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…
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Turkish journalists probed over Charlie Hebdo cover
Turkey’s state-run news agency says the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into two journalists who featured Charlie Hebdo’s cover with the image of the Prophet Muhammad in…
Teachers: Ohio man accused in terror plot a typical student
By LISA CORNWELL Officials from the school district where the Ohio man accused in a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol attended high school say he was a typical student…
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…
New Charlie Hebdo reaches global audience, dismays Muslims
BY JILL LAWLESS A week ago, Charlie Hebdo was a niche publication little known outside France, with a circulation of 60,000. On Wednesday the satirical newspaper’s first issue since last…
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 arrests 54 for defending terror; announces crackdown
By LORI HINNANT France ordered prosecutors around the country Wednesday to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and glorifying terrorism, announcing that 54 people had been arrested for those offenses…
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…