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France travel chaos, as aviation and taxi workers strike

Travel across France got off to a chaotic start on Tuesday, with taxi drivers and air traffic controllers both on strike from early morning. In

26/01/2016

France

France will not be deterred by terrorism - Hollande

French president Francois Hollande says that France will always protect the values it stands for. Hollande, who is in the Indian capital, was

25/01/2016

France

Migrants detained in Calais after illegally boarding ferry bound for Britain

French police escorted a group of migrants back to a camp in Calais after they had managed to break through security and board a ferry bound for

24/01/2016

France

Jeremy Corbyn labels conditions at France's refugee camps 'a disgrace'

Leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the conditions at refugee camps in northern France “a disgrace.” His first trip abroad as

23/01/2016

France

Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier docks in UAE

France’s only aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle has been deployed in the Gulf since December for actions against the group calling itself

22/01/2016

France

French tax avoidance probe takes a new turn

French tax authorities have discovered more than 38,000 secret French accounts containing 12 billion euros worth of assets in the Swiss bank

21/01/2016

France

Baywatch star causes chaos in French parliament over foie gras

Canadian-born actress Pamela Anderson, who is the former star of the popular Baywatch series, caused chaos in the French parliament when she

20/01/2016

Europe News

Polish PM to face MEPs

Poland’s prime minister Beata Szydło is to face MEP’s later amid concerns over the state of the rule of law there. It looks set to be quite a

19/01/2016

France

Putting out the Ritz blaze brakes out glitzy hotel in Paris

A major fire has broken out at the prestigious Ritz hotel in Paris.Breaking: Fire breaks out in the Ritz Hotel in Paris via pfroissart</a> <a

19/01/2016

Business Series

Renault recalls thousands of vehicles for emissions modifications

French carmaker Renault is to recall more than 15,000 vehicles to undergo engine modifications to comply with emission standards.

19/01/2016

France

A second deadly avalanche in French Alps kills five soldiers

Five French soldiers have died and eight others injured in an avalanche in the Alps. All were members of the French Foreign Legion and were part of a

19/01/2016

France

France: 'Jungle' migrant camp is partly demolished

The makeshift migrant camp on France’s northern coast known as ‘The Jungle’ is being partially demolished. Officially, part of the sprawling site

18/01/2016

France

Avalanche kills five soldiers in French Alps

An avalanche has claimed the lives of five soldiers who were training off piste at the Valfréjus station in the French Alps, not far from the Italian

18/01/2016

Business Series

Renault's shares stay depressed despite strong 2015 sales

Renault's worldwide sales rose by 3.3 percent in 2015 and it has played down concerns about a government investigation into its reporting of engine emissions, but the share price remains under pressur

18/01/2016

France

France: Volunteer left brain dead after clinical drug trial dies in hospital

A man left brain dead after a clinical trial in France has now died. He was one of dozens of volunteers at a private facility to have tested an

17/01/2016

France

Patient dies following clinical drug trial in France

A patient has died after falling into a coma following a medical trial in Rennes, northwest France. Five other people were hospitalised following the

17/01/2016

France

Teacher charged with manslaughter after French Alps avalanche deaths

A teacher who was among a group hit by an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday (January 13) has been charged with manslaughter. He and some of

16/01/2016

France

French drug trial disaster: one man brain dead, five in hospital

One person is brain dead and five others are in a serious condition in France after a clinical trial went terribly wrong.

15/01/2016

France

Botched drug trial leaves six in serious condition in France

One person is in a coma and five others are in a serious condition in France after taking part in a drugs trial that went wrong. The trial took place

15/01/2016

My Europe Series

The forgotten victims of Syria: foreign fighters' mothers speak out

Across Europe families are struggling to come to terms with losing sons and daughters to the war in Syria. Under suspicion as terrorists themselves, until now they have had little support or recogniti

15/01/2016

France

Safety on the slopes: skiiers taught avalanche awareness

The deadly avalanche in the French Alps (January 13), which has claimed the lives of three people, is a reminder of how dangerous the mountains can

15/01/2016

France

Suspended fine for Briton in refugee smuggling case

A former British soldier received a warning and a suspended 1,000 euro fine after he tried to take an Afghan girl from France to the UK. Rob Lawrie

14/01/2016

Business Series

Renault shares tumble on news of factory raids

Shares in Renault closed down just over 10 percent after falling as much as 20 percent earlier in the day. Almost five billion euros were wiped off

14/01/2016

France

French Alps avalanche: teacher led class onto closed, black-rated ski track

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into manslaughter after three people, including two teenagers, died in an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday.

14/01/2016

Business Series

Renault shares plummet 20 percent after police raids

Renault has confirmed fraud investigators had inspected three of its factories in an emissions probe. Shares in the company plummeted 20 percent on

14/01/2016

France

Lyon students in shock after avalanche deaths

The students from Saint-Exupéry High School in Lyon, France, return the day after, struggling to come to terms with what happened the day before

14/01/2016