France 360°: The reinvention of France Central France château owner Isaure de Sainte-Marie strongly feels that her country needs a new identity. 07/04/2017
France The far-left wild card in the French presidential election Far-left maverick Jean-Luc Melenchon is rising in the polls and becoming the ultimate wild card in the French presidential race. 06/04/2017
France Far-right, fake jobs and all you need to know about France's pivotal election If the main course is anything like the entrée, then France is set for even more controversy at the ballot box. 06/04/2017
Sport Former All Black lock Williams fined over cocaine possession A judicial source says the New Zealand player was drunk at the time of his arrest 05/04/2017
France Second French presidential debate turns into a feisty affair For the first time 11 candidates in the French presidential election have gone head-to head in a televised debate. 05/04/2017
France Political world can learn from tech sector Tech entrepreneur Stéphane Becker says French politicians could learn from his sector's working environment 04/04/2017
Europe News Germany stands-up for EU 'precious legacy' In the face of rising populism and nationalism, Germany’s newly-elected Federal President has delivered a message of defiance in the European Parliament. 04/04/2017
France 360°: How avalanches are triggered to keep skiers safe Explosives powerful enough to blow up a house are being used to keep skiers safe from the risk of avalanches. 03/04/2017
France Italian business owner wants the right to vote in France Alessio Batazza has been living in France for 12 years. He has a French wife and children and runs his own business, but he won't have the right to vote in the upcoming elections. 03/04/2017
France Family of Chinese man shot dead by French police calls for calm The family of a Chinese man shot dead by French police last week have called for calm following a series of protests which have ended in violent clashes. 03/04/2017
France France: several injured after carnival blast At least 15 adults and three children between the ages of two and 14 were injured when a bonfire exploded at a carnival in Villepinte, north-east of Paris. 02/04/2017
France Minister's apologies ease tension in French Guiana More constructive negotiations are now underway after nearly two weeks of social unrest in the French overseas territory. 31/03/2017
France French Senate says deradicalisation programme is failing France's Islamic deradicalisation programme is designed to stop young, embittered Muslims embarking on violent jihad in Iraq and Syria. 30/03/2017
France Calls for calm in Paris amid clashes over police shooting Demonstrations were sparked after the police killing of a Chinese man in his home on Sunday. 30/03/2017
France Socialist Benoit Hamon appeals to the left France's Socialist presidential candidate Benoit Hamon vows to fight on after Manuel Valls said he would not vote for him 30/03/2017
France French performance artist attempts egg hatching Hatching eggs can be a difficult process especially if you are not a bird… but that’s not putting off French performance artist Abraham Poincheval. 30/03/2017
Sport Video technology helps Spain down France Spain’s Gerard Deulofeu scored one and created another but had to share the limelight with the video assistant referee in a 2-0 friendly win over France in Paris on… 29/03/2017
France France's former PM Valls backs Macron for president After weeks of speculation, former Socialist Prime Minister Manual Valls has said he will vote for Emmanuel Macron in France’s forthcoming presidential election. 29/03/2017
Business Line French presidential candidates duel on the economy French presidential candidates set out economic plans 29/03/2017
France French Socialist and former PM Valls defects to Macron's centrist camp Former Socialist prime minister Manuel Valls is the latest to turn his back on his own party and lend his support to centrist Emmanuel Macron, the favourite presidential candidate. 29/03/2017
France France election: Valls back Macron France’s former Prime Minister Manuel Valls will vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election 29/03/2017
France Tension in Chinatown following fatal shooting by Paris police Hundreds of demonstrators have turned out for a second night in Paris’s main Chinatown district following the shooting dead by police of a Chinese father of five on Sunday (March… 29/03/2017
France Fillon's wife Penelope is placed under formal investigation French magistrates have placed the wife of presidential candidate Francois Fillon under formal investigation over allegations that he paid her for a fake parliamentary… 28/03/2017
France Carlos the Jackal given life sentence over deadly 1974 Paris attack Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, once one of the world's most wanted criminals, has been convicted of first degree murder over 1974 Paris attack. 28/03/2017
Economy French presidential candidates outline economic intentions The economy under the microscope in the French presidential election 28/03/2017