France's government is calling for a two-month extension of the state of emergency that was declared after the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, to cover the European Championship soccer tournament and the Tour de France. The measure will require parliament's approval. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday on France Info radio that the extension of the state of emergency until the end of July will ''allow a better response against the terrorist threat'' during the June 10-July 10 Euro 2016 tournament. The state of emergency was scheduled to end on May 26. It expands police powers to carry out arrests and searches and allows authorities to forbid the movement of people and vehicles at specific times and places. (For more sportsnews andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/204004.aspx