French President Francois Hollande Friday urged the people of the country to be united in the face of a spate of terror attacks and also to stay vigilant.
Maithripala Sirisena, elected to govern Sri Lanka, was once jailed for alleged links to leftwing Sinhalese rebels who almost ousted the government in 1971. He remained in prison for 15 months.
At least seven people were killed Friday, including three gunmen, after security forces brought to an end two tense hostage dramas in separate locations in the French capital.
WASHINGTON — The Keystone XL pipeline decision now rests in President Barack Obama's hands, with a Nebraska court clearing an obstacle that has delayed a decision on the Canadian project.
IVANHOE LAKE, N.W.T. — Investigators say a pilot killed in a crash in the Northwest Territories made poor choices, including taking off in a damaged plane.
Two of the suspects involved in the attack on a magazine office in Paris were reportedly spotted in northern France Thursday while a third surrendered to police as France went into mourning a day after the tragedy.
