Paris attacks | France seeks EU security aid, launches new airstrikes on IS

France made an unprecedented demand for its European Union allies to support its military action against the Islamic State group as it launched new airstrikes on the militants’ Syrian stronghold, days after

This Day in History | 2000 – Hollywood meets Wales in ‘wedding of year’

The lavish ceremony took place in New York’s Plaza Hotel and cost an estimated £1.5 million. Crowds of well-wishers and photographers lined the street outside and guests waved before walking into

Offbeat | Saudi Arabia cracks case of smuggled beer disguised as Pepsi

In a statement, customs officials say they intercepted 48,000 cans of beer moving through the al-Batha border crossing with the United Arab Emirates. In video posted last week on Twitter, the

The Buzz | Romania: 3 handball players die after team bus hit by truck

The Romanian handball federation says three players died and 11 were injured when the bus they were traveling in was hit by a truck. The accident occurred late Sunday outside the

World Briefs

CHINA The death toll from a landslide that buried homes in eastern China has risen to 25 people with 12 others still missing, a local government said yesterday. A torrent

Paris attacks | World leaders pressed for coordinated response

Pressed for a strong response to the Islamic State group’s assault on Paris, the world’s top industrial and developing nations are set to outline their coordinated response to what President

Paris attacks | France carries out raids, names more potential jihadis

French police raided 168 locations across the country and detained two dozen people as authorities identified more members of a sleeper cell said to be behind the Paris attacks that

This Day in History | 1997 – Egyptian militants kill tourists at Luxor

The tourists’ bus was fired on as they visited the temple of Hatshepsut, one of the main attractions in the town of Luxor in southern Egypt. An Egyptian police spokesman said

Offbeat | 2 zebras flee circus, run through Philadelphia streets

A pair of zebras escaped from a circus and went running through the streets of west Philadelphia before they were recaptured, police said. The two animals somehow fled the UniverSoul Circus

World briefs

NORTH KOREA-USA The Treasury Department has blacklisted North Korea’s ambassador to Myanmar for alleged involvement in illegal weapons trade. Treasury says Ambassador Kim Sok Chol is paid by the Korea

US Presidential race | After attacks, Democrats debate terrorism and economy

Hillary Rodham Clinton cast herself as America’s strongest leader in a scary world during Saturday night’s Democratic presidential debate, even as she found herself forced to defend her own role

Paris’ Charlie Hebdo-prompted alert does little to defend city

The gunmen who mowed people down in cafes in central Paris and at a packed theater in the French capital on Friday were acting in a city on high alert

World reaction: Condolences and condemnation

World leaders are reacting to the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Some of their comments: WHITE HOUSE The White House says it has no information to contradict the

France mourns, seeks clues to those behind deadly attacks

Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris yesterday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth while investigators questioned the relatives of a suspected

This Day in History | 1983 – England fans rampage in Luxembourg

Denmark’s victory over Greece earlier on Wednesday meant England finished second in their group and do not qualify for the finals next year. The fans were not placated by a 4-0

Offbeat | Police stop Google self-driving car for going too slowly

A car built by Google that drives itself around city streets had a brush with the law for driving too slowly. A police officer in the tech giant’s Silicon Valley hometown

Obama climate plan puts squeeze on coal state governor

Democratic governors are being squeezed by the mandate in President Barack Obama’s climate change plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions — perhaps none more than Montana’s Steve Bullock, the one

Lifeguards get pensions? At age 45? They do in Atlantic City

Joseph D. Rush, Jr. joined the beach patrol in Atlantic City when qualifying tests were conducted in stormy weather at sea to judge an applicant’s mettle, local Republican leaders signed

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Reactions: Obama vowing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to bring perpetrators to justice

PARIS (AP) — World leaders are reacting to the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Some of their comments: PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY Pakistan said it "strongly" condemns the Paris

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