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Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings: security source 15 Nov 2015 - 12:43 am

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on...

Details emerge on some of the victims of Paris attacks 15 Nov 2015 - 12:39 am

This undated family handout photo issued by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 shows Nick Alexander of England. AP ...

Frenchman arrested at London Gatwick airport with weapon: police 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

London: A 41-year-old Frenchman at London Gatwick airport has been arrested with a weapon that appeared to be a firearm, British police said...

At least 5 killed as train derails during testing in eastern France 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern...

France vows "merciless" response after attacks kill 129 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Police vehicles block the street in front of the Bataclan concert hall the morning after a series of deadly attacks in Paris ,...

Seven 'terrorists' dead in Paris attacks, including Syrian: prosecutor 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Seven "terrorists" were killed in attacks that caused the deaths of at least 129 people in Paris and a Syrian passport was...

World shows solidarity, tightens security after Paris attacks 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A French national flag flying at half-mast is seen behind security cameras at the French embassy in Beijing, China, November 14, 2015, after...

Bosnia's Islamic leader urges Europe's Muslims to keep peace 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Sarajevo: Bosnia's Islamic spiritual leader on Saturday urged Europe's Muslims to keep the peace following the Paris attacks, saying the perpetrators represented neither...

Timeline of Paris attacks according to public prosecutor 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

‘In the name of what?’ reads a note placed along with a rose in a restaurant window bullet hole in Paris. Photograph: Pascal...

Calendar agreed for Syria polls, Assad's fate undecided 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A pro-government fighter walks down a road in the Syrian town of Arbid on the outskirts of Kweyris military airbase, in the northern...

Foreign victims of Paris bloodbath 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Several foreigners have been identified as victims of Friday's deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at least 128 dead and 300...

Amid chaos, Parisians offer refuge to strangers via Twitter 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Tariro Mzezewa Nov 13 (Reuters) - People in Paris took to social media to find and offer refuge on Friday night, as...

Airlines entering France told check IDs or risk fines 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

DUBAI/VIENNA: As France boosts security in the wake of Friday night's deadly Paris attacks, airlines are being warned they will be fined if...

Paris attacks: 'Don't move or we'll kill you' 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A French policeman assists a blood-covered victim near the Bataclan concert hall following attacks that left at least 160 people dead in multiple...

At least 10 killed as train derails during testing in eastern France 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

ECKWERSHEIM, France: A train undergoing a trial on a new high-speed line from Paris to Strasbourg derailed on Saturday near the German border,...

France to go ahead with climate summit, with tough security 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS: France plans to go ahead with a global climate change summit in Paris at the end of the month,...

Two men linked to Paris attacks registered as migrants in Greece: police 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Athens: Two men who French police are seeking to trace in connection with the Paris attacks registered as refugees with Greek...

Bottoms up! Sewage diverted into Canada river used for drinking water 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Montreal: A stench rises from Montreal's sewers, where used condoms, soiled sanitary napkins and other stomach-churning waste floats in the fetid brown water....