Eiffel Tower Reopens in Paris
By VOA News
In a powerful symbolic move, France's Eiffel Tower, Louvre museum and other attractions in Paris reopened to tourists Monday after a two-day shutdown.
As darkness fell, the Eiffel Tower was floodlit in the blue, white and red of the French tricolor along with a projection of Paris' motto "tossed, but not sunk," suggesting an unsinkable city tossed in the waves.
The tower will be lit up in blue, white and red on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Across the French capital, thousands clasped hands outside some of the bullet-riddled nightspots targeted Friday, as children returned to school and city authorities vowed to resume normal life as quickly as possible.
The carnage in Paris has upended the tourism sector in one of the world's most visited cities with hotel owners, tour operators and others in the industry hoping the expected drop-off in visitors will not last long.
Disneyland Paris remained closed through Tuesday, after Islamist militants launched coordinated attacks across the city killing at least 129 people in locations of the type that might be visited by tourists.
Paris Attacks Raise Questions About US Security
As officials seek to reassure American public, lawmakers say that even though US is harder to reach, it's very much in terrorists' crosshairs
Horrific terrorist carnage in Paris has refocused Washington's attention on the Islamic State group and its ambition to strike within the United States. VOA's Michael Bowman reports.
Kerry in Paris to Show 'Shared Resolve'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris to show solidarity with France after last week's shootings and suicide bombings.A State Department spokesman said Kerry will "reiterate America's commitment to our strong relationship with France and express our condolences, as well as our shared resolve to continue countering violent extremism here and around the world.""Nous vaincrons Daesh," Kerry declared after arriving, adding "We will defeat Daesh, and we are on…
By Lisa Bryant
Hollande Pressed to Amend Foreign Policy After Paris Attacks
French President Francois Hollande is under pressure to change policy in Syria's civil war and work more closely with Russia after a wave of deadly attacks in Paris but he seems determined to stick to his guns and escalate military action.France has become arguably the most exposed Western nation to Islamist militants because of its activism in the Middle East's many conflicts, and its rigorous secularism at home, while the United States and Britain - burned by their experience…