IN BRIEF (Page 11)

France mourns, seeks clues to carnage

Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth while investigators questioned the relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence since World War II.

Poland seeks migrant security guarantees

Poland says it cannot accept migrants relocated under a European Union quota system after the attacks in Paris without security guarantees.

Air travel proceeds, but some cancel their visits

Even as airlines operated a normal schedule of flights into and out of Paris, travelers with plans to visit the French capital reconsidered after a series of terror attacks. Some quickly canceled, a worrisome sign for the travel and tourism industries.

Incident may lead to US military anti-IS escalation

The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel US President Barack Obama to consider a military escalation against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Police identify first of 7 attackers

French police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by the Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their probes into Paris' worst attacks.

Kurdish fighters retake Sinjar

Kurdish forces said they had secured strategic facilities in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Friday as part of an offensive against Islamic State militants that could provide critical momentum in efforts to defeat the jihadist group.

Drone strike believed to have killed British militant 'Jihadi John'

A US drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John", according to US officials.

Suu Kyi's party gets majority in parliament

The party of Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year.

Herders reined in by government

For thousands of years, Mongolia's Dukha ethnic minority have depended on their reindeer herds to survive the bitter winters. However, they say their nomadic way of life is now threatened by new government restrictions introduced on environmental grounds.

Bloggers fear backlash will continue

Omi Rahman Pial has changed homes five times in the last three months. He hasn't seen his young daughter in weeks and is afraid to be seen on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital and home to several grisly killings of secular bloggers like him.

Country's leaders hold emergency meeting after bombings kill 44

Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam held an emergency meeting with his Security Cabinet and military chiefs on Friday as the nation mourned 44 people killed in a double suicide bombing.