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France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security

PARIS (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.Full story

Notre Dame Cathedral reopens after suicide

  Paris’s famous Notre Dame Cathedral has reopened after a man committed suicide there. The man was described by police as a right-wing activist who had campaigned against France’s new gay marriage law.

IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case

PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Full story

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Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral evacuated after man shoots himself
Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral evacuated after man shoots himself

epa03710274 Notre Dame Cathedral is evacuated by the police in Paris, France, 21 May 2013. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was evacuated 21 May after a man shot himself in the head near the altar, police said. No further details were available about the suicide. The Gothic cathedral, which is a UNESCO

Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and cast members arrive for the screening of the film "Grigris" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival
Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and cast members arrive for the screening of the film "Grigris" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival

Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun , cast members Souleymane Deme and Anais Monory , and producer Florence Stern pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film "Grigris" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jean-Paul