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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi leave the Elysee Palace after the signature of 10 billion euros of trade contracts between the two countries, in December 2007 in Paris.

French Ex-President Questioned On Claims He Took Funds From Gadhafi

French officials have been investigating claims that former President Nicolas Sarkozy took 50 million euros from the Libyan regime to fund his successful 2007 presidential bid.

An officer stands at the Fresnes Prison in France in September 2016. Fresnes was the first French prison to separate radicalized inmates from the general prison population.

Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization

Some of the home-grown terrorists who have struck France in recent years were petty criminals who were radicalized in prison.

Esperance Nabintu, 42, an Ebola survivor, photographed on Aug. 15 in Goma. One of her children also contracted the disease and survived. But her husband, Rene Daniele Fataki, died from the disease. This photo was taken as friends and family gathered at her home to mourn and to celebrate his life.

Why The Ebola Response Is A Success In Goma — But Not Elsewhere In Congo

What's working in this city of 2 million people, and why hasn't it worked in other parts of the country? The outbreak in Congo has now claimed 2,000 lives and is the second biggest in history.

International officials at the opening session of the climate conference in Marrakech.

Climate Conference Aims To Put Paris Agreement Into Action

Leaders from 195 nations are meeting in Morocco to come up with specific plans for carrying out a worldwide plan to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Don Woodbridge (left) and son Alan Woodbridge hold jars of pickles at their company in Harrow, Ontario. Orders are up in anticipation of retaliatory Canadian tariffs on U.S. gherkins.

Canadians Rally Around Retaliatory Tariffs Aimed At The U.S.

Among the items targeted in retaliatory tariffs: ketchup, powerboats, dishwashing liquid, steel and aluminum. And gherkins. Canadian businesses have flooded a Canadian pickle business with new orders.

French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen, wearing a red scarf, visits two rooms of the Louvre filled with 31 paintings recovered after World War II. She conducted the visit Monday with the museum's president, Jean-Luc Martinez.

France Returns Works Orphaned By Nazi Looting, Seeking Owners Or Heirs

Tens of thousands of artworks were recovered after World War II, and many are still in French possession. Now, the Louvre is stepping up efforts to return them to the heirs of their rightful owners.

What We Know About The Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Victims

Most of the victims were city employees, and many worked as engineers, account clerks or administrative assistants. The suspected gunman was also a longtime municipal employee.

In the past, lethal weapons were considered "inappropriate" on church grounds but a new change in policy says they are now prohibited. They are only acceptable when carried by law enforcement.

LDS Church Forbids Lethal Weapons At Church In New Policy Change

"Churches are dedicated for the worship of God and as havens from the cares and concerns of the world," the new handbook reads. Before the ban, weapons were considered "inappropriate."

When Comic Art Meets High Art, the Results Will Surprise You

In recent years, several graphic novel biographies of fine artists have come out — some more successful than others. One rule is clear: Don't reproduce an artist's paintings if you can avoid it.

The smokestack of a factory on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, on Sunday.

India Ratifies Paris Climate Change Agreement

Sixty-two countries have now joined the plan. Together, they account for about 52 percent of global emissions, which is a little short of the 55 percent threshold to make the agreement binding.

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