Firefighters battled into the night to control the flames, declaring it was partially extinguished but completely under control
Flames ravaging the roof illuminated the outline of the monument’s two square towers in a fiery glow, and were reflected in the waters of the Seine.
A total of 38 600 people took part in a sixth round of nationwide protests on Saturday, according to the interior ministry
Macron hopes the reshaped government will signal a fresh start after a torrid few months
​A migrant who scaled a four-story Paris apartment bloc with his bare hands to save a child was honoured by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday
​The country’s Parliament will vote on a tough a immigration Bill that has sparked rumblings of revolt within President Emmanuel Macron’s party
The trial in absentia of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, deposed in the first Arab Spring uprising, has begun in Tunisia.
Doping is banned at the Soccer World Cup but the South African justice system is on steroids, with its special courts acting swiftly against crime.
One of the Mexican forwards stumbles during a tackle. "Sorry, man" the Bafana defender says. "Aha," the Mexican thinks. "An admission of guilt!"
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/ 26 October 2009
After South Africa, Malawi and Botswana the 2009 Southern Africa election express rolls into the region’s rising star, Mozambique, this week.