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Vigils held for California shooting victims as suspect is described as 'a nice person'

Some 3,500 mourners held a candlelit vigil in San Bernardino, California, on Thursday night for the 14 people shot dead in a gun rampage at a

Belgium

Paris attacks: further arrests and questions

Police in Belgium have made two further arrests in connection with last month’s attacks in Paris. A 28-year-old Belgian man was detained at an

Iraq

ISIL tunnel network unearthed in Sinjar

Kurdish peshmerga forces in the north of Iraq have discovered a secret underground tunnel network allegedly used by ISIL fighters to protect

Culture news

Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' tour in London's O2 Arena

There was an expectant buzz at London’s O2 Arena at the start of December. Despite many performers in cities across Europe canceling their shows

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World News

French investigation into Paris Attacks leads to over 2,000 raids

France’s interior minister has told reporters that since last month’s Paris attacks, over 2,000 homes have been raided, more than 200 people have

Italy

Four arrested in Italy and Kosovo after 'threats to Pope'

Four people have been arrested in Italy and Kosovo on suspicion of being part of a jihadist cell that spread Islamist propaganda and threatened Pope

World News

Climate deal needs legally binding periodic reviews, says Obama

US President Barack Obama has said that for nations to be accountable on greenhouse gas emissions, legally binding “periodic reviews” are needed

Europe News

EU governments must share more intelligence, says anti-terror czar

Germany

Merkel's cabinet backs German role in fight against Islamic State militants

The German cabinet has agreed to join the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria. The Bundestag lower house of parliament will

United Kingdom

Britain to vote on extending airstrikes into Syria on Wednesday

British Prime Minister David Cameron is confident he will win a parliamentary vote on bombing Syria which he has announced will be held on

Belgium

Belgium's PM Michel calls for a European CIA

The Belgian prime minister has suggested Europe needs a central intelligence agency to reinforce and coordinate its anti-terrorist operations

France

Obama pays tribute to Paris attacks victims

Barack Obama paid tribute to the Paris attack victims shortly after arriving in the city at midnight. Accompanied by the French President Francois

France

Belgian police release new details about on-the-run fifth Paris suspect

Belgian police have released new details of a fifth suspect in the Paris attacks they want to question. An international arrest warrant was issued

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Belgium under scrutiny after terror alert dropped

In this edition of Europe Weekly: Belgium drops its terror alert level for Brussels from 4 to 3; a suspect package is found at the city’s main

Nigeria

Nigeria: Suicide attack on Shi'ite pilgrims 'kills 21'

At least 21 people are feared dead after a suicide attack on an annual procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria. The bomber struck on Friday outside

France

France's flag reminds shaken country what it stands for

Across France, people responded to President François Hollande’s call to show the flag to symbolise national unity, commemorating the Friday 13th

World News

Lavrov hits Turkey with more penalties, doubts commitment to war on "secret allies" ISIL

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has used a meeting with his Syrian opposite number in Moscow to launch a stinging attack on the Turkish

My Europe Series

Belgium seeks answers over its apparent status as a spring board for Europe's jihadists

Since the Paris attacks soldiers and police have flooded the streets of what is in effect Europe’s administrative capital in neighbouring Belgium

My Europe Series

Utalk: European PNR - what's at stake?

This week on Utalk, we answwer a question posted online by Muriel: “In the wake of Paris attacks, the creation of a European PNR, or a Passenger

Hungary

Hungary terror suspects are just WWII hobbyists, says court

A court in Hungary has said there is no evidence to suggest a young World War II hobbyist has any links to international terrorism. The head of