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A hostage situation erupted in Paris yesterday after a man who claimed to be armed with a handgun and explosives seized two people, including a pregnant woman, who were then doused in petrol. The man seized two hostage in Rue des …
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held in police custody today for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, Reuters reported citing an official in the …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit France on January 5 for talks with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to explore an improvement of ties with the European Union and discuss regional …
The Moscow publishing house ‘Khudozhestvennaya Literatura’ with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation has published the third volume of 'The Paris archive’ (1919-1940) by Alimardan Topchibashi. The third …
French Air France decided to stop its flights from Paris to Istanbul, Turkish media reported. Reportedly, the flights will be stopped starting on March 25, 2018. The reason for the suspension of flights was not …
Azerbaijan has become a major party contributing to Europe-Asia relations, Azerbaijan’s First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva said at a reception held in Paris to introduce Baku`s bid to host the World Expo exhibition in …
A reception is held in Paris in honor of the nomination of Baku as a candidate city for the exhibition 'Ехpо 2025'. A reception was organized in the pavilion Royale in honor of the nomination of Baku as a candidate city for the …
A celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 2018 will be held under the auspices of UNESCO. This decision was taken at the 39th session of the organization, held in Paris. The …
A man has been arrested after trying to ram a car into a crowd of people in front of a mosque in Paris, police have said. No one was injured in the attack in the Parisian suburb of Creteil. According to Le Parisien newspaper, …
About 300 people gathered in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park to participate in the ‘Immortal Regiment’ march to commemorate soldiers who had fought or died in World War II, march coordinator Yelena Timofeyeva said. …
Police in the French capital have used tear gas and rubber bullets against participants of an anti-election rally a day after the presidential runoff vote resulting in Emmanuel Macron's victory, Sputnik reports. A …
Some 300 protesters gathered in the Menilmontant district, one of Paris’s most popular neighborhoods in the north of the city, after Macron was elected as France’s new president, RT reported citing French media. …
French police have been called to the Louvre in Paris over a security threat after a suspicious bag was found, Evening Standard reports. Video footage from the scene shows police cordoning off an area as people are cleared from …
Three riot police officers have been injured in clashes between masked protesters on the fringes of May Day marches in Paris, The Telegraph reports. Scores of hooded youth threw Molotov cocktails at security forces who fired back with …
French President Francois Hollande paid tribute to 37-year-old Xavier Jugele, who was killed last week when an assailant opened fire with an assault rifle on a police van parked on the most famous avenue in the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to France due to yesterday's attack on policemen in Paris, speaking at the meeting with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council, the Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry …
A man that Belgian authorities had flagged to their French counterparts over possible involvement in Thursday's Paris shootings turned himself into police in Belgium's northern city of Antwerp, news agency Belga said. Speaking …
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the shooting attack in Paris that has left one police officer dead and two seriously injured. In a statement from its Amaq news agency, the extremist group gave a pseudonym for the shooter indicating …
French President Francois Hollande held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve following the attack on Paris police officers near the Champs-Elysees boulevard in Paris. Hollande said …
A police officer has died and two are seriously wounded after a shooting near the Champs-Elysees boulevard in Paris, local media reported. Pierre-Henry Brandet, of the French interior ministry, said the attacker opened …
