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NATO jets intercept two Russian bombers flying south

Two Russian bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four different European countries as they flew from Norway down to Spain and back again, it has…

World News

How the world's smallest machines won the Nobel Prize for chemistry

The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world's smallest machines.

Business Series

Job saving prompts Paris to order fast trains for slow tracks

The French government has moved to preserve Alstom jobs by ordering 21 high speed trains even without high speed lines for them to run on.

Cult

Nikos Aliagas: 'Photos don't judge'

Franco-Greek TV and radio presenter Nikos Aliagas is more than that.

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Cult

Wacky Westwood show wins over Paris

Husband-and-wife team Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler presented a Spring/Summer collection full of oversized straw silhouettes, asymmetrical pieces, and even a nude custom print at their Pari

Sport

2024 Games: Thomas Bach and Francois Hollande discuss Paris bid

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday to discuss Paris’ bid for the 2024 Games.

Sport

The 11th edition of Les voiles de Saint Tropez draws to a close

Tens of thousands of fans have travelled to the South of France to see one of sailing’s most glamorous events, Les Voiles de Saint Tropez.

Sport

Ogier stretches Tour of Corsica lead

Defending champion Sebastien Ogier kept his composure to consolidate his lead of the World Rally Championship’s Tour of Corsica on Saturday.

Iraq

Preparations intensify for Mosul offensive in Iraq

French fighter jets have taken off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier on a mission targeting the so-called Islamic State in its Iraqi stronghold of…

Sport

Ogier leads after Corsica Rally shakedown

Sebastien Ogier signalled his intent to wrap up the season long title early by setting the fastest time in the shakedown for the Corsica Rally.

Cult

Pushing boundries in Iran 'Insolents de Téhéran' by Jérémy Suyker

Jérémy Suyker is a young French photographer.

Cult

Pompidou pomp as Etam roasts the runway in Paris

French lingerie brand Etam celebrated a centenary of underwear at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

Economy

France partly blames August jobless rise on terrorist attacks

France's jobless total surged in August. The labour minister said hiring in the tourism sector had suffered because of militant Islamist attacks.

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France's free flight extravaganza

Paragliders, hang gliders and parachutists were among those to feature at a free flight festival in the French Alps.

France

France's Hollande visits Calais, vowing to close 'Jungle'

President Francois Hollande has gone to Calais, vowing to completely dismantle the so-called ‘jungle’ migrant camp there before winter.

France

Pope comforts multi-faith France terror attack victims

Muslims accounted for a third of those killed in France’s July 14 terror attack and, as Pope Francis received grieving families and survivors of the Nice lorry massacre on Saturday, different religion

Sport

Golden days for the French judoka at the Grand Prix in Zagreb

First day of competition from the Judo Grand Prix in Zagreb saw five finals.

Business Series

French court cuts damages owed by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel

A French appeals court has cut the amount of damages owed by trader Jerome Kerviel to his former employer Societe Generale to a million euros.

Economy

French economy slows in Q2

France's economy slowed for the first time in three years between April and June - shrinking 0.1 percent - with a dip in consumer spending being blamed.

Economy

India agrees to buy French Rafale fighters

India has signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France to rebuild its ageing fleet.