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World May 26
Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mountsFrom Germany and France to Cyprus and Estonia, voters from 21 nations went to the polls Sunday in the final day of a crucial European Parliament election that could see major gains by the far-right, nationalist and populist movements sweeping…
World Apr 15
Fire breaks out at Paris’ Notre Dame CathedralA catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets…
World Dec 12
Suspected Strasbourg gunman had criminal history, French police sayPolice union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery and monitored as a suspected religious radical by the French intelligence services.
World Dec 11
France shooting: 4 dead, several wounded in StrasbourgFrench prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though authorities did not announce a motive for the bloodshed.
World Nov 11
In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the…
World Jul 13
Algeria stops forcing migrants into Sahara after outragePARIS — Algeria's deadly expulsions of migrants into the Sahara Desert have nearly ground to a halt after widespread condemnation and the abrupt firing of two top security officials.
Arts Jul 05
Claude Lanzmann, director of ‘Shoah,’ dies at age 92Director Claude Lanzmann, whose 9½-hour masterpiece "Shoah" bore unflinching witness to the Holocaust, has died at 92.
World Jun 26
On both sides of Atlantic, migrants meet hostile receptionOn both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals. In Europe, where far-right parties have joined the…
World Jul 30
U.S. official: Washed up plane debris appears to match Malaysia Airlines Flight 370According to the Associated Press, a U.S. official says debris found earlier today matches that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing last March.
Nation Jun 06
France celebrates D-Day anniversary with dance, historical film and world leaders at Omaha beachHistorical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole.
