Paris attacks: Key questions after ringleader killed
France and neighbouring countries are on high alert after the Paris attacks, which killed 129 people and wounded hundreds more. President Francois Hollande says France is "at war" with so-called...
View ArticleWhat do the Paris attacks mean for Australia?
Islamic State's twelfth edition of its glossy magazine, Dabiq, this week took credit for a string of terrorist attacks. The first was the bombing of the Russian airliner in Egypt; the second, last...
View ArticleBrussels on lockdown in fear of Paris-style attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown on Saturday, with a gunman still on the run after the Paris attacks which have rattled nerves throughout Europe. The Belgian capital closed its metro system and...
View ArticleBelgian PM rejects criticism, to jail returning jihadists after Paris attacks
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Thursday rejected criticism of his country's security services over the Paris attacks and unveiled new security measures including jailing jihadists returning...
View ArticleThe mystery of missing Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam
Among the many mysteries hanging over the Paris attacks, few are more puzzling than the fate and role of jihadist Salah Abdeslam, subject of an international manhunt since the carnage. He and his...
View ArticleBomber suspect had ‘party’ past
Hasna Ait Boulahcen, the woman believed to have blown herself up during a police raid that killed the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, swapped her party-girl persona for that of a Muslim...
View ArticleParis attacks: Suspected leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud boasted of crossing borders
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspected planner of the Paris attacks, mocked European frontier controls and boasted of the ease with which he could move between Syria to his Belgian homeland and the rest of...
View ArticleParis attacks: France launches UN push for unified declaration of war on Isis
Security council resolution would endorse member states taking ‘all necessary measures’ to defeat Islamic State in wake of Paris attacks...
View ArticleUN unanimously approves 'all necessary measures' to fight Islamic State
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday authorised countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the...
View ArticleParis attacks: Woman 'was not suicide bomber' in raid
French media have cast doubt on the possibility that the female cousin of the presumed ringleader of the Paris attacks blew herself up in Wednesday's police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb. Police...
View ArticleHasna Aït Boulahcen: 'party girl' killed in Paris terror siege
Friends and relatives describe how 26-year-old was into drinking and dancing, but suddenly adopted strict Islamic dress six months ago...
View ArticleKerry to visit Mideast to discuss Syria, Israeli-Palestinian violence
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry is to pay a visit to the Middle East for discussions on Syria and the escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence starting from Sunday, the State Department...
View ArticleThe Paris attacks: Who? Why?
Their faces became familiar to us this week, through images recorded on Islamic State videos, through police mugshots and through Facebook pages. But they provide no clues about why five Frenchmen and...
View ArticleParis attacks: UN backs 'all necessary measures' against IS
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to "redouble" action against Islamic State, following last week's deadly attacks in Paris. The French-drafted document urges UN members to...
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We plan to file the following videos: + HIGHLIGHTS BAMAKO: At least 22 dead in hostage-taking in hotel BRUSSELS: EU toughens borders rules after Paris attacks BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA: Israel spy Pollard...
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What's happening in Europe on Saturday: + Brussels raises terror alert after Paris attacks + Security clampdown for European sport events PARIS/BRUSSELS: Belgium raises its terror alert to the highest...
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Duty Editor: Richard Lein Tel: +33 1 40 41 46 36 ECB-bank-rate-inflation,3rdlead FRANKFURT ECB chief Mario Draghi says the bank will "do what we must" to lift inflation as quickly as possible, in a new...
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What's happening around the world on Sunday: -- TOP STORIES -- + Belgium debates extending terror alert + Hunt for Paris attacks fugitive + Russian Med manoeuvres, heavy air strikes in Syria + Asia...
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Duty Editor: Katy Lee Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belgian capital shuts metro on terror alert + Mali hunts suspects after deadly hotel attack + Dozens dead as Russia pounds east Syria +...
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Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Mali gunmen seize hostages in hotel siege + EU toughens border rules after Paris attacks + US frees Israel spy Pollard after 30...
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