The Latest: Crowd gathers outside White House for vigil
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): --- 12:11 p.m. A crowd have gathered outside the White House for a vigil near a statue of the Marquis de...
View ArticleThe Latest: Police arrest members of attacker's family
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11:50 p.m. The spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office says members of one of the attackers' family -...
View ArticleThe Latest: Mexico says 2 of its citizens among Paris dead
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11:40 p.m. Mexico's government says two of its citizens were among the people killed in Paris. The Foreign...
View ArticleThe Latest: Candlelight vigil in Paris to honor victims
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11 p.m. A crowd of up to 250 people have gathered for an impromptu candlelight vigil at the Place de La...
View ArticleThe 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 ArticleL.A. Weekly’s New Owners Fired its Staff in Favor of Unpaid Contributors, So...
Things have been going pretty badly at L.A. Weekly ! In October, Voice Media Group sold the paper to a shadowy corporation known as the Semanal Media Group , whose ownership was kept secret. Then, the...
View Article2 US Congresswomen support #BringBackourGirls campaigners
Reprints + - In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, U.S. congresswomen, Frederica Wilson , left, Sheila Jackson Lee, right, speak during a press conference at the U.S embassy in Abuja Nigeria....
View ArticleBusinessman held for "active role" in Boko Haram’s abduction of schoolgirls
Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of “participating actively” in Boko Haram’s mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from the north-eastern town of Chibok last year, Nigeria’s...
View ArticleBoko Haram leader mocks Nigerian army, parents of missing girls
Boko Haram's embattled leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a new video to deny reports of his death and to taunt the parents of the nearly 300 school girls the group kidnapped from their boarding...
View Article