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Four more teenagers have been charged in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty — including three students who allegedly pointed out the educator to his killer, a report said Thur…

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ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, Nov 16 (IPS) - As a 10 year-old newly arrived in Lagos from England, I recall listening intently to how the Yoruba language - my father's language - was spoken. I would constantly repeat in my head or verbally repeat what I thought I had heard. I was not always successful. Many times, what would come out of my mouth would throw my friends into fits of laughter.

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LYON, France (AP) — A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant,...

Twitter removed former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's tweet, for violating its rules banning the glorification of violence, shortly after a violent knife attack in Nice, which left three people dead

The terror attack in Nice, France, may roil the nation's debate on the limits of free speech and respect toward Islam.

FRANCE-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 2-Turkey hits at "Crusades" against Islam in cartoons row with France

Germany, France and other European countries are gearing up for new lockdowns to stop the fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases beginning to fill hospitals

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PARIS (AP) — French authorities denounced Turkish "propaganda" against France that they said was aimed at fanning hate at home and abroad, and asked Sunday that calls to boycott French products...

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See before and after shots of the French capital as Parisians clear the street under strict new regulations.

Demonstrators in France on Sunday took part in gatherings in support of freedom of speech and in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam' s Prophet Muhammad with his class. Political leaders, associations and unions demonstrated Sunday on the Place de la Republique in Paris holding placards reading" I am...

A history teacher who opened a discussion with high school students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad was beheaded in a French street on Friday. Rea...

On the 1st of October, the second online World Heritage Nomination workshop, for Anglophone and Francophone countries, was officially closed by the Director of the World Heritage Centre. The training examined the ...

French territorial claims in Jerusalem appear more important to Macron than remembering the victims of the Holocaust.

The British writer, journalist, and public intellectual died 30 years ago next month. He sought to overcome darkness within and outside himself.