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Al Qaeda in Yemen says it was behind Charlie Hebdo killings

Al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the carnage at Charlie Hebdo, calling it the “blessed Battle of Paris”. A video purportedly from the

France

Charlie Hebdo sells out within minutes; more copies scheduled for release

Charlie Hebdo sells out in minutes, a week after the fatal shootings. Up to five million copies are to be distributed, on staggered release.

France

New footage emerges of Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack

Dramatic new video has emerged showing Islamist militants Cherif and Said Kouachi during Paris attack

Europe News

EU anti-terror chief seeks air passenger register

The EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove, says EU plans to share air passenger data could help identify foreign jihadists. Gilles de Kerchove

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France

French parliament honours terror victims as new security steps are announced

In France's National Assembly, deputies have held a minute's silence to remember victims of terror attacks

Cameroon

Cameroon claims 143 Boko Haram militants killed in military camp attack

A government official in Cameroon says at least 143 Boko Haram miltants have been killed in an attack on a military camp. The assault reportedly took

France

French anti-terror laws toughened 14 times since 1986

With each major act of terrorism, France has revamped the set of legal tools to fight it. When the Paris metro was targeted in the summer of 1995

France

Don't blame all Muslims for terror, says German political scientist

With France still reeling from last week's terror attacks, euronews' Rudolf Herbert spoke with top political scientist Asiem el Difraoui, an expert on the Arab world and Islam.

Europe News

Le Pen seeks return to internal EU border controls

The leader of France’s Front National has called for border controls to be reinstated in Europe. Some internal EU border controls started to be

Bulgaria

Bulgaria set to extradite Frenchman with alleged links to Paris attackers

Bulgaria looks set to extradite a Frenchman suspected of links with one of the Islamist militant brothers behind the deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks

Israel

Jewish victims of Paris siege buried in Israel

The three French and one Tunisian-born Jews killed in Paris last week by an extremist claiming to be working for ISIL have been laid to rest in

France

Charlie Hebdo: siege survivor who hid from Kouachi brothers recounts his ordeal

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Hundreds gather in Shanghai to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attack

USA

US counter intelligence warns against complacency in the fight against terror

Security at so-called soft targets such as train stations may have been stepped up in France following the Paris attacks but in the US it’s the norm

USA

US military social media accounts hacked by pro-ISIL group

CENTCOM social media shutdown after hackers break into Twitter and YouTube accounts

Nigeria

Catholic archbishop calls for more global resolve to tackle Boko Haram militants

A Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The comment from Ignatius

Europe News

MEPs honour France terror victims

MEPs have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent terror attacks in France. The European Parliament fell silent for one minutes as

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Memorial for Porte de Vincennes hostage victims

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Moment of silence honours Ahmed Merabet, policemen killed in Charlie Hebdo shooting

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Hundreds of thousands rally in France in response to Paris attacks