Tag: Paris attacks

Terrorists have no religion: Rashid

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said that people and the government of Pakistan fully shared the grief and pain...

Two dead in Paris siege, including woman who blew herself up

Two suspected terrorists holed up in an apartment north of Paris died during a police siege on Wednesday, including a woman who detonated an...

With Egypt, Paris attacks, IS shows international reach

By bombing a Russian passenger plane over Egypt and carrying out deadly attacks in Paris, the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group has demonstrated both...

With Egypt, Paris attacks, IS shows international reach

Unlike its forerunner and now rival Al-Qaeda, which has focused largely on spectacular foreign attacks, IS has promoted a strategy of “remaining and expanding” in territory in Syria and Iraq.

French planes continue to strike Daesh targets in Syria

French warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State (Daesh) stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training...

Oil prices up on geopolitical tensions sparked by Paris attacks

  Oil prices climbed in Asia Monday after geopolitical tensions were sparked by the deadly terror attacks in Paris, but analysts said a global crude...

Paris attacker linked to Belgian Islamic State cell: report

One of the suicide bombers in the Paris attacks had links to a Belgian Islamic State militant believed to be the mastermind of a...

Turkey says foiled Istanbul terror plot on same day as Paris...

Turkish authorities foiled a plot to stage a “major” attack in Istanbul on the same day as the deadly gun and suicide attacks in...

Paris attacks intensify migrant debate in EU

The Paris attacks and the discovery of a Syrian passport near one of the assailant´s bodies have revived the European debate on whether to...

Asia markets down after Paris attacks, Japan in recession

Asian stock markets tumbled and the euro lost ground early Monday in the first trades after the deadly weekend terror attacks in Paris. The late-night...

Syrian refugees brace for backlash after Paris attacks

Carefully shielding a lit candle against the cold pouring rain, Syrian refugee Ghaled, 22, had come to the French embassy in Berlin to pay...

France stars Zidane and Evra out of charity match after Paris...

France football stars Zinedine Zidane and Patrice Evra have withdrawn from a charity football match at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground on Saturday also...

Syria’s Assad says Paris attacks result of French policy

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday that French policy had contributed to the “spread of terrorism” that culminated in attacks claimed by the...

Paris attacks evoke dark memories for India’s Mumbai

For residents of the bustling Indian city of Mumbai, the horrific attacks in Paris on Friday night carry sombre echoes of a bloody series...

Poland says cannot accept migrants under EU quotas after Paris attacks

Poland cannot accept migrants under European Union (EU) quotas after the attacks in Paris, Poland’s European affairs minister designate Konrad Szymanski said on Saturday,...

Paris attacks: the possible consequences

The Paris attacks were unprecedented in their scale in France and shocking in their method. The repercussions are likely to be wide and long-lasting. Here...