https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Protesters angered by Charlie Hebdo's latest Prophet Muhammad cartoon set fire Friday to the French cultural centre in Zinder, Niger's second biggest city, the head of the centre said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150116/niger-anti-charlie-crowd-set-french-cultural-centre-ablaze Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:16:00 +0100 niger-anti-charlie-crowd-set-french-cultural-centre-ablaze Russia's media watchdog on Friday warned newspapers that printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad is against the country’s laws. After the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris last week, many newspapers around the world published the magazine’s post-attack cover which depicted the prophet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150116/russian-watchdog-publishing-muhammad-cartoons-illegal Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:57:00 +0100 russian-watchdog-publishing-muhammad-cartoons-illegal Hayat Boumeddiene, 26, suspected of involvement in this week’s shooting of a policewoman in Montrouge and the siege at a kosher supermarket, had still not been found on Saturday. She has been linked to a disciple of London cleric Abu Hamza. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150110/profile-the-most-wanted-woman-in-france Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:30:00 +0100 profile-the-most-wanted-woman-in-france Twitter users in France have called on the social network to act after supporters of the terrorists started using the hashtag #JeSuisKouachi (‘I am Kouachi’). However, the popularity of the hashtag was boosted when appalled opponents also started using it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150110/french-twitter-disgust-over-i-am-kouachi-hashtag Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:04:00 +0100 french-twitter-disgust-over-i-am-kouachi-hashtag France "faced down" Islamists who were behind the deaths of 17 people in three days of attacks but still remains threatened, the country's president and prime minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150109/france-still-a-target-for-terrorists-says-hollande Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:44:00 +0100 france-still-a-target-for-terrorists-says-hollande The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were attacked in a terrorist shooting on Wednesday, has a long history of poking fun at religion - particularly Islam. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150107/charlie-hebdo-the-timeline-of-controversy Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:43:00 +0100 charlie-hebdo-the-timeline-of-controversy