Europe

Paris shops, monuments to close as fears of protest violence mount

The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and scores of shops on the Champs-Elysees are set to close as authorities warned…

Bus carrying people with disabilities crashes in Poland, one dead

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A charter bus carrying people with disabilities including children crashed in southwest Poland on Thursday, leaving…

Paris shops, monuments to close as fears of protest violence mount

by Simon Valmary and Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and…

China protests arrest of Huawei CFO in Canada, urges release: embassy

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday protested the arrest in Canada of Chinese national Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial…

‘Major violence’ feared for French protests Saturday: presidency

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government fears "major violence" from protests planned for Saturday, the presidency told AFP after…

Two dead, 10 hurt in petrol station blast near Rome

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Two people were killed and at least 10 injured in an explosion at a petrol station…

French government urges unity in face of mass protests

by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Christophe SCHMIDT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government on Wednesday urged parties…

Zuckerberg defends Facebook in new data breach controversy

by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Wednesday against emails…

France announces suspension of planned increase in fuel prices in bid to quell protests

  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday new concessions to "yellow vest" protesters, saying planned increases in the price…

Michelle Obama on book tour encourages girls at London school

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Michelle Obama on Monday returned to a London school she had visited as US first…

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