A man in his 50s has shot himself in front of a dozen children at a primary school close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, French officials say. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
PARIS — Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris’ landmark Champs-Elysees avenue as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. Hundreds of thousands of people — conservative activis … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
A Radio 4 documentary, based on declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls provide an extraordinary insight into his world. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Authorities in Paris are to seize assets belonging to a Saudi princess to help cover the cost of an eye-watering €6 million bill she left behind on a recent, Original post on thelocal.fr Comments on reddit.com
A 200-year-old law forbidding women to wear trousers in Paris has finally been revoked. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Major attractions like the Eiffel Tower will remain lighted, and there will be exceptions for celebrations, but France is directing shops and offices to turn their lights off at night. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
The German government on Monday unexpectedly offered Paris concrete support as French troops battle Islamist extremists in Mali. Though ruling out a combat role, Germany’s military will provide transport and medical assistance. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
PARIS – Several hundred thousand people are expected to march through Paris on Sunday against the planned legalization of same-sex marriage in the first mass protest against the unpopular President Francois Hollande. Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
CHANGIS-SUR-MARNE, France (Reuters) – French archaeologists have uncovered a rare, near-complete skeleton of a mammoth in the countryside near Paris, alongside tiny fragments of flint tools suggesting Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Feminists from the Ukraine-based activist group Femen have opened their first training center abroad in Paris to teach like-minded protesters how to evade security forces. For the opening, the women ran half-naked through a predominantly Muslim neighborhood in the French capital. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
PARIS (Reuters) – A French magazine ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday by portraying him naked in cartoons, threatening to fuel the anger of Muslims around the world who are already incensed by Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
PARIS — Hundreds of people protested on Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris, denouncing a film produced in the United States that insults the Prophet Muhammad. Television images showed Muslim protesters praying on the wide, tree-lined sidewalks in the embassy’s upscale neighborhood just off the famed Champs-Elysees avenue. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
French surgeon returns after 2 weeks in Aleppo hospital* Says French fighters inspired by Toulouse gunman Merah* Says Turkey flooding parts of border to stop refugeesBy John IrishPARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Much of Mitt Romney’s life as a Mormon missionary in France was not as poor or arduous as he has claimed, say those who knew him at the time. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
France’s new president, Socialist Francois Hollande, has just announced a raft of tax hikes, all of them on big companies and the rich. The measures are proving popular among ordinary Frenchmen, but business leaders and the wealthy say squeezing them will hurt everyone. Original post on theworld.org Comments on reddit.com
Study finds American consumers paying higher prices for slower connections. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Socialist leader has never held a position in the national government Original post on voanews.com Comments on reddit.com
The doctor smuggled himself into Homs, Syria, in February and operated on 89 people before the government’s relentless assault forced him to leave. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A 15-year-old boy from Paris was tortured and drowned on Christmas Day by his relatives after they accused him of practising witchcraft, a British court heard on Thursday. More
