An acclaimed series about the occupation of France is a relentless epic with little use for the familiar images of craven collaborators and selfless resisters.
Nicolas Hulot cites the French president's refusal to address the clear and present dangers of climate change.
Vehicles plunge nearly 150 feet in the Morandi Bridge failure in Genoa during a sudden, violent storm. At least two survivors are pulled from the rubble by rescue workers using heavy equipment to search the wreckage.
The French energy company EDF says the actions were taken to avoid overheating rivers and harming aquatic life.
Its supervisors praise the initiative, citing increased productivity and a happier staff. The firm’s board may make the change permanent.
Emmanuel Macron faces criticism after one of his security aides, shown in a video wearing a police helmet and pummeling a student, receives only a two-week suspension as punishment.
Key EU leaders travel to Japan and China looking for the trust, friendship and cooperation they feel they can no longer get from a century-old ally.
The five foreign ministers—minus U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—of the countries that signed the 2015 deal on curbing Iran's civilian nuclear enrichment program are set to meet in Vienna.
It is the second daring escape by Redoine Faid, who once blasted his way out of a different prison with explosives hidden in tissue packs.
A report issued by United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston shines a bright light on how unequal a society the U.S. is.
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