Politics

Charlie Hebdo demos turn bloody from Niger to Pakistan - 01/17/2015

NIAMEY, NIGER- Thousands demonstrated across the world Friday and violent clashes erupted in Niger and Pakistan as Muslims vented fury over a new Prophet Mohammed cartoon published by French magazine...

Assad says Moscow talks must focus on fighting 'terror' - 01/16/2015

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said hoped-for talks in Moscow with opponents must focus on the fight against "terrorism", while adding that he is unsure the meeting will reap...

Kuwaitis protest against Charlie Hebdo cartoon - 01/16/2015

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT- Dozens of Kuwaiti Islamists on Thursday rallied outside the French embassy in a protest against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing a cartoon of the Prophet...

Syria tolerated opposition undecided on Moscow talks - 01/15/2015

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- A key opposition group tolerated by Syria's regime is still studying whether to accept a Russian invitation to talks this month with government officials, dissident figure Haytham...

Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Al-Qaeda claims attack - 01/15/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Eric Randolph- Charlie Hebdo made a defiant return on Wednesday with a new issue that sold out across France in record time, as Al-Qaeda posted a video claiming last week's deadly...

We can't prevent all attacks: EU anti-terror chief - 01/14/2015

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Lachlan Carmichael- The EU's counter-terrorism chief said Tuesday it is impossible to completely prevent new Islamist attacks like those in Paris, and warned that Europe's prisons...

The man behind Germany's anti-Islam street protests - 01/13/2015

DRESDEN, GERMANY, Yannick Pasquet- Unknown just three months ago, Lutz Bachmann is a cook by training with a criminal record who has managed to mobilise thousands of Germans out onto the streets...

Syrians are now Brazil's largest refugee community - 01/13/2015

BRASILIA, BRAZIL- A total of 1,400 Syrians sought refuge in Brazil last year, making them part of the largest refugee group in the country as they flee a bloody conflict, official figures showed...

Unlikely scenes as Netanyahu, Abbas march in historic Paris rally - 01/12/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas had their closest encounter in years on Sunday when they joined world leaders in a historic march...

How French police cornered and killed jihadist attackers - 01/11/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- A fingerprint smudged on a Molotov cocktail, an identity card left in a getaway car and DNA found in a balaclava all helped French police piece together the identity of...
1 ... « 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 » ... 625

At a glance