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Paris attacks show Syria war cannot be contained 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The murderous attacks on French civilians enjoying a night out in Paris were proof, were any needed, that the war in Syria...

Syria's Assad blames France as Arab world condemns Paris attacks 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reacted Saturday to the deadly attacks in Paris, taking France to task and calling on it to change...

Terror casts shadow over City of Light 14 Nov 2015 - 06:15 pm

Police officers patrols near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France, 14 November 2015.The French government declared a state of emergency, tightened border controls...

Burundi opposition asks U.N. to send peacekeepers quickly 14 Nov 2015 - 04:53 pm

United Nations peacekeeper helemt in a file photo. REUTERS NAIROBI: A prominent Burundi opposition politician urged the United Nations on Friday to send...

Poland won't accept refugees after Paris attacks: incoming minister 14 Nov 2015 - 04:47 pm

Warsaw: Poland will not take in refugees under a hotly contested EU programme to distribute them among member states because of the Paris...

London Gatwick terminal evacuated over suspect package 14 Nov 2015 - 04:29 pm

London: London's Gatwick Airport evacuated its North Terminal and a man was arrested Saturday after the discovery of a suspect package, hours after...

Cameron says Britain to review security after attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

London: Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday said Britain would review security plans after attacks in Paris in which at least 128 people...

Death toll rises to 128 in Paris attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 04:23 pm

French police with protective shields walk in line near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris. REUTERS Paris: France was in...

Islamic State says France remains top target 14 Nov 2015 - 03:34 pm

By Eric Knecht CAIRO: (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying it sent...

Five soldiers killed in renewed east Ukraine violence 14 Nov 2015 - 03:28 pm

Kiev: Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed in clashes in the country's separatist east over the past 24 hours, in the deadliest violence since...

'Reason to believe' man arrested in Germany linked to Paris attackers: official 14 Nov 2015 - 03:23 pm

People gather outside the French Embassy in Berlin on November 14, 2015, a day after deadly attacks in Paris. AFP Berlin: Bavaria's state...

Belgium urges citizens to avoid Paris 14 Nov 2015 - 02:11 pm

Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Saturday urged his fellow citizens to avoid travel to Paris following the attacks that left at...

Obama leads chorus of world outrage over Paris attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 01:46 pm

US President Barack Obama makes a statement about multiple acts of violence in Paris in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White...

Paris attacks give 'new meaning' to Syria talks: EU's Mogherini 14 Nov 2015 - 01:45 pm

Vienna: European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Saturday a spate of bloody attacks in Paris had given new meaning to global...

Refugee boy drowns near Greek island after boat engine explodes: coastguard 14 Nov 2015 - 01:31 pm

A Syrian family arrive with other migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on...

Paris attacks kill 127, Islamic State threatens France 14 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

Police forensic experts work on the scene of one the shootings that took place in Paris at the Cafe Comptoir Voltaire in Paris,...

Islamic State video threatens France a day after Paris bloodshed 14 Nov 2015 - 12:40 pm

Even as mourners gather at various sites across world, IS releases a video threatening France. AFP CAIRO: Islamic State released an undated video...

Italy heightens security after Paris attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 12:23 pm

Policemen outside French Embassy in Rome, Italy, 14 November 2015 after the attacks in Paris, France. EPA ROME: Italy is adopting heightened security...