Charlie Hebdo: High stakes when satire meets globalization
By JILL LAWLESS These are dark days for those who want to believe that the pen is mightier than the sword. The attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has…
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‘Boyhood’ tops Globes; ‘Grand Budapest’ upsets ‘Birdman’
By LINDSEY BAHR The Golden Globes inched closer to legitimacy in its 72nd show, giving awards not just to A-List celebrities, but to the edgier productions that unequivocally deserved recognition,…
Merkel urges Putin, Poroshenko to implement peace plan
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the leaders of Russia and Ukraine that she’s not ready to take part in a four-way summit over the Ukraine conflict unless…
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…
AP Exclusive: Witness to Paris officer’s death regrets video
The man whose amateur video of a Paris police officer’s cold-blooded murder shocked the world now regrets sharing the footage online, saying he never expected it to be broadcast so…
Prosecutor: Paris grocery gunman linked to 3rd shooting
By LORI HINNANT The shooting of a jogger in a Paris suburb on the same day as the Charlie Hebdo massacre has been linked to the gunman who killed a…
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…
Islamic cleric gets life in plot to kidnap tourists in Yemen
By LARRY NEUMEISTER An Islamic cleric convicted of terrorism charges in plots to kidnap tourists in Yemen in 1998 and build a terrorist training camp in Oregon was sentenced Friday…