Deal To Remove Heavy Weapons From Ukraine 'Very Close'
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, met in Berlin over the weekend following a two-week cease-fire that appears to have held.
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French Agent Apologizes For Blowing Up Greenpeace Ship In 1985
The Rainbow Warrior, on a mission to protest French nuclear testing in the Pacific, was destroyed by an underwater mine in New Zealand's Auckland harbor.
Parisians On Hunt For Baguettes As Bakers Get Nod To Take Vacation
An arcane law required bakers to tell city hall when they wanted to close up shop. Now that it's been scrapped, bakers can close any time, leaving Parisians hungry for good bread amid summer holidays.
3 Americans Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive France's Legion Of Honor
"We cannot be afraid as long as we have individuals like this in our midst," French President Francois Hollande said during a ceremony. The honor is France's highest decoration.
Americans, Briton Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive French Medal
The three Americans and a British man who took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium have received France's top honor.
Suspect In Train Attack Known To Authorities In 3 Countries
A 26-year-old Moroccan identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, has been named by police as the Kalashnikov-wielding man who was subdued by passengers aboard a high-speed train on Saturday.
Americans Hailed As Heroes For Subduing Gunman On Train In Belgium
An Air Force serviceman, a U.S. National Guardsman and a Sacramento State University student brought down the gunman. One was slashed several times with a box cutter and remains in the hospital.
France's Le Pen Forced Out Of Far-Right Party He Founded
The longtime head of France's anti-immigration National Front was expelled at the behest of his daughter, the party's current president, following remarks he made downplaying the Holocaust.
French Port City Becomes Final Way Station For Some Migrants' Odysseys
Thousands of migrants have found themselves stranded in the French port of Calais. Most are waiting for a chance to illegally enter Britain, but others trying to create a new life in France.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: More Debris And Confusion Over Findings
Malaysian officials say a wing fragment found on Reunion Island is from the missing plane; French investigators say they're almost — but not quite — certain.