Publication: France24 - World

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

FRANCE: Le Pen calls Notre Dame suicide 'eminently political'

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has hailed Tuesday’s suicide of a far right activist opposed to gay marriage as an "eminently political act". Dominique Venner shot himself at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, filled with 1,500 visitors at the time. ... [Published France24 - World - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide, France, Dominique Venner, Marine Le Pen

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

IRAN: Ahmadinejad to challenge aide's election ban

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday slammed a decision by the country’s conservative Guardians Council to bar a close aide from upcoming elections and vowed to take up the issue with the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ... [Published France24 - World - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Elections

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

ISRAEL: Israeli government cracks down on civilians' illegal firearms

In a country where weapons abound, gun owners may sometimes lose track of a gun or a rifle, tucked away at the back of a disused cupboard. Now, after several deadly incidents involving firearms, Israel's Ministry of Public Security and police are collaborating ... [Published France24 - World - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Government of Israel, Illegal, Israel

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

FRANCE: French Defence Minister goes shopping for drones

France is once again in the market for some unmanned drones, the remotely controlled aircraft favoured by countries such as the US, whose military uses them extensively to monitor difficult enemy terrain in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The current French ... [Published France24 - World - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Drone, France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Pakistan, Afghanistan

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL: Ryan Gosling a no-show as Cannes juror opens up

Ryan Gosling was a no-show for the competition entry he headlines, Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives", and Chadian crime film "Grigris" was underwhelming. Meanwhile, juror Lynne Ramsay told us what she's looking for in a Palme d'Or winner. ... [Published France24 - World - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Ryan Gosling, Cannes Film Festival, Lynne Ramsay

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Hürriyet

HURRIYET DAILY NEWS: Deadly bombings prompt Turkey to close Syria border crossing

Turkey said Tuesday it had closed a border gate with Syria as part of efforts to step up security in the wake of a twin car-bomb attack in the Turkish town of Reyhanlı earlier this month, which killed more than 50 people. ... [Published France24 - World - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Hürriyet, Border Crossing, Turkey, Syria, Bombing

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

US Department of State

THE INTERVIEW : Vali Nasr, author of 'The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat'

Vali Nasr, author of "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat" and a former senior US State department policy advisor, tells Marc Perelman about what he considers America’s dangerous choice to engage less and matter less in the wor ... [Published France24 - World - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Vali Nasr, Foreign Policy, US Department of State

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

USA: Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors '98%' over

The search for survivors and bodies in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, which was devastated by a huge tornado on Monday that left at least 24 people dead, is nearing an end, officials said on Tuesday. ... [Published France24 - World - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, Oklahoma (United States), United States

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

SYRIA: Syrian opposition calls on rebels to defend Qusair

With pro-government forces close to seizing Qusair, Syria’s main opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, on Wednesday called on rebels from around the country to defend the strategic western border town. ... [Published France24 - World - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and...

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

On The Observers: The “Nana Benz”, Togo’s fallen textile queens

The fire that ravaged Lomé’s central market last January struck a fatal blow to the livelihoods of the famous Nana Benz, some of whom made true fortunes four decades ago by selling pagnes, colorful African textiles used to make clothing. Our Observer, ... [Published France24 - World - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Nana, Togo, Lome

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

FRANCE: Man commits suicide in Paris's Notre Dame

A middle-aged man committed suicide in the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, shooting himself in front of the church altar, according to Paris police. ... [Published France24 - World - May 21 2013]

Entities: Suicide, France, Paris

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

TENNIS: Andy Murray pulls out of French Open

World number two Andy Murray has pulled out of this year’s French Open in Paris with a back injury, he announced Tuesday. The Scottish player is hoping to be back in action for the start of the Queens Club Championship in June. ... [Published France24 - World - 12 hours ago]

Entities: French Open - Roland Garros, Andy Murray, Paris

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