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Pakistani Sunni Muslims burn a French flag during a protest in Karachi on 30 October 2020, following French President Emmanuel Macron's comments over the Prophet Muhammad caricatures. Picture: AFP

Charlie hebdo attack

France defends law combatting 'pernicious' Islamist radicalism

By AFP

President Emmanuel Macron has pushed the legislation - which would tighten rules on issues ranging from religious-based education to polygamy - after a spate of...

  • French army soldiers rush to the scene after several people were injured near the former offices of the French satirical magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ following an alleged attack by a man wielding a knife in the capital Paris on 25 September 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Man held on terror charges after two wounded in Paris cleaver attack

    A large meat cleaver found near the scene is believed to have been used by the attacker.

    599 days ago
  • A woman walks past a painting by French street artist and painter Christian Guemy, known as C215, in tribute to members of 'Charlie Hebdo' newspaper who were killed by jihadist gunmen in January 2015, in Paris, on 31 August 2020. Picture: AFP

    French media back 'Charlie Hebdo' after new threats

    The magazine republished cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad earlier this month at the start of a trial of suspects in the 2015 attack on their Paris office.

    601 days ago
  • A woman walks past a painting by French street artist and painter Christian Guemy, known as C215, in tribute to members of 'Charlie Hebdo' newspaper who were killed by jihadist gunmen in January 2015, in Paris, on 31 August 2020. Picture: AFP

    France's Charlie Hebdo sells out with Mohammed cartoons reprint

    The issue featured a dozen cartoons mocking the prophet of Islam, including images that sparked huge protests when first published, to mark the start of the trial this week of alleged accomplices to the 2015 massacre.

    619 days ago
  • Republican guards stand outside the Hyper Cacher supermarket ahead of a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the deadly attack against the store in Paris on January 5, 2017. Picture: AFP

    Islamic State militant linked to Charlie Hebdo attack could still be alive

    Boubaker el-Hakim was reported by American defense officials to have been killed in November in a US drone strike.

    1858 days ago
  • Republican guards stand outside the Hyper Cacher supermarket ahead of a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the deadly attack against the store in Paris on January 5, 2017. Picture: AFP

    'Charlie Hebdo' tribute marks two years of Islamist attacks on France

    France paid tribute to the journalists, police officers and shoppers at a kosher store killed two years ago by Islamist gunmen.

    1958 days ago
  • Map locating IS group attacks against Western targets since 2015.

    Main Islamic State attacks on Western targets

    Map locating IS group attacks against Western targets since 2015.

    1972 days ago
  • A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    EU agrees new gun rules after militant attacks

    Proposed in 2015, the rules restrict access to some high-calibre weapons and make it easier to track guns.

    1974 days ago
  • Employees hang a huge flag in the Town Hall during a demonstration at the Bolivar square in Bogota on 14 January 2015 in solidarity with those killed in the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Picture: AFP.

    France seeks custody of 'Charlie Hebdo' attacker's relative held in Bulgaria

    Hamyd had been questioned by police following the Charlie Hebdo attacks but was cleared.

    2106 days ago
  • Three-year-old Aylan and four-year-old Galip Kurdi from Syria died when the boat they were travelling in capsized off the Turkish coast. Picture: Supplied

    'Charlie Hebdo' cartoon featuring drowned Syrian boy causes outcry

    The cartoon depicts two male creatures running after terrified women.

    2314 days ago
  • Rescue workers are seen at the Boulevard de Barbes in the north of Paris on January 7, 2016, after police shot a man dead as he was trying to enter a police station in the Rue de la Goutte d'Or. The man shot dead by police on the first anniversary of the jihadist assault on Charlie Hebdo had a knife and what appeared to be an explosives vest, the government said. Picture:AFP.

    Paris police shoot dead knife-wielding man on 'Charlie Hebdo' anniversary

    The incident took place on the anniversary of the Islamist militant attacks on the 'Charlie Hebdo' magazine.

    2322 days ago
  • FILE: Employees hang a huge flag in the Town Hall during a demonstration at the Bolivar square in Bogota on 14 January 2015 in solidarity with those killed in the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Picture: AFP

    A year after 'Je suis Charlie', a divided France struggles

    Politicians are embroiled in a bitter debate over homeland security.

    2323 days ago
  • FILE: France remains on top security alert since at least eight gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people at cafes, a concert hall and near a sports stadium in Paris on 13 November. Picture: AFP.

    France arrests three over Islamist attacks on Paris

    Authorities arrested two men and a woman on today in connection with deadly militant attacks.

    2345 days ago
  • This file photo shows a still frame grab taken on April 16, 2014 from a video released on March 29, 2014 by Al-Malahem Media, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), of AQAP chief Nasir al-Wuhayshi allegedly addressing scores of jihadists at an undisclosed location in Yemen. US officials are reportedly working to confirm claims that Al-Qaeda's top leader in Yemen, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a CIA drone strike last week, as the country's warring factions prepare for a second day of peace talks in Geneva on June 16, 2015. Picture: AFP

    Yemeni al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing

    CNN quoted two Yemeni officials as saying the attack that killed Nasser al-Wuhayshi occurred on Friday.

    2527 days ago
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    CARTOON: Provocative Cartoons

    2569 days ago
  • A screengrab showing a US police official on the scene where two gunmen were shot dead  at an art exhibit in Garland, Texas.

    Two shot dead at anti-Islamic art exhibit in Texas

    The shooting took place shortly before 7pm in a parking lot of the Curtis Culwell Center.

    2570 days ago
  • FILE. The US president has called on American Muslims to do more to counter violence to the religion of Islam.  Picture: AFP.

    Obama: Countering violent extremism depends on Muslim support

    American Muslims have been called on to do more to counter violent extremism in the name of Islam.

    2644 days ago
  • A police officer guards the street around the Noerrebro train station in Copenhagen on 15 February, 2015 where a man has been shot in a police action following two fatal attacks in the Danish capital. Picture: AFP.

    Police kill Copenhagen shooting suspect

    Witnesses say the gunman had fired up to 40 shots at a cafe hosting a free speech event.

    2647 days ago
  • FILE: French police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of French newspaper 'Liberation', on 9 January 2015 in Paris, after a deadly attack that occurred on 7 January by armed gunmen on the Paris offices of 'Charlie Hebdo'. Picture: AFP.

    French police arrest four in anti-jihadist raid

    Seventeen people were killed in three days of violence earlier in January.

    2667 days ago
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