacks...
View ArticleThe Latest: London reviews plans to thwart firearms attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:30 p.m. London's Police chief says authorities will review their approach to a firearms attack following...
View ArticleThe Latest: Foo Fighters cancel European concert dates
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:10 p.m. The Foo Fighters are canceling the rest of their European tour following the deadly attacks in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Social media overflowing with sympathy for Paris
PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 4:40 p.m. Social media is awash with public buildings lit up in the French colors of red, white as people...
View ArticleThe Latest: Air France flight evacuated in Amsterdam
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5 p.m. An Air France flight from Amsterdam to Paris has been evacuated at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after...
View ArticleIt's ISIS vs. the World, Not Islam vs. the World
PARIS -- La Ville Lumi�re -- The City of Light -- and its magnificent icon, the Eiffel Tower, stood draped in eerie darkness. Parts of Paris were under curfew. Street cafes bore a haunted look....
View ArticleAn Aging United Nations in 2015. But How About a New United Nations in 2020?
The new report from the Commission on Global Security, Justice, and Governance, co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, suggests that the 75th anniversary year in 2020 might be...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View Article300 women, girls rescued in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Nigerian troops rescued nearly 300 girls and women during an offensive Tuesday against Boko Haram militants in the northeastern Sambisa Forest, the military said, but they did not...
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 ArticleSolidarity in symbols: Responding with light to Paris attacks
Just an hour after a series of attacks rocked Paris on Friday night, the Eiffel Tower went dark in mourning. But the response worldwide was to turn on the light: Three colors began appearing in...
View ArticleNigerian army rescues 200 girls from Boko Haram
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Boko Haram in the northeastern Sambisa Forest but they do not include any of the schoolgirls kidnapped a year...
View ArticleWorld wounded, angered by Paris terror attacks
Mourners across the globe reacted to the attacks in Paris with tears and anger, but also with colourful shows of solidarity with France. Monuments across the world, from the Sydney Opera House in...
View ArticleNigeria army rescues 300 women, girls, none from Chibok
Michelle Faul and Haruna Umar, Associated Press 6:48 a.m. EDT April 29, 2015 This screen shot of the official Twitter feed of the Nigerian Armed Forces shows tweets announcing the rescue of 200 girls...
View ArticleParis Attacks: Social media a measure of solidarity
Last Friday night Paris was rocked by multiple terror attacks. By Saturday morning Facebook was awash with profile pictures overlaid with the French flag in solidarity with a city in mourning. What...
View ArticleThe power — and the impotence — of social media
United Airlines’ travails this week are certainly a sign of the power of social media. But other news shows the stark limit of that power: Friday was the third anniversary of the horror...
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