Cinema

'In Bed with Victoria': French Hollywood-style comedy

Belgian actress Virginie Efira delivers an oustanding performance as Victoria Spick, a criminal lawyer who is as shrewd in the courtroom as she is a disaster in her private life.

09/09/2016

France

Paris attack suspect pledges allegiance to ISIL - investigators

Sources close to the inquiry say the young woman, who was arrested along with two others, is the daughter of the owner of the vehicle found packed with gas canisters near Notre Dame cathedral.

09/09/2016

France

Dozens trapped after cable car failure over Alps

33 people trapped overnight in cable cars high over the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the Alps have finally been brought down to safety.

09/09/2016

France

Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam still silent in new court appearance

One of the suspects in the Paris terror attacks last November has again refused to speak when he appeared before a judge for the third time.

08/09/2016

My Europe Series

Is peace possible in Afghanistan? Tales from a country torn apart by war

Many Afghan nationals worked with the international forces in Kabul and elsewhere following the September 11 attacks in New York.

08/09/2016

France

Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam remains silent again before judge

One of the suspects in the Paris terror attacks last November has been taken from prison to appear before a judge in the French capital – only to remain silent again, according to his…

08/09/2016

France

French postal worker sues employer after suffering stroke

A French postal worker who suffered a stroke is suing her employer after she was refused permission to seek medical attention when she fell ill at work.

07/09/2016

France

Car containing gas cylinders found in Paris belonged to man on terror watchlist

A car, whose owner is on an intelligence services watchlist of people suspected of religious radicalisation, was discovered near Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday night with seven gas cylinder

07/09/2016

Cult

Versailles, fake chairs, and a French antiques scandal

An art scandal is brewing in France after the arrest of two respected antiques dealers on suspicion of selling fake furniture to Versailles.

07/09/2016

Sport

Magnificent minnows in a night of World Cup action

In the World Cup qualifiers in Group A France were in Belarus and with all the talent on show failed to breakdown a stubborn home side. The Euro 2016 hosts and runners-up go home unhappy.

06/09/2016

France

First face transplant patient dies

Isabelle Dinoire, the world’s first recipient of a face transplant died on 22 April after a ‘long illness’.

06/09/2016

France

New migrant centres in Paris announced

Paris will house almost 1000 migrants in two separate camps in the north of the city at an estimated cost of € 6.

06/09/2016

France

Arson suspected as wildfire leaves trail of destruction in southern France

Arsonists are being blamed for a trail of destruction on the doorstep of Marseille.

06/09/2016

France

Former French Socialist minister goes on trial for tax fraud and money laundering

The trial has begun in France of disgraced former Socialist minister Jerome Cahuzac, accused of tax evasion and money-laundering.

05/09/2016

France

Locals disrupt Calais traffic in call for demolition of "jungle" migrant camp

Some of the protesters who came to block the motorway approaches to Calais on Monday have vowed to stay and fight on until the migrant camp there dubbed the “jungle” is…

05/09/2016

France

Word World champion crowned in Lille

For most players, it’s a fun but challenging board game, but for the competitors at the World Scrabble Championships it is a serious sport, with a serious prize.

05/09/2016

Cinema

Stars promenade at the Deauville American Film Festival

The stars and the stripes paraded at the "Deauville American Film Festival":http://www.festival-deauville.com/DEV/index.php?pid=22.

05/09/2016

France

France vows to close Calais migrant camp

French authorities plan to dismantle the so-called Calais Jungle camp – home to thousands of migrants fleeing war or poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

02/09/2016

France

Solar eclipse watchers celebrate Reunion 'ring of fire'

A solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday (September 1), drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called “ring o

02/09/2016

France

Funeral for French fashion legend Sonia Rykiel

Paris on Thursday said a final farewell to French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel who died last month aged 86.

01/09/2016