2020-10-29 Man Armed with Knife Kills at Least 3 in France
A man armed with a knife killed at least three people Thursday at a church in Nice, France. Police wounded the attacker, who was captured and later placed in a…
2020-09-30 France to Ban Wild Animals from the Circus
France says it plans to ban the use of wild animals in traveling circuses as part of new rules set to take effect “in coming years.” The new measures will…
2020-08-10 France Deploys Equipment to Mauritius to Help Contain Oil Spill
France has sent equipment to Mauritius to help contain an oil spill from a Japanese ship. France’s defense ministry said a French military plane transported pollution control equipment. A navy…
2020-06-04 France Launches Contact-Tracing App Despite Privacy Concerns
France is launching an official software application, or app, aimed at containing new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. The app’s main purpose is the method of documenting infected people and…
2020-02-18 Questions Remain as France Marks 60 Years Since Nuclear Tests
This month, France marks the 60th anniversary of nuclear weapons tests that made the country one of the world’s first nuclear powers. But critics claim more than 30 years of…
2019-12-05 France Shuts Down As Nationwide Strike, Protests Begin
The Eiffel Tower closed down and France’s high-speed trains stood still Thursday as labor unions launched nationwide strikes. The unions are protesting the government’s plan to reform the retirement system.…
2015-12-16 Anti-Immigrant Party Loses Elections in France
In France, an anti-immigrant political party has lost regional elections. The National Front had led in at least six of the country’s 13 regions in the first part of elections…
2015-11-14 French President Calls Terror in Paris an ‘Act of War’
French President Francois Hollande has called the deadly attacks on Paris “an act of war.” The French leader spoke after the Islamic State militant group said it was responsible for…
2015-07-12 Healing Jewish-Muslim Relations in France
France is guarding against new violence after the terrorist attack last month near the city of Lyon. The attack came only six months after deadly shootings in Paris. One community…
2015-07-03 France’s ‘Freedom Frigate’ to Celebrate 4th of July
A warship from France that came to the United States 235 years ago became a sign of friendship between the two countries. The French ship traveled across the Atlantic Ocean…
2015-05-06 France Recreates Cave With Ancient Art
Some 30,000 years ago, artists living in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinoceroses, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures now long extinct. The…
2015-02-12 Anti-Immigration Party Gains Strength in France
The terrorist attacks in Paris have increased tensions in France between French citizens and immigrants. The anti-immigration National Front party says the attacks prove what it has been warning about…
2019-08-12 France May Permit More Women to Become Pregnant With Medical Help
Life may soon change for some women in France. French law currently prevents unmarried and homosexual women from seeking medical help to get pregnant. If they want assistance conceiving a…