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Ready-to-wear at Paris Fashion week

Ready for the autumn and winter, Dries van Noten presented a “grounded” collection during Paris fashion week. There were sumptuous fabrics and

06/03/2015

My Europe Series

Drones: what are the rules?

This week on utalk, Angélique from Paris asks: “The subject of drones is coming up more frequently in the news. So what is the situation and what

06/03/2015

Culture news

Lingerie extravaganza kicks off Paris Fashion Week 2015

05/03/2015

Europe News

'Judge books by their covers', EU court says in tax ruling

France and Luxembourg lost a legal battle on Thursday to offer lower sales tax on e-books. A top European court backed EU regulators that only paper

05/03/2015

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Greenpeace protests European wood trafficking

05/03/2015

France

'Illegal' Albanian migrant receives top award at French parliament

He has been named one of the best apprentices in France. But threatened with expulsion from the country, young Albanian migrant Armando Curri was

04/03/2015

France

France court upholds extradition of Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov

The top French appeals court has rejected an appeal against extradition by Kazakh oligarch and dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov. The 51-year-old is wanted

04/03/2015

France

France rapped by Europe human rights body on child smacking

France has been criticised by Europe’s leading human rights body for failing to impose a clear ban on slapping children. The Council of Europe in

04/03/2015

Sport

Williams shines in France

America’s McRae Williams produced yet another flawless run to edge out fellow countryman Gus Kenworthy in the slopestyle final of this year’s

04/03/2015

France

France: Three suspects sought over 1982 Jewish restaurant attack

More than three decades after a deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris, international arrest warrants have been issued for three suspects. Six

04/03/2015

Culture news

David Bowie retrospective continues world tour with stop in Paris

After its successful stint at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, an exhibition spanning five decades of the life and career of David Bowie is

04/03/2015

France

Council of Europe 'set to rebuke France' for failing to ban smacking

Europe's leading human rights watchdog is set to criticise France for its failure to explicitly ban smacking, according to press reports.

03/03/2015

France

Rare works of art stolen from Fontainebleau Castle museum

Priceless works of art including a replica crown of the King of Siam have been stolen from a museum near Paris. Fifteen items were snatched in just

02/03/2015

France

Co-creator of French Barbapapa cartoon series dies

WATCH: One of the creators of the famous French children’s cartoon series, Barbapapa, has died. American Talus Taylor was 82. Barbapapa means

02/03/2015

Culture news

Documentary photography at the Jeu de Paume in Paris

The Jeu de Paume in Paris presents the first anthological exhibition in France of American photographer Taryn Simon’s work. She uses both pictures

02/03/2015

Sport

Six Nations 2015: Wales stun France in Paris

Wales kept their Six Nations title hopes alive with a hard-fought 20-13 win over France in Paris. Fly-half Dan Biggar scored a try while the in-form

28/02/2015

Culture news

LIVE: 2015 ETAM Fashion show from Paris

26/02/2015

France

EU lets France off the hook again for breaching spending rules

France has been let off the hook yet again for breaking EU spending rules. Paris has breached an EU mandated budget deficit target of three percent

25/02/2015

France

World's leading Simcard maker confirms British and US spooks "probably" stole security codes

The Franco-Dutch world number one simcard maker Gemalto has concluded its own investigation into a hacking of its security codes. Last week an

25/02/2015

France

Mystery drones over Paris for second night raises concerns

Drones have been seen flying over tourist hot spots in Paris for the second night in a row. That has raised concerns in a city already on high alert

25/02/2015

Culture news

Me-Mo: an online magazine for photojournalism

On the shores of the Ourcq Canal in one of Paris’ trendy neighbourhoods a group of award-winning photographers have got together to launch an

25/02/2015

France

Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare

French police are hunting for clues as to who carried out night drone flights over landmarks in Paris. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were

24/02/2015

France

Lyon-Turin railway back on track

It’s back on track. The long-disputed Lyon – Turin railway line will be constructed by 2020, French President François Hollande has announced. “We

24/02/2015

France

Foreign ministers call for more OSCE monitors in Ukraine

The foreign ministers from Ukraine, France, Russia and Germany have met in Paris. The so-called ‘Normandy Four’ spent three hours round the table

24/02/2015

France

Security concerns as unidentified drones seen in the Paris night sky

24/02/2015

France

France confiscates passports of 6 'Syria-bound' citizens

French authorities have confiscated the passports of six citizens allegedly planning to travel to Syria. It marks the first such travel ban under new

23/02/2015