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In France, A Balancing Act Between Liberty And Security Needs

5:35am January 07, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

It's been a year since the attacks on the offices of a satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket in Paris that left 17 victims dead. Ten months later, armed Islamist radicals struck the city again.

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Is New ISIS Spokesman A Brit Who Used To Sell Bouncy Castles?

2:31pm January 06, 2016

The Islamic State appears to have a new public face for its propaganda videos. David Greene talks to Erin Marie Saltman, a senior researcher for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London.

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Migrants In Germany Accused Of Coordinated Sexual Assaults

2:02pm January 06, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Police are investigating dozens of sexual assaults that occurred during New Year's Eve celebrations in Cologne. The police chief has been criticized for his officers slow reaction to the assaults.

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French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (right), seen here in 1984 with musician Frank Zappa (center) and French Minister of Culture Jack Lang, has died at age 90.

Composer Pierre Boulez, A Revered Iconoclast, Has Died At 90

11:39am January 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Saying that a musical language always includes both rational and irrational parts, Boulez told Fresh Air in 2005, "What I tried to find, that's freedom — but a freedom which is based on discipline."

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Slovakia's Migrants Keep A Low Profile In A Country Wary Of Outsiders

11:22am January 06, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Slovakia has never been particularly welcoming to migrants and it resisted the most recent influx to Europe. Those who came a generation ago say they are still often seen as outsiders.

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Women protest Tuesday outside the cathedral in Cologne, with signs saying "We are fed up" and "We will not remain silent."

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New Year's Eve Assaults Renew German Tensions Over Migrants

7:06pm January 05, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Police in Cologne are investigating reports of sexual assaults that occurred during New Year's Eve celebrations. Thousands were packed into the city's main square when the attacks occurred.

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Paris Commemorates Anniversary Of 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks

4:47pm January 05, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The city of Paris has begun commemorating the anniversary of the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. The attacks, which took place a year ago on Thursday, left 17 people dead.

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The high cost of housing is encouraging Londoners to build down instead of up. They're digging out basements to create underground mansions — often to neighbors' dismay.

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Europe

In France, A Balancing Act Between Liberty And Security Needs

Is New ISIS Spokesman A Brit Who Used To Sell Bouncy Castles?

Migrants In Germany Accused Of Coordinated Sexual Assaults

Composer Pierre Boulez, A Revered Iconoclast, Has Died At 90

Slovakia's Migrants Keep A Low Profile In A Country Wary Of Outsiders

New Year's Eve Assaults Renew German Tensions Over Migrants

Paris Commemorates Anniversary Of 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks

Sweden Implements Tighter Border Controls Amid Migrant Crisis

What Hashtagged In 2015? Periods, Refugees And Nigerians At Hogwarts

In London, Builders Dig Deep To Offer More Room