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Text to mom announcing death reveals 3rd Bataclan attacker

PARIS (AP) – The third gunman who terrorized Paris’ Bataclan concert hall before being killed last month in the attack was identified Wednesday as a Frenchman who left for Syria in 2013. The development came after his mother received a text message announcing his death and gave a DNA sample …

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Germany plans new ID document for asylum-seekers

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – The Latest in the influx of people into Europe. All times local: 1:45 p.m. The German government plans to issue a new identity document to migrants arriving in the country amid efforts to improve management of the influx. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday presented …

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Dozens killed in ongoing Taliban attack on Afghan airport

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) – A Taliban assault on an airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that has been underway for nearly 24 hours has killed 37 people, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. A ministry statement said another 35 people have been wounded in the assault, which began Tuesday. …

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