French presidential election

It’s the third violent attack in the Toulouse area of France in the past week. At least three soldiers were killed and another wounded in two previous attacks authorities are now all linking together.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is wooing far-right voters after losing narrowly to his Socialist rival in the presidential election’s first round – the first time a sitting president has lost in the first round.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has come out hard against immigration to France, threatening to halve the number of non-French let in. Some critics of the French president argue that rhetoric has fueled an atmosphere where race-based killings are more likely.

How multiculturalism might relate to the tensions and violence happening in Norway and elsewhere in Europe.