Business Line Protectionism and the French presidential race Business Line looks at the French presidential candidates and their views on protectionism as Donald Trump changes the political landscape. 01/02/2017
France Fillon sinks further under new corruption allegations Illegal undeclared company consultancies on top of allegations of well-paid fake jobs for wife and children threaten to derail France's leading right-wing presidential candidate. 01/02/2017
France France's Le Pen defies demand for "misspent" funds France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen has defied a deadline set by the EU authorities for her to repay funds they claim she has misspent. 31/01/2017
France "I am the victim of a smear campaign" - Fillon The French centre-right candidate for the presidential election says he is unruffled by the scandal threatening to engulf his campaign. 31/01/2017
Cult The Pompidou Centre in Paris celebrates its 40th birthday The Pompidou Centre in Paris is instantly recognisable. 31/01/2017
France Almodovar picked to head jury at 2017 Cannes Film Festival Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he is 'grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed' after being named President of the Jury at Cannes this year. 31/01/2017
Sport Payday for Payet as the prodigal returns to Marseilles Dimitri Payet is a Marseilles player. The former West Ham lynchpin has returned to France's south coast for 30 million euros. 30/01/2017
Sport French league heats up as Monaco sail on First played third in France on Sunday, and it was champions PSG who will rue the 1-1 draw against leaders Monaco the most as they stumble in the chase for the top. 30/01/2017
France The French Presidential Race: Who's who? A rundown of the French presidential candidates and their policies 90 days before the election. 30/01/2017
France Dozens hurt in motorway pile-up near Paris A motorway pile-up in France has left at least 65 people injured, five of them in a serious condition. 30/01/2017
France 'Man in the hat' terror suspect Abrini charged over Paris attacks Held in Belgium since his arrest last April, terror suspect Mohamed Abrini was taken to France on Monday where he was placed under formal investigation over the Paris terror attacks of November 2015 i 30/01/2017
France Fillon fights to get campaign back on track after "fake jobs" allegations France’s embattled conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been fighting to get his campaign back on track after allegations of misuse of public… 29/01/2017
Sport Handball: France beat Norway to win World title France bounced back from their Olympic final disappointment last August in Rio by beating Norway to win the Handball World championship for a second consecutive… 29/01/2017
France Benoit Hamon wins the fight for the soul of French Socialism More than 1.3 million voters took part in the run-off vote organised by the French Socialist Party to pick their candidate for the country's upcoming presidential election. 29/01/2017
France Who is Benoit Hamon? It’s easy to say it now with hindsight but Benoit Hamon’s swift rise to the top shouldn’t really be much of a surprise. 29/01/2017
France Fighting for the soul of Socialism in France A run-off vote pits pro-business ex-premier Manuel Valls against hard-left lawmaker Benoit Hamon to be the party's presidential candidate. Analysts say it could fracture the party and potentially hand 29/01/2017
France France: socialists choose presidential candidate in run-off French voters are choosing the socialist candidate for this year’s presidential election in a run-off vote which pits former prime minister Manuel Valls against hard-left hopeful Benoit… 29/01/2017
France French actress Emmanuelle Riva dies aged 89 French actress Emmanuelle Riva has died at the age of 89. 28/01/2017
France US wins gold at Bocuse d'or: watch in 360° The United States has won the prestigious Bocuse d’or cookery competition, considered by many as the Olympics of the food world. 27/01/2017
Sport Handball: France beat Slovenia to close in second straight world title Holders France have reached the final of the men’s world handball championship on home soil after seeing off the semi-final challenge of Slovenia. 26/01/2017
Sport Around the world in 40 days - Joyon sets new sailing record Frenchman Francis Joyon and his five-man crew won the Jules Verne trophy for setting the fastest time to sail around the world on Thursday. 26/01/2017
France Fillon 'cooperating' in embezzlement inquiry into Welsh wife's work record French presidential contender François Fillon says he's assisting the prosecutor's office with its investigation into his wife's alleged fake job. 26/01/2017
France Hamon and Valls clash over the economy in TV debate France’s remaining two candidates for the Socialist party’s presidential nomination have clashed over the credibility of their manifestos on prime time… 26/01/2017
France Team USA takes gold at 'Chef Olympics' in France Like a professional athlete winner Mathew Peters, trained five days a week, up to twelve hours a day for the gastronomic battle. 25/01/2017
France Crowded field jostles for position as mud flies in French presidential race With the Socialist candidate finally chosen this weekend, can either Manuel Valls or Benoit Hamon make a difference in the packed French presidential election race? 25/01/2017