Minst sju kyrkor i Niger har stuckits i brand bara på en dag som del i protester mot satirtidningen Charlie Hebdos senaste omslag. Minst fem människor har dödats, enligt regeringen.

Minst sju kyrkor i Niger har stuckits i brand bara på en dag som del i protester mot satirtidningen Charlie Hebdos senaste omslag. Minst fem människor har dödats, enligt regeringen.

According to an article at The Wall Street Journal, President Obama has sided with British Prime Minister David Cameron in saying that police and government agencies should not be blocked by encryption from viewing the content of cellphone or online communications, making the pro-spying arguments everyone has come to expect: “If we find evidence of a terrorist plot and despite having a phone number, despite having a social media address or email address, we can’t penetrate that, that’s a problem,” Obama said. He said he believes Silicon Valley companies also want to solve the problem. “They’re patriots.” ... The president on Friday argued there must be a technical way to keep information private, but ensure that police and spies can listen in when a court approves. The Clinton administration fought and lost a similar battle during the 1990s when it pushed for a “clipper chip” that would allow only the government to decrypt scrambled messages.

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According to an article at The Wall Street Journal, President Obama has sided with British Prime Minister David Cameron in saying that police and government agencies should not be blocked by encryption from viewing the content of cellphone or online communications, making the pro-spying arguments everyone has come to expect: “If we find evidence of a terrorist plot and despite having a phone number, despite having a social media address or email address, we can’t penetrate that, that’s a problem,” Obama said. He said he believes Silicon Valley companies also want to solve the problem. “They’re patriots.” ... The president on Friday argued there must be a technical way to keep information private, but ensure that police and spies can listen in when a court approves. The Clinton administration fought and lost a similar battle during the 1990s when it pushed for a “clipper chip” that would allow only the government to decrypt scrambled messages.

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Fighting over Donetsk airport leaves tentative ceasefire in tatters as six more die in country's eastern region.

Fighting over Donetsk airport leaves tentative ceasefire in tatters as six more die in country's eastern region.

Said Kouachi buried in Reims, despite apprehensions of local mayor his grave could become a shrine for "extremists".

Said Kouachi buried in Reims, despite apprehensions of local mayor his grave could become a shrine for "extremists".

Syriska flyktingbarn i Libanon ska få en tryggare skolgång genom ett nytt projekt, där skratt står på schemat.

Syriska flyktingbarn i Libanon ska få en tryggare skolgång genom ett nytt projekt, där skratt står på schemat.

Marockanska myndigheter har gripit åtta personer misstänkta för att ha rekryterat stridande till jihadistgruppen Islamiska staten (IS). De gripna kommer att ställas inför rätta, enligt det marockanska inrikesdepartementet.

Marockanska myndigheter har gripit åtta personer misstänkta för att ha rekryterat stridande till jihadistgruppen Islamiska staten (IS). De gripna kommer att ställas inför rätta, enligt det marockanska inrikesdepartementet.

FN-sändebudet Staffan de Mistura vill driva igenom en lokal vapenvila i den sargade mångmiljonstaden Aleppo. Men syriska oppositionella, som varken stöder Assad eller IS-krigarna, misstänker att hans plan kommer att gynna Assadregimen.

FN-sändebudet Staffan de Mistura vill driva igenom en lokal vapenvila i den sargade mångmiljonstaden Aleppo. Men syriska oppositionella, som varken stöder Assad eller IS-krigarna, misstänker att hans plan kommer att gynna Assadregimen.

Jihadistgruppen Islamiska staten (IS) har släppt mer än 200 medlemmar av den irakiska minoritetsgruppen yazidier, främst äldre. Yazidierna frigavs vid frontlinjerna sydväst om staden Kirkuk och möttes där av kurdiska peshmerga-styrkor.