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Madonna pays tribute to the victims of the Paris massacre

Madonna paid tribute to the victims of the Paris massacre during a concert in Stockholm. . @Madonna pays emotional tribute to victims of

France

Questions asked over Syrian passport found by body of a Paris suicide bomber

The reported discovery of a Syrian passport near the body of a suicide bomber outside the Stade de France on Friday seems to have raised more

France

Parisians gather in Place de la République despite the state of emergency

Officials may have urged Parisians to stay home and off the streets yet defiant crowds still gathered in Place de la République, just as they had

France

Thousands in Paris attend memorial service for Friday's terror victims

The bell of Notre Dame tolled as around 3.000 people attended a special memorial service for the victims of Friday evening’s terror attacks. Among

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France

Guns, God and grievances: Belgium's Islamist 'airbase'

Iraq

Kurdish forces discover two mass graves after freeing Iraqi town from ISIL control

Kurdish forces are to leave mass graves undisturbed in Sinjar so that experts can analyse the remains and collect evidence for a case to recognise the atrocities inflicted by ISIL on the Yazidi commun

France

Tributes from around the world for Paris victims

Tributes have poured in from all four corners of the planet in the wake of the Paris attacks. In Berlin, the rain didn’t stop mourners from gathering

Syria

French jets bomb ISIL stronghold in Syria

French fighter jets launched air strikes against ISIL targets in Syria on Sunday night, just two days after the group claimed responsibility for the

France

Paris: what is the story behind the Syrian passport?

The reported discovery of a Syrian passport near the body of a suicide bomber outside the Stade de France on Friday seems to have raised more

France

French Islamic community fears backlash following Paris attacks

Barbes is a Parisian neighbourhood with a high percentage of Muslim residents. As in other parts of the French capital, the streets were quiet

Turkey

G20: have Obama and Putin found common ground?

Global leaders stood in silence ahead of their first formal session at the G20 to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in Paris. It was a sombre

France

Paris: the faces behind the headlines

Impromptu shrines are springing up across Paris. Candles and flowers have been left at the places where scores of people were killed and injured last

Belgium

A Belgian connection - again - as terror strikes Europe

The theory of a Belgian connection with the Paris attacks is gaining ground. Seven people have now been detained in Belgium in connection with the

France

Paris attacks: just some of the victims from more than 15 countries

USA

White House race jolted by jihadist slaughter in Paris

The terrorist attacks in France have already had an impact on the race for the White House, with presidential hopefuls condemning the violence

France

Belgium: two people detained on terror charges over Paris attacks

Two people have been detained in Belgium on terrorism charges related to Friday’s attacks in Paris, Belgian prosecutors said on Monday. The pair are

World News

Europe's Schengen zone at risk after Paris attacks

In the wake of the attacks on Paris, Britain’s prime minister David Cameron has sent a message of solidarity to the people of France. Cameron called

France

Parisians united in grief hold vigils at scene of attacks

Paris is a city in mourning, gripped by fear and shock following the brutal killing of innocent lives in Friday night’s series of attacks across the

Austria

Talks delegates in Vienna agree plan for Syria

Delegates at the multi-national talks on Syria taking place in Vienna say a broad timeline and plan for political transition towards elections in the

France

France 'at war' with Daesh, says PM Manuel Valls

“War” – the word used by both French President François Hollande and his prime minister following the Paris terror attacks. Speaking on French TV on