Demonstrations that started over fuel tax increase and have since ballooned into myriad demands now heading into fourth month
Since November, tens of thousands of angry French have taken to the streets, first against a fuel tax hike and now with myriad demands including better pay, fewer taxes, greater equality and citizens' participation in governing. More than 50,000 protesters were on the streets Saturday, February 9. How and when the protests will end is still in question. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA.
Move comes after Italian officials meet with yellow vest protesters, sharply criticize French government
Triple world champion Laurence Fischer is teaching women karate in an effort to overcome violence by reconnecting with their bodies
The #MeToo movement has called attention to rape and other sexual crimes against women. But experts say there is a long way to go. An EU report says 1 in 20 women has been raped in Europe, and many still do not report sexual assaults. But in France, a triple world karate champion is teaching women to heal through her sport, both at home and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For VOA from the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, Lisa Bryant has the story of karate star Laurence Fischer and her mission.
Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and youth minister Charles Ble Goude must be released to a state willing to accept them, under court's terms
Across the region, tens of thousands of Europeans mobilizing to push their governments for more climate action
US withdrawal from Syria may prompt France to bring home dozens of French fighters now detained there
Regional politics, potential arms sales and human rights on agenda of three-day visit; observers expect French president to 'walk a fine line'
Amid Brexit woes and EU squabbles, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel meet to sign a new treaty
Europe braces for the worst, but leaders are unlikely to make more major concessions
The ruling comes amid growing doubts about the effectiveness of the ICC as a court of last resort' against the world's most heinous offenses
Frenchman and alleged jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche also accused of being brutal Islamist jailer in Syria
Belgium to raise disputed vote results at UN Security Council on Friday
Allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s and involve Father Bernard Preynat, who has admitted to wrongdoing and is due to go on trial later this year
Top Interpol official says imprisoned radicals will be out in a few years, posing key threats to Europe and elsewhere
After years of rebuffing restitution arguments, France is catalyzing hope — and concern — that African artifacts may finally head home
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Friday identified the victim as Italian journalist Antonio Megalizzi
Interior minister dismisses the Islamic State group's claim of being behind Christmas market attack as 'totally opportunistic'
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