Paris attacks

Football and entertainment, not politics: FA adopts new policy to light Wembley arch

England’s Wembley Stadium will light its arch only for football and entertainment events only under a new policy approved by the country’s Football Association board.

Abdeslam slapped with terror charges over Paris attacks

A French court charges Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead, just hours after his extradition from Belgium.

Belgium extradites Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam

Belgium extradites Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to face trial in France.

Belgium presses manhunt after new plot revealed

Police presses ahead with the search for suspects in Belgium's worst ever terror attack, as a series of raids and arrests reveal more links with the November Paris killings and a new French plot.

Paris attacks suspect ‘will not fight extradition’

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has changed his mind and will not fight extradition from Belgium to France, his lawyer says.

Paris attacks suspect's 'hideout found' in Brussels

Belgian prosecutors believe to have found a Brussels apartment where one of the Paris jihadists have been hiding after the 13 November attacks.

Interview: How perilous is the threat to Muslims in the US

Since the deadly Paris attacks and San Bernadino shootings, a widespread backlash against Muslims in US has been reported.To understand the narratives around Islam and Muslims in US, Raza Rumi speaks to Dr Akbar S. Ahmed, who is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University.

'Terror attack' foiled in France

French police have foiled a terror attack on police and army personnel in the region of Orleans, the interior minister has said.

Paris attacks: French police arrest suspect

French police arrests a man in Paris as part of the investigation into the 13 November attacks in the city, sources say.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

France's fragile economy under siege after Paris attacks

France's fragile economic recovery is under threat after the Paris attacks, economists say, with tourism and consumer spending likely to come under siege.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Paris attacks

We repeat our condemnation for the attacks and offer once again our deep condolences for the deaths in both the Paris and Beirut bombings...

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Sad but not surprising at all

THE terrorist attack in Paris on November 13 has rocked the whole world. Some people have already started calling the attack the “French 9/11”.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Passport found by Paris bomber came via lax migrant route

The owner of a passport found near the body of a suicide bomber in the attacks on Paris passed through a migrant corridor known for its lax controls and ease in obtaining transit documents as a flood of asylum-seekers surges toward Western Europe.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Fight against IS dominates as world leaders meet in Turkey

Barack Obama and other world leaders arrive in Turkey on Sunday for a summit after attacks in Paris pushed the fight against IS to the top of the agenda.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Bangladesh on high alert to tackle terror attack: Minister

In the wake of deadly gun and bomb attacks in Paris, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said Bangladesh is now on high alert to tackle any possible terror attack.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Car used in attacks found in Paris suburb: Police

A black Seat car used by gunmen who fired at people in restaurants during the attacks in Paris on Friday found in the eastern suburb of Montreuil, police say.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Europe's populist right targets migration after Paris attacks

Populist leaders around Europe rushed to demand an end to an influx of refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa on Saturday after a wave of deadly attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State militants.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Paris attacks may lead to US military anti-IS escalation

Paris attacks seem likely to compel President Obama to consider military escalation against IS in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean dramatic moves like launching US or international ground offensive or accelerating aerial bombing in hopes of eliminating the global threat of violent extremism.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

Captive in house all night: Partha Pratim Majumder

Writeup of Partha Pratim Majumder, Bangladeshi writer and mime artist born in 1954 talking about the horrors of the Paris attacks.