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French Prosecutor Lays Out What Investigators Know About Paris Attacks

2:28pm November 14, 2015

The investigation into who was behind the attacks on Friday night has now broadened across Western Europe. NPR's Peter Kenyon explains what Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters Saturday.

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'People Are Very Shaken': Fear, Anger In France After Paris Killings

2:28pm November 14, 2015

The morning after the Paris attacks, there are a lot of questions about what this moment means for France. French political scientist Nicole Bacharan discusses the mood in France on Saturday.

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A Witness To The Chaos: Photographer In Paris Relates What He Saw

2:28pm November 14, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Victor Boyko, who was outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris during Friday night's attacks. He describes the scene — on the streets nearby, and on the morning after.

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Obama Pledges U.S. Support For France In Wake Of Attacks

1:50pm November 14, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Hours after news of the Paris attacks broke, President Obama called them "an attack on all of humanity." On Saturday, Obama leaves for Turkey and beyond for a series of international meetings.

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Americans Step Up Security Following Attacks In France

12:21pm November 14, 2015

by Arnie Seipel

After the terror attacks in Paris, law enforcement in New York City and Washington, D.C., have been taking security precautions, though officials says there have been no credible threats in the U.S.

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Municipal employees clean the exterior the Carillon cafe, one day after a terrorist attack hit Paris. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly violence.

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Bloody Attack On Paris

11:32am November 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The attack would be the most sophisticated yet by ISIS, as the simultaneous assaults occurred at multiple locations during a busy time of day in a major European capital.

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French High-Speed Train Derails Close To German Border

11:17am November 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The derailment during a test run reportedly injured train company agents and caused at least five deaths, according to local news outlets.

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Paris Attacks Lend Urgency To Diplomatic Talks In Vienna

10:52am November 14, 2015

Secretary of State John Kerry is trying again to push for peace in Syria, in a meeting that brings together 19 countries. The talks' focus may have changed after a night of terror attacks in France.

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Feeling Heightened Pressure, ISIS Apparently Broadens Strategy Of Spectacle

10:46am November 14, 2015

Audrey Kurth Cronin, director of George Mason University's international security program, discusses the attacks in Paris, ISIS' apparent responsibility — and what it means for the group's strategy.

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'I Have Never Seen The City Like This'

9:42am November 14, 2015

by Scott Simon

Coordinated attacks killed more than 120 people in six separate locations across Paris. The city is still reeling — including a Parisian man who told France 24: "It's scary. Everyone is worried."