Apr 20 Gunman dead in Paris after killing one officer, injuring two others By Erica R. Hendry One police officer was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a shooting in central Paris. The gunman appears to have died in an encounter with police, local media reported. French police tweeted that the suspect fired… Continue reading
Mar 18 Paris Orly Airport attacker wanted to kill, die for Allah By Nicolas Garriga and John Leicester, Associated Press A suspected Islamic extremist attacked a French soldier Saturday morning at Paris' Orly Airport and wrested away her assault rifle, a French prosecutor said. Continue reading
Feb 03 Louvre Museum attacker in life-threatening condition, French prosecutor says By Michael Rios A French soldier shot and wounded a man Friday as he rushed the area outside the museum with a machete shouting “God is great” in Arabic. Continue reading
Dec 10 State of emergency in France may be extended By Kamala Kelkar Saying the terrorism risk in France remains high following the Paris attack last November that left 130 dead, France’s Prime Minister on Saturday said the government will extend its state of emergency to protect next year’s election. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: House passes government funding bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 7:26 For this witness, Paris attack flashbacks and an altered view of humanity By PBS News Hour Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attacks in Paris since the Second World War, carried out by ISIS militants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant follows up with a witness to the attacks, Mark Colclough, a British-Danish psychotherapist, to get… Continue watching
Nov 12 Sting to reopen Bataclan hall one year after Paris attacks By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press A concert by British pop legend Sting is marking the reopening of the Paris' Bataclan concert hall one year after suicidal jihadis killed 90 revelers. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 8:45 A visit to Paris one year after devastating terror attacks By PBS News Hour Sunday will mark a grim anniversary in Paris -- the series of coordinated terror attacks throughout the city that killed 130 and injured nearly 400 on November 13, 2015. The bloodiest site, Bataclan Music Club, where 89 people were murdered,… Continue watching
Jun 04 Louvre shuttered to protect art as historic flooding begins to recede By Michael D. Regan The famed Louvre in Paris has been temporarily shut down as employees on Friday rushed to relocate thousands of pieces of art from the museum’s basement vaults after a week of rain caused flooding across Europe. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 2:56 An airliner lost, 66 people missing, and a hunt for clues By PBS News Hour EgyptAir Flight 804 was on a routine trip from Paris to Cairo when something went horribly wrong over the Mediterranean Sea. As it approached Egyptian airspace, the plane suddenly began flying erratically before disappearing altogether, prompting an international search effort… Continue watching