Jan 08 '#JeSuisAhmed' trending in support of slain Muslim police officer By Anna Sillers Although #JeSuisCharlie, referring to the attack on political newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has gained traction well beyond France, another hashtag is trending: #JeSuisAhmed. Continue reading
Jan 08 The Eiffel Tower goes dark in tribute to attack victims By Justin Scuiletti The Eiffel Tower went dark Thursday night in a tribute to those killed Wednesday in an attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Continue reading
Jan 07 Obama offers U.S. help to pursue terrorists in French attack By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is offering help to French officials to pursue terrorists responsible for what he is calling a "horrific shooting" at a satirical weekly newspaper. Continue reading
Dec 04 France ordered to compensate Somali pirates By Ayan Sheikh The European Court of Human Rights ordered France to compensate nine Somali pirates accused of carrying out attacks on French ships in 2008, citing judicial delays. Continue reading
Oct 13 Jean Tirole? Why did he receive the Nobel Prize in economics? By Simone Pathe Jean Tirole, of the University of Toulouse, France, won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday for his work on markets and regulation. Although his name might not be well-known in the U.S., his work has been recognized as some of… Continue reading
Oct 09 French writer Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature By Victoria Fleischer French writer Patrick Modiano won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature this morning. The Nobel Academy said they awarded Modiano the award “For the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch News Wrap: Militants behead Frenchman in Algeria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a Frenchman was murdered by militants linked to the Islamic State in Algeria. Herve Gourdel was kidnapped over the weekend and was killed after the French government refused to halt airstrikes in Iraq. Also, NATO… Continue watching
Sep 24 Slain French hostage was 'full of enthusiasm' By News Desk Herve Gourdel, a 55-year-old mountain guide, was abducted on Sunday as he was hiking the remote Djura Djura mountains of northern Algeria. He was killed by extremists in a video released Wednesday that YouTube quickly pulled off the Internet. Continue reading
Sep 19 France launches first airstrike against Islamic militants By Ayan Sheikh French attack planes on Friday destroyed fuel depots and ammunitions on an Iraqi military installation run by the Sunni extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State. Fighter jets accompanied by support planes carried out four airstrikes and managed to… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch News Wrap: Shipwrecks off Malta and Libya kill more than 700 migrants By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, more than 700 immigrants hoping to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East were killed in two shipwrecks last week. The death toll reportedly equals all migrant deaths for the entire year of 2013. Continue watching