French website Europe1 has identified the man as Dominique Venner, a former member of the Secret Army Organization (OAS), which opposed Algeria's independence in the early 1960s.
The UK's gay marriage bill was saved Monday by Ed Miliband when the Labour party leader stopped an attempt by the prime minister's own MPs to defeat it.
Several countries that backed UN sanctions agree — at least so far — that North Korea's six launches probably did not violate its international obligations.
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