A gunman who opened fire on a train in northern France Friday was restrained by two U.S. Marines before he could do any further damage, according to initial reports of the incident.
PARIS, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A French policeman was slightly wounded by a gunshot on Sunday as he tried to apprehend two men who had broken into an Interior Ministry building just outside Paris, a ministry spokesman said. The circumstance
Paris has been put on high alert for possible violence that could break out this Thursday when the city hosts ‘Tel Aviv Sur Seine,’ a day-long festive and cultural event dedicated to the Israeli city. Left wing politicians have condemned the event
Hundreds of migrants have moved into an abandoned school in Central Paris, prompting a political row over what to do about them. The Socialist mayor of Paris first ordered them to vacate the building, but has now said they can
Three gunmen are on the run after police lifted a siege at a Primark store in suburban Paris. The men entered the store in Villeneuve-la-Garenne at 6.30 am local time and took 18 people hostage. One employee sent a text
Former President Bill Clinton did some “retail therapy” during his visit in Paris on Monday. A magazine reports President Clinton shopped at Hermes in Paris.
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Courtney Love, the 50-year-old rock singer and widow of Kurt Cobain, was today held hostage with her driver during a taxi drivers’ demonstration in Paris. Claiming to be “safer in Baghdad” Love witnessed angry protestors she likened to a “French Taliban” disrupting
A nationwide strike by French taxi drivers against the American-based ride service Uber turned violent Thursday, and alternative rock singer Courtney Love got caught up in the chaos.
New technology was unveiled at the Paris Air Show this year, with a proposal that robots could replace human immigration officials at airports.
PARIS, France– Over 100,000 people attended the “Iran Freedom” rally in Villepinte, Paris on Saturday showing a strong opposition standing to the Islamic fundamentalist Iranian Regime. The event was sponsored by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The suspect who used an armored car in an attack against Dallas Police Department headquarters early Saturday morning, and was killed by a police sniper after a police chase, had previously attacked family members, and threatened churches and schools.
France’s Foreign Minister has pleaded with French citizens to stop being rude to visitors in a bid to boost the country’s tourism industry. According to the Independent, Laurent Fabius has told his countrymen to stop living up to their international reputation for
The Mayor of Paris has been accused of actively trying to help migrants reach Britain. Anne Hidalgo, the city’s Socialist mayor, has revealed plans for a “welcome centre” for migrants who have so far been sleeping in makeshift camps on
Migrants living in a makeshift camp in Paris were driven out by police on Monday after hard-left activists formed a human chain around them. Police used tear gas to move the activists before putting the undocumented migrants onto a bus
The United States and United Kingdom are leading the way in climate change scepticism, according to a recent survey which has found that one in three Americans and one in four Brits don’t believe climate change is a serious problem. By comparison, just four
Belgian police announced an investigation after photographs surfaced of two men celebrating in the autopsy room of two dead terrorists.
Top-seed Serena Williams managed to escape into the French Open quarterfinals while defending champion Maria Sharapova lost in straight sets to Lucie Safarova.
A court in Catania, Italy, has sentenced 23-year-old Haj Hammouda Radouan to life in prison for manning an illegal migrant ship that capsized in the Mediterranean, killing an estimated 200 people. It is the first such sentence in Italy’s history, a precedent arriving just as the nation prepares for the summer rise in African migrants attempting to reach European shores.
French Open 2014 Finalist Simona Halep, seeded third, lost to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in straight sets in the second round.
American Sloane Stephens must know something about the Williams sisters because she always performs so well against them. She eliminated Venus Williams at the French Open, 7-6 (7), 6-1.
Unseeded German Annika Beck, ranked #83, defeated 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round at the French Open, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Air France Flight 22 has landed at John F. Kennedy airport in New York after being accompanied overseas by U.S. fighter jets. A phoned-in “chemical weapons” threat has emergency personnel on edge, and the flight is currently being searched for explosives in the “hijack site” of the airport, assigned to planes suspected of carrying a weapon.
A fan jumped onto Philippe Chatrier Court after Roger Federer defeated Alejandro Falla to take a selfie with the tennis great.
Stan Wawrinka blasted French Open organizers after an article on his personal life appeared on the tournament’s official website.
