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UC Berkeley Student Missing, 3 Others Injured in Nice Terror Attack
One student from the University of California Berkeley was missing and three others injured after the terror attack in Nice, France that killed at least 84. Nicolas Leslie, 20, is confirmed missing by the college, where he is a student. Leslie is a junior majoring in the College of Natural Resources, according to a statement by...
Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
The driver of a lorry that killed 84 people in an attack in the French city of Nice has been confirmed as Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31. Some 202 people were injured; 52 are critical, of whom 25 are on life support. Ten of the dead were children. Prosecutor Francois Molins said Bouhlel had driven the lorry 2km (1.2...
The Latest: Swiss, Ukrainian, 2 Armenians Among Nice Dead
The Latest on attack that killed 84 people in Nice (all times local): 1:10 p.m. The foreign ministries of Armenia and Ukraine say two Armenians and one Ukrainian were killed in Thursday's attack in Nice. The foreign ministry of Armenia says two of its citizens were killed. They would not immediately give the details....
Terror Attack on Nice: At Least 80 Dead After Grenade-Filled Truck Plows Into Crowd, Officials Say
At least 80 people — including several children — have died in the French city of Nice after a terrorist plowed a truck, which was "loaded with" grenades and other arms, into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations Thursday night, according to officials and the French president. The incident left an...
Brazil Olympics: France warned of attack plan on Rio team
France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the head of French military intelligence has said. Gen Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary commission in May that a "partner agency" warned of the plot by a Brazilian Islamist militant. No further details were given....
Euro 2016: France beefs up security ahead of final match
More than 5,000 French police will be deployed at key venues in and around Paris ahead of the Euro 2016 football final between France and Portugal. Officials say the police will patrol the Stade de France stadium as well as the Fan Zone near the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees boulevard. But there will be no victory parade...
Germany 0 — France 2: Griezmann brace takes hosts into Euro 2016 final
Hosts France advanced to the Euro 2016 final with their first victory over Germany in a major tournament since 1958 on a night of high emotion in Marseille. Antoine Griezmann, the tournament's top scorer, made the decisive contributions in each half to set up a final against Portugal at the Stade de France on Sunday....
It’ll be a party in Paris — and France will be there.
As it did in 1984 and again in 1998, France reached the final of a home football tournament after stunning world champion Germany 2-0 in Marseille Thursday. Antoine Griezmann, one of the outstanding players of the past season, scored both goals to set up a final clash with Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team at Stade de...
WWII Air Gunner From Montpelier Gets France’s Top Honor
When James Facos was squeezed into the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress, using the two 50-caliber machine guns on either side of him to soften up German air defenses to let his plane drop its payload of bombs, he wasn't looking to get into the good graces of the French. He and the nine other members of his bomber crew,...
BREAKING NEWS: France calls EMERGENCY meeting following historic Brexit vote
FRENCH president Francois Hollande has called an emergency meeting following Britain's decision to leave the European Union as calls for a Frexit heightened. Ministers in the French Government will meet before 8am (UK time) at an emergency meeting chaired by Hollande to discuss its reponse to the UK's decison to...
Is this France’s most glamorous city?
Once the stars and their entourage have sped off in their limousines, what’s Cannes really like? Cannes is the film capital of Europe, but when the glitterati leave and the red carpet is rolled up, what’s left? Plenty. There’s much more to this city than the legendary palm-fringed seafront, La Croisette, and...
Euro 2016: Russia fan leader Shprygin expelled from France again
The French authorities have expelled controversial Russia fan leader Alexander Shprygin for a second time. He was put on a flight from Paris to Moscow on Tuesday evening, the French interior ministry said. Mr Shprygin had previously been expelled on Saturday, a week after fan violence marred Russia's Euro 2016 match with...