France

Cannes is one of three towns in France to have banned the garment after a militant attack in Nice killed 85 people

Italian Interior minister said he regarded France's restrictions on Islamic clothing as counter-productive

The bans are opposed by some, who contend they are a populist ploy, violate human rights and might inflame tensions

Critics cite the enormous cost of the £18-billion project as well as security concerns about Chinese involvement

They are also expected to discuss the situation facing Christians in the Middle East

Magazine depicts a bearded man and a hijab-wearing woman running naked on the beach

The burqini issue has sparked huge controversy, with opponents saying that it goes against French secular principles

The issue comes at a highly sensitive time for relations with Muslims in France after two attacks linked to the IS

Kuwait's army will use 24 of the helicopters mainly for search and rescue missions and for transport purposes

British media has estimated the cost at 89 million pounds, not including agent's fee

Four men armed with Kalashnikovs got out of a vehicle and opened fire

Shop ownser says he was only catering to the demands of his customers in the area

The dead were between aged between 16 and 25

The fire quickly engulfed the room where some 20 people were celebrating

The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, left 434 people injured

France was the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places

The man had been in France for the past two months, local news source said

The group last year organised the burial of Danish-Palestinian militant gunman Omar El-Hussein

The attack stunned France's religious communities, sparking fears of tensions in a country with five million Muslims

There is no place ...for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques: France interior minister

Mayor's office will make the final decision on whether Kermiche can be buried in the town

More than 100 Muslims were among the 2,000 faithful who packed the 11th-century Gothic cathedral of Rouen

France is the world's top tourist destination and the tourism sector accounts for around nine percent of GDP

Father Jacques Hamel had his throat slit on the altar by IS-inspired attackers

The men stormed the 17th-century stone church during mass in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

Suspects are accused of collaborating with the militants who carried out deadly Paris attacks back in November 2015

The attack is the third in two weeks in France and Germany in which militants have pledged allegiance to IS

Valls and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve have come under fire for security failings to prevent terror attacks

The resolution was adopted with a landslide, with MPs from the nationalist, left and right parties voting for

'This cowardly terrorist act is rejected by Islam which necessitates protecting places of worship' SPA statement

'We deeply desire that our places of worship are the subject of greater (security) focus, a sustained focus'

The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, comes with France still in mourning

French president was speaking in a lightning visit just hours after the attack took place

France's Hollande says church attackers had pledged allegiance to IS

'And you know why? It's their own fault. Because they allowed people to come into their territory'

More than 400 investigators have been poring over evidence since the grisly attack

Nine people were arrested in the second night of violence involving 200 locals and 180 police officers

warning came after President Hollande said he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six months

CM meets Saudi, French ambassadors in Islamabad

The whole community is blamed "every time something happens in France, in Europe"

The Nice attack came eight months after Islamic State militants killed 130 people across Paris

Fatima Charrihi, devout Muslim, was among the first to be killed in the Nice attack, her son Hamza told local media

Several people who were questioned by police said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel did show signs of being 'religious'

'I want to call on all French patriots who wish to do so, to join this operational reserve' French interior minister

Police arrest five in connection with the carnage.

A total of 121 injured people remained in hospital while another 182 people sought medical treatment, says statement

Speaking after Islamic State claimed the attack, Cazeneuve said France has no evidence of that from criminal record

The arrests concerned the attacker's "close entourage", the sources said, and were made in two different areas

Islamic State has singled out France as a prime target for its military action against the group in Iraq

84 dead as truck driver of Tunisian origin ploughs into crowds of revellers.