Jan 08 Watch 5:02 What's driving European Muslims to extremism? By PBS News Hour The brothers who attacked satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had a secular Muslim upbringing before their apparent radicalization. What's leading young European Muslims to embrace extremism? Peter Neumann of King's College London says it’s a conflict of identity and acceptance. Neumann… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:32 Why resentment is growing between Christians and Muslims in Marseille By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: Severe storms silence guns in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, there were no reported deaths in Syria for the first time in three years due to frigid temperatures and storms. But activists warned that the weather conditions are “catastrophic” for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 2:57 Amid great sadness and tension in France, calls for unity By PBS News Hour The city of Paris is still on edge as police search for two men wanted in the attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Gwen Ifill speaks with Mark Austin of Independent Television News about the scale of the manhunt and… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:08 France mourns Charlie Hebdo victims as police expand search By PBS News Hour The bells of Notre Dame tolled as France marked a national day of mourning for the victims of a deadly attack on a Parisian publication. Meanwhile, the police extended their manhunt for two Islamist attackers, carried out house-to-house searches and… Continue watching
Jan 08 Boko Haram burns 16 villages, leaving 2,000 feared dead By Ruth Tam Boko Haram razed at least 16 villages in northern Nigeria, leaving 2,000 people unaccounted for and feared dead since Monday, Nigerian officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 08 '#JeSuisAhmed' trending in support of slain Muslim police officer By Anna Sillers Although #JeSuisCharlie, referring to the attack on political newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has gained traction well beyond France, another hashtag is trending: #JeSuisAhmed. Continue reading
Jan 08 The Eiffel Tower goes dark in tribute to attack victims By Justin Scuiletti The Eiffel Tower went dark Thursday night in a tribute to those killed Wednesday in an attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Continue reading
Jan 08 Lithuanian activists fight 'Kremlin propaganda' with stickers of beetles By Ruth Tam In Lithuania, consumers are fighting Russian propaganda with a little of their own --in sticker form. Continue reading
Jan 08 U.S. to reduce troops at European bases to save $500 million By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Thursday unveiled sweeping plans to consolidate its forces in Europe, taking thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel out of bases mostly in the United Kingdom and Portugal, in an effort that will save about $500… Continue reading