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19/06/2013 - Report: Somalia

Up to 14 dead in Shebab attack on Mogadishu UN compound

As many as 14 people were killed when Islamist al-Shebab fighters, some using vehicles laden with explosives, attacked a UN compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

19/06/2013 - France

Woman dies in French floods as Lourdes grotto remains submerged

A woman in her 70s was drowned after being swept away by floods in south-western France overnight.

Far-right youths on a protest against gay marriage in France earlier this year
12/06/2013 - France

France to ban far-right groups by July

The French government will ban at least two far-right groups at the end of June or the beginning of July,

French President Francois Hollande (R) in front of the coffin of late former French Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy
11/06/2013 - France

Hollande leads official tribute to ex-prime minister Pierre Mauroy

French President François Hollande and fellow Socialists paid their respects to Pierre Mauroy, prime minister under François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1984 who died last Friday at the ...

Nelson Mandela beside President Jacob Zuma in 29 April 2013.
08/06/2013 - South Africa - France

Mandela in 'serious but stable' condition after being admitted to hospital

South Africa’s beloved hero and former president Nelson Mandela is back in hospital today, after suffering another lung infection.

French political left-wing members pay homage to Clément Méric in Paris, 6 June, 2013
08/06/2013 - France

Investigation on charges of voluntary manslaughter against prime suspect in death of Clément Méric

 The prosecutor’s office in Paris announced today that it will begin a preliminary investigation on charges of voluntary manslaughter of the primary suspect in the death of leftist ...

Clément Méric in a photo placed by his group, Action antifasciste, on Facebook.
07/06/2013 - Analysis: France

Who are the French far right?

In the aftermath of the death of anti-fascist activist Clément Méri, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls says that some far-right groups will “without doubt” be banned.

Left-wingers pay tribute to Clément Méric on Thursday evening
07/06/2013 - France

Eight questioned over French anti-fascist's death, far-right demo banned

French police have detained eight people acter the death of anti-fascist activist Clément Méric on Wednesday.

07/06/2013

French press review 7 June 2013

The French dailies are dominated by reactions to the death on Thursday of a teenaged far-left French activist after a fight with far-right skinheads in Paris.

French former prime minister Pierre Mauroy in 2007.
07/06/2013 - France

French former Socialist prime minister Pierre Mauroy dies, aged 84

Former French prime minister Pierre Mauroy has died at the age of 84.

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