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A medic tends to a man injured in the terror attacks in Paris on Friday evening. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the coordinated assault that has claimed more than 120 lives.

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Five Ways To Look At The Paris Attacks

9:07am November 14, 2015

by Greg Myre

ISIS has been focused on building a caliphate in the Middle East. But its claim of responsibility for the carnage in Paris shows it can unleash a powerful, coordinated attack far from its home turf.

An injured man holds his head as people gather near the Bataclan. At least three sites were attacked — a restaurant, the Bataclan and a site near a major stadium.

French Authorities Say The Death Toll In Paris Attacks Could Exceed 120

11:36pm November 13, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The French capital has been rocked by shootings and an explosion in six locations. French police stormed and took control of one location. At least five attackers have been killed.

Tents dot the scrub brush in the dunes at "The Jungle," a camp in Calais, France, that houses about 6,000 migrants.

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For Migrants In France, Life In 'The Jungle' Has Changed

4:19pm November 05, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley says the squalid camp where migrants live in the rough in the dunes of Calais has transformed.

France is willing to give money to families that have more babies.

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Who Was The First To Try To Manipulate Birthrates? Not China!

6:32am October 31, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

Credit (or blame) goes to France, which wanted more babies in the 19th century. Like most government plans to influence birthrate, it didn't quite work.

A view of the entrance of the French restaurant Loiseau des Ducs on Feb. 24, 2014, in Dijon, France.

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Bad Review Of Unopened French Restaurant Costs Reviewer

4:21pm October 29, 2015

by Joe Ruiz

A bad restaurant write-up couldn't have been real as the restaurant had yet to open, a French court ruled.

Riad Sattouf is a Syrian-French cartoonist whose graphic novel depicts his life growing up in Syria and Libya in the 1980s. His book was a bestseller in France and is now being published in English.

Syrian Author Finds 'The Arab Of The Future' In His Own Past

3:03pm October 28, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Riad Sattouf is a Syrian-French cartoonist who brings to life the Middle East in the 1980s. Published as a graphic novel, it provides a humorous and intimate view of the author's youth.

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Emergency personnel escort people away from the site of a collision in Puisseguin in southwestern France. At least 40 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a bus collided with a truck and caught fire in southwest France.

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42 People Die After Bus Crashes In Southwest France

11:31am October 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Most of the passengers were senior citizens; the bus had recently departed from a village near Bordeaux for a sightseeing trip.

The sun sets on Banksy's 'Dismaland' in Weston-super-Mare England. The art exhibit, billed as a "bemusement park," closed permanently on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Banksy's 'Dismaland' To Be Dismantled And Sent To House Migrants In France

1:48pm September 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Banksy's "bemusement park" in England has closed. All of the structures from the park will be sent to a refugee camp in Calais, France, to help build shelters, according to the website.

Iraq Says It Will Share Anti-ISIS Intelligence With Iran, Russia

11:41am September 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The announcement from Baghdad came as France said it had conducted its first airstrikes against the Islamic State group.

People take part in a march Saturday in support of migrants as part of the European Day of Action in Nice, in southeastern France.

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With Home-Cooked Meals, France Warms To Mideast Migrants

3:46pm September 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Attitudes in France toward migrants have softened recently, and many of the new arrivals say accommodations have been better than expected. Still, the adjustment to a new country will be a challenge.

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