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Paris gunman Amedy Coulibaly 'stopped by police' days before terror attacks

Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly was stopped randomly by police in Paris just days before the terror attacks there according to French satirical

21/01/2015

France

'I'm no hero' says Bathily as France grants supermarket saviour citizenship

The French Fifth republic has a new citizen, Lassana Bathily, the Malian-born Muslim who saved the lives of several Jewish shoppers during this

20/01/2015

France

France honours "hero of Kosher supermarket" with citizenship

France has made a dream come true for one Muslim Malian immigrant by granting him citizenship. Lassana Bathily has been described as the hero of the

20/01/2015

France

'Ethnic apartheid' exists in France, says PM Manuel Valls

The French prime minister has said the country’s recent terrorist attacks have exposed a “geographic, social, ethnic apartheid” present in society

20/01/2015

France

Four to face Paris judge over deadly attacks in French capital

Four men are to appear before a judge in Paris suspected of helping one of the militant Islamist gunmen behind the deadly attacks in the capital. The

20/01/2015

France

Kings of Cannes: The Coen brothers will co-preside the 2015 film festival

They are no strangers to Cannes. But this year movie-making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won’t be winning prizes at the film festival. They’ll be

20/01/2015

France

Tight security for burial of Cherif Kouachi in Gennevilliers

A cemetery in a Paris suburb is the final resting place of one of the two brothers who launched the deadly attack on the offices of the magazine

18/01/2015

France

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

18/01/2015

France

Farewell for "Charb" the last of the funerals of Charlie Hebdo attack

The last of the funerals of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack were held on Friday. The anthem, The Internationale was the background to the

16/01/2015

France

French police arrest 12 in Paris terror attacks probe

In a series of raids in the Paris region, police have detained 12 people suspected of helping those behind last week’s Islamist attacks in the French

16/01/2015

World

Charlie Hebdo still alive

Millions of people in the streets of France’s cities to say ‘I am Charlie’. The previous week’s terrorist attacks triggered a surge in national

16/01/2015

France

John Kerry visits Paris to show solidarity with terror-hit France

He had said he wanted to give “a big hug” to the people of France. And in Paris City Hall on Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry honoured those

16/01/2015

France

Francois Hollande: more needs to be done to get terrorists off the web

Action against terrorism must now be collective and coordinated, says French President

16/01/2015

France

Body of kidnapped French tourist found in Algeria

Algerian special forces have found the body of French tourist Herve Gourdel who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants while hiking in

16/01/2015

France

Malian Muslim honoured for saving lives during Kosher store attack

A Malian Muslim who saved several lives during an attack on a Jewish supermarket is to be given French nationality. 24-year-old shop attendant

15/01/2015

France

Charlie Hebdo sells out - again - in France and beyond

It is a sell-out – for the second day running. Complete with front page cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, Charlie Hebdo’s first edition since the

15/01/2015

France

Belgian newsagents threatened over sale of Charlie Hebdo

In Belgium, some shops planning to sell the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo magazine have been warned they face reprisals. At least four newsagents in

15/01/2015

France

Tears - and cartoons - at Charlie Hebdo victims' funerals

The final farewell to the Charlie Hebdo victims prompted tears but also a pledge to continue the cartoonists' work.

15/01/2015

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Well-wishers continue to pay their respects at Charlie Hebdo's offices

15/01/2015

France

Online resale of new Charlie Hebdo 'an insult to memory of journalists'

15/01/2015

France

Two arrested after car hits French policewoman at Elysee Palace

French police have arrested two people after a motorist injured a policewoman outside President Francois Hollande’s official residence in Paris

15/01/2015

France

Islamic centre Al-Azhar calls on Muslims to 'ignore' Charlie Hebdo

Charlie Hebdo’s front page drawing of the prophet Mohammad has been condemned by religious authorities based in Egypt. The Islamic educational

14/01/2015

France

Turkey: Publication of Charlie Hebdo excerpts sparks strong reactions

Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet has printed a special section of excerpts from French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The section does not

14/01/2015

World

Islam expert Nilüfer Göle: 'a new Europe where Muslims play a great role'

After the terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, not only France but many across the whole of Europe came together against it

14/01/2015

France

Where's Charlie? Distribution challenges of matching supply with demand for magazine

The distribution company charged with delivering the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo around France operated at full tilt to meet its targets.

14/01/2015

France

Charlie Hebdo: Muslim anger at defiant Mohammad front page

While many in France support Charlie Hebdo’s decision to put a new cartoon of Mohammad on its cover, others fear it will just provoke more tension

14/01/2015