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Fresh rally against French airport plans INTERNATIONAL

Fresh rally against French airport plans

Thousands of demonstrators, some arriving by bicycle, some driving tractors, rallied Saturday to protest at a controversial airport development near the western French city of Nantes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Crisis-hit French farmers heckle Hollande as he opens farm expo INTERNATIONAL

Crisis-hit French farmers heckle Hollande as he opens farm expo

President Francois Hollande was heckled Saturday as France's annual agricultural fair kicked off against the backdrop of the ‘worst crisis ever’ facing the country's farmers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir holds talks with French president ARABIA

Emir holds talks with French president

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and French President Francois Hollande discussed the developments in the Middle East, especially the war in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six killed as school bus crashes with truck in France INTERNATIONAL

Six killed as school bus crashes with truck in France

A school minibus crashed into a truck in France, killing at least six children, a day after another road accident involving a school bus left two youngsters dead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anti-Islamic protesters arrested at banned rally in Calais INTERNATIONAL

Anti-Islamic protesters arrested at banned rally in Calais

Around 20 anti-migrant protesters were arrested in the French port of Calais Saturday after scuffles with police at a banned rally in support of a Europe-wide initiative by the Islamophobic Pegida movement.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU to lay out plans to fight terror financing INTERNATIONAL

EU to lay out plans to fight terror financing

The European Commission will unveil plans Tuesday to choke off financing of terrorist groups, with France pushing hard for a crackdown after a series of deadly attacks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
George Miller's long ride from 'Mad Max' to Cannes INTERNATIONAL

George Miller's long ride from 'Mad Max' to Cannes

Director George Miller, the next president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, is known for his violent, high-speed ‘Mad Max’ road movies but the ex-doctor is also celebrated as part of the renaissance of Australian cinema.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid INTERNATIONAL

Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid

Two respected foreign journalists working in volatile Burundi awaited a decision Friday as to whether they faced charges, after appearing in court following their arrest in a police raid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Man arrested in Disneyland Paris hotel with two handguns: police INTERNATIONAL

Man arrested in Disneyland Paris hotel with two handguns: police

A man carrying two handguns and ammunition was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Disneyland Paris, and his girlfriend was also held, police sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
French, British schools on alert after 'threats' INTERNATIONAL

French, British schools on alert after 'threats'

More than 20 schools in France, Italy and Britain were placed on alert Thursday after receiving threatening phone calls, following a wave of hoax bomb scares earlier this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six Paris schools evacuated over bomb threat INTERNATIONAL

Six Paris schools evacuated over bomb threat

Six prestigious schools in central Paris were evacuated on Tuesday after anonymous calls claiming that bombs had been hidden in the buildings, police and the school authority said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS planning for 'large-scale' attacks on Europe: Europol INTERNATIONAL

IS planning for 'large-scale' attacks on Europe: Europol

The Islamic State group has honed the ability to launch global attacks and is set to focus more on Europe following the Paris massacre, the chief of the EU police agency Europol said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016