Eleanor Beardsley
Stories
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Paris bargoers choose next U.S. president in straw poll in century-old tradition
In one Paris bar, predicting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election is a long tradition. For over a century, a straw poll taken there has been pretty accurate at predicting the winner.
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The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors group
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. Its members are survivors of the August 1945 U.S. nuclear bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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A Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.
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Democracy may be at stake in Tunisia's presidential election
Could this weekend's election in Tunisia sound the death knell for democracy in its third presidential election since the Arab spring?
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Paris museums under fire for changing their wording describing works from Tibet
A war of words has broken out in the Parisian arts world as two museums are under fire for allegedly relabeling Tibetan art to appease the Chinese.
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Husband in France admits he and men he recruited raped his unconscious wife
A man at the center of a mass rape trial in France testified Tuesday. He is accused of drugging his wife and offering her up to a steady stream of men from an online chatroom.
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Gang rape trial draws thousands of demonstrators in France
In France, thousands demonstrated in support of a woman whose ex-husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting other men to sexually assault her.
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Famine in Sudan pushes record number of migrants into France en route to U.K.
A war and famine in Sudan have displaced over 10 million people, with no sign of letting up. It’s the largest displacement crisis in the world, and refugees have fled as far as Europe.
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Thousands of French soldiers are in Paris to help secure the Olympics
Some 15 million people are expected to attend the Olympic games in Paris, which are now in their second week. Keeping them safe is a top priority, so the French government has brought in soldiers.
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In Paris, the Olympics pushed out thousands living on the edge of the city
Paris displaced thousands of people living in encampments on the edge of Paris to make way for the games.
