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Widow Challenges French Law That Prohibits Using a Dead Man’s Sperm to Get Pregnant
A young Spanish woman whose husband passed away last year has asked France to hand over his frozen sperm so that she can have his child in Spain.
Cops and Protesters Clash in Paris as Strike Shuts Down France’s Nuclear Plants
Unions and much of the public fear a proposed labor reform law — which is designed to revive France's stagnant job market — will rob workers of hard-earned rights.
Paris Retailers Are Giving Out Free Meals, Haircuts, and Toothbrushes to the Homeless
Sixty retailers have signed up for the scheme, which seeks to provide the homeless in the 11th Arrondissement with basic necessities and services.
France to Deploy Elite Anti-Terror Police Unit to Secure World's Most Famous Cycle Race
France's interior minister announced Tuesday that exceptional security measures would be introduced to protect the 2016 Tour de France amid a prolonged state of national emergency.
Paris Will Start Swabbing High Schoolers to See If They're Smoking Pot
The saliva tests to detect weed use will be administered by medical personnel in schools. In the case of students who are still minors, the results will be forwarded to their parents.
Protesters in France Set Police Car Ablaze as Cops Gather to Denounce 'Police Hatred'
The country's leading police union organized a demonstration in Paris, but counter-protesters challenged an official ban to march against police brutality at the same time.
French Rail Company Invests in Elon Musk's Near-Supersonic, Levitating Train of the Future
The new system would see passengers in pods hurtling through pressurized tubes.
Belgium Puts Suspected Islamic State-Linked Terrorists on Trial for Planning Attacks
The men are alleged members of the Verviers terror cell, which has many similarities and connections with the cells that carried out the Paris and Brussels attacks, but was broken up before it had a chance to strike.
One of France's Top Cops Is on Trial for Allegedly Spying on Police for Drug Dealers
Former French supercop Michel Neyret went on trial in Paris Monday, charged with a long list of criminal offenses, including leaking confidential information to his informants in exchange for money.
The French May Be Getting Less Racist — But Are Doing More Racist Things
Acts of anti-Muslim racism have almost tripled this year, as just over half the population describes itself as "not racist at all."
Suspected Terror Mastermind Salah Abdeslam Is Dumb as an 'Empty Ashtray,' His Lawyer Says
The man suspected of masterminding the Paris attacks is not the brightest bulb — at least according to the man whose job it is to get him out of the accusation of organizing the slaughter of 130 people.
Paris Police Are Shopping for High-Performance Drones to Spy on Crowds
In a bid to enhance security ahead of the city hosting a pair of major sporting events this summer, police in Paris are looking for a near-silent drone that can be used for surveillance operations at night.