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February 4, 2020 at 12:41 am

Holocaust survivor seeks teens to bear witness for future VIEW

DRANCY, France (AP) — The girls and boys in the room were just a little older than Victor Perahia was when he was finally freed...

January 29, 2020 at 4:01 pm

EU aid money for Africa may harm, not help, analysis finds

PARIS (AP) — European aid money earmarked for development in Africa is increasingly tied to how well countries can block their own citizens from trying...

January 24, 2020 at 12:38 am

Book reveals 2 fathers linked by grief to 2015 Paris attacks

PARIS (AP) — Lola Salines happily accepted the last-minute concert ticket from a friend the night of Nov. 13, 2015. At 28, the Parisian had...

January 8, 2020 at 7:37 am

US allies see Mideast strategy vacuum that Putin can fill

PARIS (AP) — He was the leader on the world stage, visiting troops stationed in a far-flung war zone for the holidays, shoring up alliances...

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January 7, 2020 at 3:29 am

France grimly marks 5 years since Charlie Hebdo attack

PARIS (AP) — Charlie Hebdo's editor hasn't gone out by himself since Jan. 7, 2015. The widow of one of the satirical newspaper's cartoonists can't...

December 30, 2019 at 9:13 pm

European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya VIEW

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union funneled millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the money...

December 30, 2019 at 9:08 pm

Making misery pay: Libya militias take EU funds for migrants VIEW

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union started funneling millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the...

December 13, 2019 at 2:33 am

Man who threatened Paris officers with knife shot to death VIEW

PARIS (AP) — A man who lunged at a Paris police patrol with a knife and threatened to kill the officers was shot to death...

December 5, 2019 at 9:25 pm

UN Libya migrant center plagued with crowding, TB, food cuts

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe stop for migrants before they...

November 13, 2019 at 3:15 am

Islamic State returnees cloud anniversary of Paris attacks

PARIS (AP) — France commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Islamic State attacks that struck the heart of Paris with a solemn reading Wednesday of...