World Oct 03 Paris police employee kills 4 officers in knife attack The alleged attacker's prior work in the intelligence unit had not posed known problems until Thursday, says a police union official.
World Aug 26 Trump says he approved of Iran’s diplomat coming to G-7 French President Emmanuel Macron's invited Iran's foreign minister to the sidelines of the G-7 in hopes that he could secure a breakthrough in global tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
World Aug 24 G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leaders Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France.
World Jul 06 From Libya to Texas, tragedies illustrate plight of migrants As their choices narrow on land and at sea, migrants are often seen as a political headache in the countries they hope to reach and ignored in the countries they flee. Most live in limbo, but recent tragedies have focused…
World May 26 Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mounts From 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 Cathedral A 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 say Police 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 Strasbourg French 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 outrage PARIS — 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.