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
May 19 EgyptAir plane carrying 66 crashes; terrorism possible, officials say By Larisa Epatko An EgyptAir airplane flying from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning. Egyptian officials said they can't rule out terrorism at this point. Continue reading
May 09 Kerry says U.S., Russia to reinstate nationwide Syria cease-fire By Josh Lederman, Associated Press PARIS — The United States said Monday that a new agreement with Russia would replace localized, piecemeal cease-fires in Syria with a revived, nationwide truce, as world leaders struggled to get faltering peace talks back on track. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Relatives of Western jihadist fighters go public, hoping to stop others By PBS News Hour Relatives of fighters who joined the Islamic State militants and other groups came together at an anti-radicalization conference in Paris with hopes of reaching a turning point in the fight against extremism. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 2:44 What we know so far about Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam By PBS News Hour Following a dramatic police raid and shootout in Brussels, one of the key suspects in last year's Paris terrorist attacks and the first to be captured alive is in custody in Belgium. To discuss the ongoing police investigation, Paris Correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 10 Paris remembers victims of 2015 terror attacks By News Desk Around 2,000 people gathered in Paris Sunday to remember the victims of the terror attacks that occurred last year in France, killing almost 150 people. Continue reading
Jan 07 France remembers victims of Charlie Hebdo attack one year later By News Desk A year after the Islamic extremist attacks in Paris on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and on a police officer, France remembered the 17 people who died with a week’s worth of memorial services and plaques placed around… Continue reading