The cartoons depicted Muhammad naked and in demeaning or pornographic poses. As passions raged, the French government defended free speech even as it rebuked Charlie Hebdo for fanning tensions.

The magazine's offices were firebombed in November 2011 after it published a spoof issue that "invited" Muhammad to be its guest editor.

PARIS — A French satirical magazine on Wednesday published a series of cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad, setting off a new wave of outrage among Muslims and condemnation from French leaders ...

PARIS — A French magazine published vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, brandishing its right to free speech amid global tensions over a movie insulting to Islam. In ...

Japan voiced anger Thursday over cartoons published in a French newspaper that took aim at the decision to award the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima.

PARIS — A satirical magazine published a series of cartoons Wednesday mocking the Prophet Muhammad, setting off a new wave of outrage among Muslims and condemnation from this nation's leaders ...

PARIS -- France stepped up security Wednesday at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly revived a formula that it has already used to capture attention: Publishing ...

Policemen stand guard in front of the building which houses the headquarters of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, on September 19, 2012 in Paris, some hours after the release of its new issue ...