Europe

Paris Attacks Put Pressure On Germany To Tighten Its Refugee Policy

7:20pm November 16, 2015

by Esme Nicholson

The Paris attacks increase pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to tighten German refugee policy. There's evidence suggesting one suspect entered Europe with the migrants coming ashore in Greece.

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Authorities Conduct Widespread Investigation Into Paris Terror Attacks

7:19pm November 16, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

France's president said the attacks in Paris were planned in Syria, organized in Belgium and carried out in France. Authorities are carrying out a wide-reaching investigation to figure out who was responsible, how they brought it about and whether similar plots are still in the works.

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CIA Director John Brennan made this case against encryption on Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

After Paris Attacks, Encrypted Communication Is Back In Spotlight

6:38pm November 16, 2015

Security officials say the Paris attacks are an example why law enforcement needs to access encrypted data. Privacy advocates and the tech industry say such "back doors" are not the best solution.

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After Paris, Governors Say They Will Oppose Efforts To Resettle Refugees

5:47pm November 16, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Despite the growing list of governors stating they will no longer resettle people from Syria, it's not clear whether states have the legal authority to keep the refugees out.

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Update On French Airstrikes In Syria

5:20pm November 16, 2015

France has struck back at ISIS. French warplanes hit the capital of the region controlled by the Islamic State, the Syrian city of Raqqa.

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'It's Not Islam': 2 Friends Represent A Wounded France

5:04pm November 16, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

In Paris, two young men in their early 20s, co-workers and best friends, talk about their anger about the attacks, how scared people are, and how their own backgrounds — black and white, Christian and Muslim — represent the wounded face of France.

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French, Belgian Police Work To Identify Those Responsible For Attacks

4:26pm November 16, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

French police work with their counterparts in Belgium and beyond to identify the terrorists responsible for Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

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Paris Attacks Galvanize Police Forces Next Door In Belgium

4:26pm November 16, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Belgium emerges as a focus of the investigation into Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

Obama Defends Current U.S. Strategy Against ISIS At G-20 Summit

4:26pm November 16, 2015

by Scott Horsley

In the wake of the Paris attacks, President Obama defended his strategy to combat ISIS against criticism that the effort isn't working and he underestimated the threat posed by that group. Speaking at a gathering of world leaders in Turkey, Obama said the strategy to defeat ISIS will work over time and a massive deployment of U.S. troops is not the answer.

Emergency Doctor: Paris Hospital Saw Unanticipated Number Of Gunshot Victims

4:26pm November 16, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to an emergency doctor who was on the front line of dealing with casualties from the Paris attacks. He says on a normal weekend his ER will usually handle injuries from a car crash, and maybe once a year they will handle a gunshot victim. Friday night, he had 27 patients with gunshot wounds. All of his patients survived that evening.