Italy, Sweden take action against threat of militant attack (Updated)
Police in Italy and Sweden tried to track down suspected militants and increased security around public buildings on Thursday after receiving reports that attacks might...
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Belgian PM pledges security crackdown, rebuffs critics
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel pledged a security crackdown and an extra 400 million euros ($427 million) to fight Islamist violence on Thursday, while rejecting...
Return to the Dark Ages
By Hermes Solomon THAT ‘mindless’ massacre in Paris last Friday evening is not as mindless as we’d like to pretend; massacres are a daily occurrence...
At least two die in police raid on group planning new Paris attack (updated)
By Emmanuel Jarry and Antony Paone A woman suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday in a police raid that sources said had foiled a...
Anastasiades signs Book of Condolences at French embassy
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday signed a Book of Condolence that the embassy of France in Nicosia opened for the victims of the terrorist attacks...
German spy head says public events must go ahead despite security fears
Germany should not be cowed by the threat of Islamic State violence, the head of the domestic intelligence services said on Wednesday, after an international...
France, Russia strike Islamic State; Hollande, Putin to meet (Update 2)
By Chine Labbé and Crispian Balmer France and Russia bombed Islamic State targets in Syria on Tuesday, punishing the group for attacks in Paris and...
France seeking more suspects in Paris bombing, none identified
French authorities are seeking several more suspects involved in the Paris attacks last week but have not identified any other specific fugitive who may have...
Syria’s Assad says no intelligence sharing with France unless change in policy
Syria will only share intelligence information with France if Parischanges its policies in the region, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with French magazine...
Increased security visible on Nicosia streets
Cyprus has no information about possible terrorist threats on the island but additional measures have been put in place since Saturday, following the attacks in...
German police to release seven suspects (Update 3)
German police will release the seven people detained earlier on Tuesday over suspicion that they were linked to the attacks in Paris last week, a...
Bullets, chemicals found at homes of Belgian Paris suspects – paper
A Belgian newspaper said on Tuesday that police found bullets and a possible bomb-making chemical at the Brussels homes of two men being held on...
Cabinet holds one-minute’s silence for victims of Paris attacks
The cabinet on Tuesday held a one-minute’s silence for the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks last Friday. President Nicos Anastasiadee, at the beginning of...
Cyprus security measures in place (Updated)
AUTHORITIES in Cyprus are taking all necessary measures to prevent terrorist attacks on the island, the chief of police said on Monday, as reports claimed...
Brussels police end house siege, key suspect not found (Updated)
Belgian police arrested at least one person after a four-hour siege at a house in the Brussels district of Molenbeek on Monday but failed to...
French jets target Islamic State camps, depot – Syria monitor
Heavy air strikes believed to have been carried out by French jets hit two Islamic State training camps and a suspected arms depot in and...
G20-Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria (Update)
By Matt Spetalnick and Lidia Kelly U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including...
Paris gunman passed through Greece: minister (Update 4)
By Ingrid Melander and Marine Pennetier Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 128 people at...
Al Qaeda claims French attack, derides Paris rally (Update 3)
By Sami Aboudi Al Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the Islamist...
The strategy of the Paris attacks
By Gwynne Dyer AFTER Ahmed Merabet, a French policeman, was killed outside the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, his brother Malek said: “My...