The French national assembly has voted to extend the state of emergency for six months. The state of emergency was due to expire on July 26. The main opposition party, The [...]
European countries raised their terrorist threat levels this weekend fearing that Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims seek to exercise humility and charity and come closer [...]
David Lees, University of Warwick A man is dead in France after at least two people attacked a gas plant near Lyon. The motivation for the attack is not yet clear but [...]
by VOA News Reports from southeastern France say a possible attack and an explosion at a gas factory have killed at least one person. Witnesses at the factory in [...]
Nantes 19th Century basilica of Saint Donatien has been engulfed by fire. The Fire broke out after morning mass on Monday. Worshippers have been evacuated from the building. [...]
Media coverage of Charlie Hebdo and the Baga massacre: a study in contrasts By Ethan Zuckerman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Consider two tragic events that took [...]
The two armed suspects in this week’s Charlie Hebdo attack have been killed and their hostage freed during a police raid northeast of Paris. Brothers Cherif and Said [...]
Thousands have assembled in Paris to show solidarity with journalists and to remember those who have been killed during the massacre at Charlie Hebdo. Rallys took place at [...]
Reports from France are coming out that 12 people including two polices officers. The attackers were dressed in black and were carried out the attack using kalashnikovs and [...]
President Obama Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Hollande of France, Chancellor Merkel of Germany, and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy held a video [...]