France Five migrants saved from channel after trying to sail to Britain from Calais It is not often that migrants attempt to get into Britain the hard way, by crossing the channel from France on their own. However conditions are so 06/02/2016
Sport France and Italy kick-start up Six Nations in Paris The 17th edition of the Six Nations begins on Saturday with France and Italy opening up proceedings in the first game on Saturday in Paris. New 05/02/2016
My Europe Series Shame on you Europe. Silent heroes in France's other 'jungle' In this edition of Reporter, we speak to those helping refugees in the camp of Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk, which has made headlines in France for its squalid conditions. 05/02/2016
France Ferrari speed machine set to become the most expensive car ever A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider could well become the most expensive car ever when it goes up for auction in Paris. 05/02/2016
Economy France confident on deficit reduction, European Commission not convinced French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has said the country will meet its 2016 target for cutting its public deficit but the European Commission does not believe it can achieve that. 04/02/2016
France Modern Express towed safely into Bilbao port What to do with a listing ship? The Modern Express is safely towed into a Spanish port 04/02/2016
France France and Belgium call for Europe-wide strategy against jihadists France and Belgium have called for a Europe-wide effort in the fight against Islamist extremists and for more cooperation between EU member states 01/02/2016
France Cuba and France sign deals and promise to deepen friendly ties Cuban leader Raul Castro and France’s President Hollande have celebrated a successful start to the veteran Communist’s tour of France. He is the 01/02/2016
France François Hollande pardons Sauvage and reignites domestic violence debate French President François Hollande once said granting pardons was not his conception of a modern presidency, and he has done so only once before, for 01/02/2016
No Comment Stricken cargo ship heads for French coast This is the stricken cargo ship that was heading towards the French coast on Monday (February 1). The Modern Express, registered in Panama, began 01/02/2016
France Time is running out for stricken freighter as it drifts towards French coast A final salvage effort is to be made today to try and tow a stricken cargo ship which is drifting on its side off the French Atlantic coast. Previous 01/02/2016
France Drifting cargo shift could hit French Atlantic Coast by Tuesday French salvage team workers have been struggling to tow the drifting Modern Express from rough waters. 31/01/2016
France Paris protesters call for end to France's state of emergency Thousands of people have turned out in Paris to vent their anger over plans to extend France’s state of emergency for three more months 31/01/2016
France Son of France FM Fabius indicted on forgery charges - media reports Thomas Fabius, the son of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, has been indicted on charges related to forgery, according to French judicial 30/01/2016
France Stricken timber freighter drifts towards French coast French coastguards are scratching their heads as to how to prevent a freighter loaded with timber from Gabon from wrecking itself on the Atlantic 29/01/2016
My Europe Series The women who knew too much: the price to pay for whistleblowers “The woman who really knew too much” is how Stephanie Gibaud has described herself. It’s also the title of a book published last year by the former 29/01/2016
No Comment A protest in Femen way A topless activist from the international women’s rights movement Femen hung from a bridge in Paris on Thursday (January 28), in protest over Iranian 29/01/2016
France Man arrested with two handguns at hotel in Disneyland Paris Security staff stopped the man and a female companion at the entrance 28/01/2016
France Big deals in France on latest leg of Rouhani trip to Europe Iran’s president continues his coming-in-from-the-cold mini European tour, doing deals with the French to add to the 17 billion euros worth of deals 28/01/2016
France Iran's President Rouhani seeks to revive business ties in Paris “Iran is open for investment” that was the message the country’s President Hassan Rouhani brought with him as he met a warm welcome in Paris from 28/01/2016
France French justice minister's resignation highlights cracks over controversial citizenship bill One anti-racist organisation in France is praising Christiane Taubira, who has resigned as Justice Minister, as a “great lady.” The citizenship bill 27/01/2016
Sport Movistar present team for 2016 Movistar presented their team for the 2016 season on Wednesday at a ceremony in Madrid. 27 riders will compete for the Spanish outfit, which won the 27/01/2016
France French justice minister quits over anti-terror plan Christiane Taubira stepped down on Wednesday, just as parliament prepared to examine a constitutional reform plan she openly criticized. 27/01/2016
France Uber: day two of protests by French taxis App-based taxi service slapped with huge fine by French court 27/01/2016
Culture news Haute Couture on show during Paris Fashion Week Giambattista Valli presented his 2016 Haute Couture spring/summer collection in Paris. The Italian, who shows annually during Paris Fashion week 27/01/2016
France French justice minister resigns over anti-terror plan Christiane Taubira stepped down on Wednesday, just as parliament prepared to examine a constitutional reform plan she openly criticized. 27/01/2016