5 things to know for your New Day — Thursday, January 15, 2015
CAPITOL ATTACK PLOT Lone wolf: An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol. Christopher Lee Cornell, 20, came to the FBI’s attention several months…
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Yaya Toure: Respect needed from media in dealing with religion
Manchester City and Ivory Coast football star Yaya Toure has called on the media to be more respectful in its attitude towards religion after the Charlie Hebdo attack. Twelve people…
What is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula?
Here’s a look at what we know about the Islamist extremist group. Where is AQAP based? AQAP has its home in Yemen, an impoverished Middle Eastern nation that borders Saudi…
North Korea denies being behind Sony hack
The United States hit North Korea with new sanctions this month after the FBI said North Korea was behind the attack. Some technology experts say others could be involved, such…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers ask for trial delay, citing Paris attacks
Tsarnaev is accused of plotting with his brother and carrying out an attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people, wounded more than 260 and…
France and Nigeria: 2 countries rocked by terror with very different reactions
Meanwhile, explosives strapped to a girl who appeared to be about 10-years-old detonated on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, in a country whose encounters with terrorism were also punctuated…
Following the tangled and treacherous trail after France terror attack
That picture looks much more complex one week later. The final death toll was 17, plus three suspects killed. The threads that investigators have followed from the newsroom of the…
High alert: Troops, police protect sites including Jewish schools across France
At least 10,000 soldiers and 8,000 police officers will be deployed across the country, French media reported. “We must remain vigilant because the threat is still very much present,” Prime…
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Get up to speed on the latest developments
Millions rallied in Paris against terrorism and extremism over the weekend. Thousands of police officers are being deployed across France. And the lone remaining suspect in last week’s terror attacks…
School where Pakistani Taliban massacred over 130 children reopens
The horrifying terrorist attack on the Army Public School and Degree College in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 145 people, including 132 children. Shahrukh Hussain, 15,…
U.S. working assumption: AQAP ordered Said Kouachi to carry out an attack
U.S. officials Sunday said American authorities don’t have evidence yet directly linking AQAP to specifically ordering the Paris attack last week at the offices of the satirical magaine. “We don’t…
The American who inspires terror from Paris to the U.S.
One of the Kouachi brothers, who mounted the attack last week on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, cited al-Awlaki as his operational commander. Before he died on Friday, one…
‘Je suis Charlie,’ at least for now
Uphold the right to universal free speech. Je suis Charlie. On Sunday, a perplexingly awesome mash-up of world leaders — from French President Francois Hollande to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud…
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
Holder: Not yet sure which group is behind Paris attack Kerry was in India, attending an entrepreneurship summit with new Prime Minister Narendra Modi — with whom the United States…
Holder: Not yet sure which group behind Paris attack
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which Holder said “remains the most dangerous of the al Qaeda cells,” has claimed responsibility for the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo….
Arsonists target German newspaper that reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoons
The arson attack at the Hamburger Morgenpost occurred about 2 a.m. local time, the newspaper said on its website. – The same day, police killed Said and Cherif Kouachi, the…
No ‘clash of civilizations’ in Paris attacks
Tensions are running high following the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday, and that is exactly how it should be. The correct, human response to…
Is it OK for comedians to joke about religion?
“Would you tell a joke mocking the Prophet Mohammed?” Being a comedian who is Muslim, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that question over the years….
When their hell becomes ours
“Pieces of flesh were plastered on the wall. There were children and women crying for help,” said one civil society activist who spoke with Reuters just after the suicide attack….
#JeSuisAhmed — Tributes pour in for officer killed on street in Paris attack
The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie”I am Charlie”became an international rallying point for people expressing solidarity with the victims of the slaughter carried out by gunmen at the offices of the French satirical…
Charlie Hebdo attack: What we know and don’t know
Blasts and gunshots were heard from both locations Friday afternoon. Twelve people were killed in Wednesday’s attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, which has prompted widespread shock and condemnation. Separately,…
Charlie Hebdo: Cartoonists pay tribute to fallen satirists
Now, cartoonists around the world are breaking out their pens and brushes to pay tribute to the victims of the attack at the Paris magazine. We’re compiling some of the…
Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge
The militant group has bombed schools, churches and mosques; kidnapped women and children; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike. This week, the group kidnapped at least 185 women and…