France sees 19,000 cyberattacks since terror rampage
By JAMEY KEATEN and SYLVIE CORBET Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, a top French cyberdefense official said…
Middle East
France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast
By LORI HINNANT France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to…
Yemen’s al-Qaida claims responsibility for Paris attack
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Yemen’s al-Qaida branch on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week’s massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in…
France traces arms, attack money, prepares new terror laws
By LORI HINNANT and ANGELA CHARLTON France’s prime minister announced he would seek tighter surveillance of convicted extremists Tuesday and reports emerged that the weapons used by a terror cell…
Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fight against militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country’s best ally in the war against the Islamic State group is not the United States and…
World leaders head Paris march to honor terror victims
LORI HINNANT More than 40 world leaders, their arms linked, marched through Paris Sunday to rally for unity and freedom of expression and to honor 17 victims of three days…
Kerry urges rapid growth in US-India trade, commercial ties
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for a rapid expansion of U.S.-India trade and commercial ties as he attended an international investment conference ahead…
France works to avert new terror attacks, suspect hunted
By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday, as thousands of security forces try to thwart new attacks and hunt down a suspected…