Global Outlook

 Protests in France, a country in Western Europe, over the death of a 17-year-old boy expanded to nearby Switzerland and Belgium as people gathered to throw stones at officers.  Police clashed with groups of protesters, predominantly young men, in the Swiss city of Lausanne. Seven people, including teenagers, were arrested after multiple Lausanne businesses were vandalized. As many as a hundred people gathered in Switzerland on Saturday night. They threw stones and at least one Molotov cocktail at officers, according to the police.  The aunt of the slain teen urged everyone to stop the violence. She demanded the“real change” peacefully as parts of France witnessed a sixth night of unrest over the death of the teen. She told The Independent, "The family is very much against the violence.” She said that her nephew’s death would trigger “real change.”  Mourners paid their respects at the funeral of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old teenager, who was slain during a police tr...