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09/04/2015

Culture news

Napoleon's love affair with Paris on show in the French capital

A major Parisian exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a look at the monumental impact Napoleon had on the life

09/04/2015

France

French TV network and websites taken over in hacking attack claimed by ISIL

Eleven television channels and the websites of the French broadcaster TV5 have been taken over in a hacking attack claimed by supporters of ISIL. The

09/04/2015

France

Paris issues air pollution warning - again

Paris is fast becoming a pollution capital after the air quality watchdog ‘Airparif’ once again registered high risk levels for residents. So far

09/04/2015

France

France: National Front rift deepens, as leader opposes father's election candidacy

Jean-Marie Le Pen is facing the fallout of a string of controversial comments. His daughter, Marine – the leader of France’s far-right National Front

08/04/2015

France

The genesis of a family feud at the top of France's National Front

The father and daughter duo at the head of France’s far-right National Front party may well truly be a thing of the past. The Le Pen family drama has

08/04/2015

France

Air traffic control strike in France grounds flights

A strike by air traffic controllers in France has left scores of flights grounded. The two-day stoppage is over working conditions and plans to

08/04/2015

France

France: National Front leader to oppose father in election bid

The leader of France’s far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen​ says she will oppose her father standing in upcoming regional elections, as a rift in

08/04/2015

France

Tunisia strengthens economic and security links with France

The president of Tunisia has signed several agreements to strengthen economic and security cooperation with France. President Beji Caid Essebsi is

07/04/2015

Culture news

Grand Palais hosts unprecedented Velázquez retrospective

In what it does best, Paris’ Grand Palais is showcasing one of the most comprehensive displays of works by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Appointed

07/04/2015

France

EU warned Germany over safety control 'before Germanwings crash'

It has been revealed that a European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority over safety enforcement – reportedly before the

04/04/2015

France

France cracks down on anorexia

France’s lower house of parliament has passed a widely-debated bill banning “excessively thin” fashion models. Under the new draft law, agencies and

04/04/2015

France

French government praises 'solidarity' in Alps following Germanwings crash

France's Interior Minister praises residents of the French Alps for their solidarity following last week's deadly Germanwings crash.

04/04/2015

France

Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz 'sped up' plane, say investigators

Analysts say a study of data from the second black box, recovered after last week's passenger plane crash in the French Alps, reveals co-pilot Andreas Lubitz manipulated the autopilot to reduce the ai

03/04/2015

Cinema

Charlize Theron takes on lead role in thriller 'Dark Places'

Based on the novel of the same name by best-selling author Gillian Flynn, ‘Dark Places’ tells the story of Libby Day who witnesses the murder of her

03/04/2015

France

French investigators "reasonably hopeful" second flight recorder contains vital evidence

French investigators say there is “reasonable hope” that the recovery of a second black box data recorder can provide vital evidence about the demise

02/04/2015

France

French investigators find second "black box" from Germanwings crash

French authorities say they have found the second black box of the Germanwings jet that crashed in the French Alps last week, killing 150 people. The

02/04/2015

My Europe Series

Lost in France: the nightmare for migrants and local residents in Calais

We had great expectations... good politics, justice and humanity. But some people when they come here..our life is not even like that of a dog.

02/04/2015

France

Three skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps

Three skiiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. It happened in the Ecrins mountain range, more than 3,000 metres above sea level

01/04/2015

France

Don't ask about the co-pilot: Lufthansa boss refuses questions at Alps crash site

The head of Germanwings and the boss of parent company Lufthansa have visited the scene of the French Alps crash

01/04/2015

France

Controversy over footage recovered from Germanwings plane crash

French magazine Paris Match and German daily Bild report that a cellphone video found in the Germanwings wreckage shows the flight's last moments

01/04/2015

France

Germanwings and Lufthansa bosses refuse questions about co-pilot during visit to crash site

Just over a week after the Germanwings plane crash, the airline boss and head of parent company Lufthansa visit the scene

01/04/2015

France

Lufthansa under pressure over revelations about co-pilot's medical history

Pressure is mounting on Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, over what it knew about the co-pilot before last week’s plane crash in the

01/04/2015

France

"I hope I never return to a locked door": Pilot who foresaw Germanwings crash

31/03/2015

France

German police make progress in profiling of Andreas Lubitz

As a video emerges of the co-pilot of the ill-fated Germanwings jet, officials say they are making progress in piecing together his background one

31/03/2015

World

French conservatives deliver Socialists sharp slap in local polls

Fans of France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy threw out a cheer after the centre-right UMP party he leads looked to have won some two thirds of the

30/03/2015