Author: Reuters
At least two die in police raid on group planning new Paris attack
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a police raid on November 18 that sources said had foiled a jihadi plan to hit Paris's business district, days after a wave of attacks killed 129 across the French capital.
West, Russia should put aside differences to defeat terrorism: Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on November 18 that his country can beat terrorism on its own but the best option would be for Moscow and the West to put aside their differences and fight it together.
Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria's Yola kills 32
A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on November 17 evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
White House holds call with 34 governors on Syrian refugees
Obama administration officials held a conference call on November 17 with 34 US governors to discuss the country's refugee program, the White House said, after more than a dozen governors said they would refuse to accept Syrian refugees.
US Republicans seek to shut door on Syrian refugees after Paris
More than a dozen state governors refused on November 16 to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration's plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn country.
Vowing to destroy terrorism, France seeks global coalition against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join a global coalition to destroy Islamic State in the wake of the attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.
Suicide attack on foreign convoy in Afghanistan kills one
A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign forces just outside the city of Lashkar Gah in the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing one civilian and wounding 12 others, local officials said on November 15.
Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including UN-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit on November 15.
UN chief to visit DPRK this week: Yonhap
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s capital Pyongyang this week, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Yonhap news agency reported on November 16, in what could be a rare diplomatic opening by the isolated state.
Canada sticks to refugee plan after Paris attacks
Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the country will still take in 25,000 Syrian refugees before Jan. 1 but he is facing increasing pressure to tighten screening procedures and slow down the process to make sure that Islamic State infiltrators aren't among them.
