MADRID (AP) — Police say they have arrested a man in Spain’s north-African enclave of Ceuta on suspicion of radicalizing and recruiting youth for the Islamic State group. A statement says the detainee is a 34-year-old Spaniard, resident in Ceuta,
GENEVA (AP) — Geneva police were “actively searching” for suspects in connection with an investigation into the Paris attacks last month, Swiss security officials said Thursday. Geneva’s security department said that city authorities received word on Wednesday that Swiss federal
SINGAPORE (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday defended his comments suggesting that Western culture is superior to that of Islam, and called for U.S.-led assistance in defeating the Islamic State group. In a Sydney Daily Telegraph
BRUSSELS —France urged its European Union partners on Tuesday to speed up efforts to cut off funds to extremists groups, nearly a month after the Paris attacks. “Every country is under threat of terrorism, and every country has to do
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A huge explosion killed the governor of Yemen’s southern Aden province and six of his bodyguards on Sunday, security officials said, in an attack that was later claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate.
LONDON (AP) — A man who allegedly screamed “this is for Syria” as he slashed a passenger’s neck in a London underground station had images associated with the Islamic State group on his mobile phone, prosecutors said Monday. Muhaydin Mire, who
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister insists his country is not heading toward becoming a binational state, rejecting a warning to that effect by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. At his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu says “Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its aircraft struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip in response to two shooting incidents. The statement says the aircraft hit a military post belonging to the Islamic militant group that rules
VIENNA — The Austrian chancellor’s spokeswoman says a small group of European Union nations will meet ahead of a summit of the full EU this month to discuss greater cooperation with Turkey and protection for the bloc’s external borders. Spokeswoman
German lawmakers on Friday overwhelming approved a broad non-combat mission to aid the coalition fight against the so-called Islamic State, including reconnaissance jets and a frigate, following a call from France for support following last month’s attacks in Paris. The
PARIS (AP) — A cafe where five people were killed by a squad of Islamic extremist gunmen terrorizing central Paris reopened for business Friday. La Bonne Biere, a corner cafe in the trendy central Paris district targeted by the gunmen,
The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate. But Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds (pictured) would have none of that.
PARIS (AP) — A woman was arrested Tuesday in a Paris suburb for suspected links to an intermediary to the only man charged in connection the Paris attacks, according to two officials close to the investigation. The officials, who requested
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The latest on the mass movement of asylum-seekers and others seeking refuge in Europe. All times local: 8:40 p.m. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is now in the refugee-housing business. The world-famous ensemble on Monday presented a
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested a Moroccan who was preparing to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group. A ministry statement Tuesday said the 32-year-old man used his restaurant in the northern
IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Migrants on the Greek-Macedonian border attacked police with stones Saturday, enraged by the sight of Macedonian authorities erecting a fence along the border and an accident that injured a young Moroccan man. Authorities said 18 Macedonian
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is wrapping up a nostalgic visit to Malta, where she joked that Canada’s youthful new leader had made her feel old. The British monarch has close ties to the Mediterranean island, where she
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande was meeting with environmental groups Saturday, pushing for an ambitious global deal to reduce man-made emissions blamed for global warming. The talks in the Elysee Palace come as President Barack Obama, the leaders
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials say they have arrested two women on human trafficking charges: one for selling her baby for $250, the other for buying it after placing a “want ad” on Facebook.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says it has successfully tested an advanced surface-to-air missile that analysts believe could play a key role in securing the country’s offshore gas fields. A military official said Thursday the Barak 8 (example pictured) was
MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of France and Russia agreed Thursday to tighten cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group, although they remained at odds over their approach toward Syrian President Bashar Assad. IS has claimed responsibility for
Hungarian police say they have enhanced security measures for the country’s top public officials after six people were detained last week in two separate cases and a “bomb lab” was found.
CANBERRA, Australia — Officials say the Australian government remains committed to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees, but painstaking security checks could take more than a year. The government announced in September that the 12,000 refugees would be resettled as quickly as
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s capital entered a security lockdown Saturday as the government warned of a threat of a repeat of Paris-style attacks, with subways in Brussels closed and heavily armed police and soldiers deployed. At least one suspect from
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a French-sponsored resolution Friday calling on all nations to redouble and coordinate action to prevent further attacks by Islamic State terrorists and other extremist groups. The resolution says the Islamic
