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A man shot dead by police as he tried to attack a police station Jan. 7 on the first anniversary of the jihadist assault on Charlie Hebdo had a knife and what appeared to be an explosives vest, the government said.

French police shot dead a man holding a knife who tried to enter a police station, according to police union sources.

A sheet of paper showing the Islamic State flag and claims of responsibility written in Arabic were found on the man, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement.

According to the annual round-up of Reporters Without Borders released on Tuesday, a total of 110 journalists were killed in connection with their work or for unclear reasons in the course of 2015.

At least 67 of these journalists were killed while reporting or because of their work, with the circumstances or motives behind the murder of the remaining 43 remaining unclear.

The Society for the German language on Friday chose “Fluechtlinge”— refugees — as the Word of the Year 2015. Flüchtling was chosen because it represented the “dominant theme of the year.” with thousands of refugees arriving in Germany.

Facebook released its annual list of the most discussed topics among its users. War, natural disasters, racial tension and contentious politics dominate the FB annual list.

Using data from January 1 to December 1, Facebook shows that the U.S. presidential election has been the number one hot topic around the world, whereas Greek debt crisis dominated the talks among Facebook users.

As a country that gives high priority to fundamental freedoms, France is facing difficulty in striking a balance between freedom and security, a former Turkish ambassador to Paris has told the Hürriyet Daily News. 

As a country that gives high priority to fundamental freedoms, France is facing difficulty in striking a balance between freedom and security, a former Turkish ambassador to Paris has told the Hürriyet Daily News. 

A Syrian journalist who lives and works in the war-scarred city of Aleppo was awarded the Reporters without Borders Prize in France on Nov. 17 for her defense of press freedom.

I was in my twenties, reckless, in love and convinced that nothing bad could happen to me or anyone I loved. Terrorist attacks were things that happened elsewhere, to other peopleIn December 1996, when a bomb planted by Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) exploded in the Port Royal metro station, I had just moved to Paris.

Hacker group Anonymous declared war against ISIS after the Paris attacks on Friday. A YouTube video, in French, said it would use its knowledge to “unite humanity” and warned terorrists to expect them. A spokesperson wearing the Anonymous mask said: “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.

You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go.