Toulouse

VIDEO: Suspect in French shootings dies after police raid

Global Politics

Mohammed Merah, the 23-year-old French citizen of North African descent, died during a police raid Thursday morning, some 32 hours after a standoff began with police. Merah is suspected of killing seven people in Toulouse in a series of violent shootings.

Victims in Toulouse shooting laid to rest in Jerusalem

Lifestyle & Belief

VIDEO: French police find suspect in deadly Jewish school shooting

The World

France Arrests 19 Suspected Islamist Militants

Conflict & Justice

Toulouse Tragedy Aftermath: Muslim Communities Threatened, Political Rhetoric Altered

The World

Tracing the Ocean’s Ingredients

Environment

Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA met up with a French scientist who’s studying the chemistry of seawater for clues to our planet’s future.

Audio Essay: The Lone Gunman

In the past few weeks we’ve seen the power of a single person wielding only the weapons he could carry: in Toulouse, France, in a village in Afghanistan, in a peaceful gated community in Florida. In our age of instant communication a single armed person IS an entire army, with a power sometimes greater than […]

Top of the Hour: Live Updates from Toulouse, Morning Headlines

Scott Sayare from our partner the New York Times is in the city of Toulouse, where there is increased activity at the site of a standoff between police and an Al-Qaeda linked suspect accused of murdering seven people. In other headlines, the House votes today on repealing the new Medicare cost-control board of the health […]

Top of the Hour: Romney Wins Big in Illinois, Morning Headlines

Mitt Romney wins the Illinois primary with almost half the vote, while main rival Rick Santorum received 35 percent of the vote.  In other headlines, a standoff continues in Toulouse, France where a gunman who claims to be linked to al-Qaida is barricaded into an apartment; UN Secretary General calls the violence in Syria “extremely dangerous”; […]

Top of the Hour: Standoff with Alleged Shooter in France, Morning Headlines

A stand-off started overnight between French police in Toulouse, France, and the 24-year-old man they believe is responsible for Monday’s killing of a rabbi and three Jewish children as well as three French soldiers in earlier attacks. In other headlines, Mitt Romney wins the Illinois primary, President Obama begins a two day trip focusing on […]