All Europe
- As Israel mourns Paris victims, fears grow over anti-Semitism in France
The four French Jews buried Tuesday in Israel were killed last week in Paris by a Muslim extremist who was later shot dead by police. Thousands of security officials are guarding Jewish schools and other sites.
- Bear's bad year? Russia faces grim economic outlook in 2015
Their two-week holiday at an end, Russians are once again confronted with low oil prices, a weakening ruble, and rocketing interest rates. And the Kremlin has yet to follow through on promised remedies.
- The ExplainerWho are Europe's jihadis? Check your assumptions.
The threat of European jihadis returning home from fighting in the Middle East has been thrust back into the spotlight after last week's attacks in Paris. Your assumptions about who they are may be wrong.
- Spurred by Paris attacks, anti-Islam protest surges in Dresden
The weekly Pegida demonstrations reached a new high Monday night, with some 25,000 taking to the street to protest what they say is the threat of the Islamization of Europe.
- Multicultural Marseille opens window into France's religious tensions
The challenges that France must address as it moves forward from last week's terrorist attacks, including the Charlie Hebdo office, have long been on display in Marseille. The Monitor's Paris bureau chief reported on growing Islamophobia and anti-semitism there last fall.
- Paris Hebdo attacks: Could French authorities have stopped them?
Some are wondering whether French security missed signs that could have prevented last week's violence in Paris. But experts say there is no measure that could guarantee Europe's safety.
- Millions rally across France in condemnation of terror attacks
World leaders and roughly a million people waving flags and banners took to the streets of Paris today to show solidarity in the wake of the jihadi terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket in Paris last week.
- As hostage standoffs end, no cheering from Parisians
Sitting in a Paris cafe as police bore down on the Charlie Hebdo suspects, the Monitor's Paris bureau chief was surprised that the public didn't seem transfixed by the dramatic scenes unfolding on television.
- Will Europe's populist rise hamper post-Hebdo healing?
Europe needs its leaders to be inclusive in response to Wednesday's attack, experts say in France. But populist parties are cutting off the political breathing space needed to do that.
- Paris mourns Charlie Hebdo attack, but stands resolute
Parisians on Thursday showed solidarity and defiance in the face the worst terrorist attack on French soil in modern history, which targeted the office of a satirical magazine, killing 12 people.
- Where to attend a Charlie Hebdo rally
Supporters around the world are reacting to Wednesday's massacre at the office of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Is there a rally near you?
- Could Tony Blair face charges for war crimes?
British MP's are calling for the release of a public inquiry about early military involvement in the Iraq War and the conduct of the US and British governments. Are other government officials on either side of the Atlantic at risk of indictment?
- #JeSuisCharlie: What does Twitter activism accomplish?
In the wake of the terrorist attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Twitter responds with the #JeSuisCharlie solidarity hashtag. Is it doomed to the short lifespan of previous activism hashtags?
- Paris Hebdo attack: France awash with black-market weaponry
For every one legally procured firearm in France, there are nearly two illegal ones, some of which can be purchased online. There are between 10 million and 20 million illegal guns in a nation of 65 million.
- Charlie Hebdo: The French magazine's long history of polarization
Three masked gunmen killed 12 people, including two police officers, and wounded 10 when they opened fire Wednesday in Charlie Hebdo’s Paris offices – a dramatic escalation from previous threats and attacks on the satirical magazine.
- Charlie Hebdo attack roils an already on-edge France
France was tense over a spate of minor attacks before the holidays. Today's deadly assault on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo could inflame anti-Muslim sentiments further.
- As anti-Islam marches grow in Germany, counter-protests swell also
The Cologne Cathedral and several other landmarks across Germany went dark last night in protest against marches by Pegida, an anti-Islamization movement that has rocked the country in recent months.
- Baby laid to rest in France amid anti-Roma controversy
The Roma baby was buried today in Wissous, after the mayor of Champlan, her hometown, allegedly said its cemetery was reserved for 'taxpayers.'
- France reclaims 'entrepreneur' roots with leading number of start-ups in Europe
Protests against Uber or court cases against Google notwithstanding, start-ups are thriving in France, which ranks second globally among start-ups represented at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
- Greece again threatens to exit eurozone – and Europe shrugs
Greece's upcoming elections could bring in a government that would leave the euro. But unlike two years ago, European leaders no longer view the possibility as a threat to the eurozone.