Teen Shot Dead In France

French authorities on Saturday sent extra troops to flashpoint cities to deal with a fifth night of rioting as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest.

Several cities across France have witnessed sporadic violence and looting in the fourth straight night of protests after the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel, who was shot dead on Tuesday during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

France must address deep issues of racial discrimination in its police, the United Nations said Friday, after a third night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Nahel, 17, was shot dead Tuesday during a police traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Here is what we know about the incident, according to investigators Thursday.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm after 150 people were arrested and public buildings attacked in protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France.

An 18-year-old girl was killed in a gun battle with police in southeastern France in the early hours of Wednesday, prosecutors said, the latest in a nationwide string of violent traffic stops.

One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...

In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy in France accidentally shot and killed his father while they were out hunting - before turning the gun on himself.

French authorities on Saturday sent extra troops to flashpoint cities to deal with a fifth night of rioting as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest.

Several cities across France have witnessed sporadic violence and looting in the fourth straight night of protests after the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel, who was shot dead on Tuesday during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

France must address deep issues of racial discrimination in its police, the United Nations said Friday, after a third night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Nahel, 17, was shot dead Tuesday during a police traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Here is what we know about the incident, according to investigators Thursday.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm after 150 people were arrested and public buildings attacked in protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France.

An 18-year-old girl was killed in a gun battle with police in southeastern France in the early hours of Wednesday, prosecutors said, the latest in a nationwide string of violent traffic stops.

One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...

In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy in France accidentally shot and killed his father while they were out hunting - before turning the gun on himself.