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Crowds attack French police for second night over death of arrested man INTERNATIONAL

Crowds attack French police for second night over death of arrested man

Angry crowds hurled petrol bombs at police and set cars alight in an area north of Paris overnight following the death of a young man in police hands earlier this week, a French official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
40 arrested in Paris over Euro 2016 violence INTERNATIONAL

40 arrested in Paris over Euro 2016 violence

Around 40 people were arrested in Paris on Sunday after police used tear gas and water cannon against football fans hurling glass bottles at officers at the Eiffel Tower during the Euro 2016 final.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran bids farewell to late director Kiarostami ASIA

Iran bids farewell to late director Kiarostami

Several thousand cinema lovers joined top artists in Tehran on Sunday to bid farewell to renowned Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami following his death last week in Paris.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Paris protesters march under huge police presence INTERNATIONAL

Paris protesters march under huge police presence

Thousands of demonstrators marched under massive police presence in Paris on Thursday to demand that President Francois Hollande scrap labour reform plans ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
26 hurt in Paris clashes between police, masked protesters INTERNATIONAL

26 hurt in Paris clashes between police, masked protesters

Twenty-six people were hurt and authorities made 15 arrests on Tuesday as protests in Paris over disputed labour reforms descended into violent clashes between riot police and masked troublemakers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands converge on Paris to protest against changes to labour law INTERNATIONAL

Thousands converge on Paris to protest against changes to labour law

Hundreds of buses carried protesters from all over France into Paris on Tuesday for a demonstration against planned changes to labour laws that would make hiring and firing easier.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Frenchman held in Ukraine 'planned Euro 2016 attacks' INTERNATIONAL

Frenchman held in Ukraine 'planned Euro 2016 attacks'

Ukraine said on Monday it had arrested a suspected far-right French extremist with a huge arsenal of weapons who allegedly planned to attack the European Championships in France this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Paris floods stabilise as Seine starts to recede INTERNATIONAL

Paris floods stabilise as Seine starts to recede

The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris receded on Saturday for the first time in a week after nearing its highest level in three decades, triggering a scramble to save artworks in riverside museums.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hamas, other Palestinian factions condemn French peace plan ASIA

Hamas, other Palestinian factions condemn French peace plan

Hamas and three other Palestinian groups on Friday condemned Paris talks aimed at restarting moribund peace negotiations with Israel.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Paris on alert as swollen Seine reaches peak levels INTERNATIONAL

Paris on alert as swollen Seine reaches peak levels

The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris reached its highest level in three decades on Friday, spilling its banks and prompting the Louvre museum to shut its doors and evacuate artworks in its basement.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EgyptAir black box search zone narrowed after signal detected ASIA

EgyptAir black box search zone narrowed after signal detected

The search zone for the crashed EgyptAir jet has been narrowed to 2 km from 5 km after a vessel picked up a signal from one of the black boxes, an Egyptian source on the investigation committee said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
French strikes disrupt rail but air controllers' stoppage averted INTERNATIONAL

French strikes disrupt rail but air controllers' stoppage averted

Strikes halved French train services on Thursday but attempts by the militant CGT union to broaden protests against labour reforms to air traffic control and the Paris underground appeared to have failed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016