The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
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China, France say climate pact should have 5-year reviews
By LOUISE WATT The Chinese and French presidents announced Monday they have agreed that a global climate change pact should require countries to review their emissions pledges every five years,…
43 killed in fiery bus-truck collision in French wine region
By BOB EDME and ANGELA CHARLTON A truck and a bus carrying retirees collided Friday in southwest France’s wine region, igniting an inferno that authorities said killed 43 people and…
Eritrean dies after Israeli guard shoots him, mob attacks
By DANIEL ESTRIN An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a deadly bus station attack has…
Nobel Peace Prize boosts struggling Tunisian democracy
By PAUL SCHEMM, BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and KARL RITTER It was the fall of 2013 and Tunisia’s newfound democracy was in grave danger. The assassination of a left-wing politician had…
Tragedies befall American heroes since French train attack
By DON THOMPSON and JULIE WATSON Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, who helped stop a terror attack on a French train over the summer, was stabbed and seriously wounded Thursday…
The Latest: France says Russia didn’t appear to target IS
The latest developments as Russia and other nations counter Islamic State militants in Syria. All times local: 7:40 p.m. France’s Foreign Minister says “initial indications” show Russian airstrikes in Syria…
France carries out airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State
By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELAINE GANLEY Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said Sunday, making good on a…