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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

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Calais 'jungle' migrant camp is 'bad for business' say locals

Calais residents and local business people have called on the authorities to “ clean up” the refugee camp on their doorstep. Hundreds marched through

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

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

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World

Setting emergency standards for aid and education

This edition of Learning World looks at crisis education, and crisis management; two schools, two approaches to tackling disasters professionally

Culture news

Supersize clothing hits Paris catwalk

Temperatures dipping as low as -10 degrees Celsius in Berlin didn’t stop fashionistas from attending the major biannual fashion event in the German

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

Belgium

Belgian police make two more arrests as part of Paris attack manhunt

Belgian police are continuing their roundup of suspects in the Paris attacks, and on Thursday morning two more arrests, of a Belgian man and a

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

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

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

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.

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

Morocco

Morocco captures another alleged Paris plot member

Moroccan authorities have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan origins who is thought to have direct links with the attackers who carried out the Paris

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

Saudi Arabia

Saudis come under pressure to find regional deal with Iran

A day after the US announced fresh sanctions against Iran for ballistic missile tests Washington says flout UN rules, the EU announced it will

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

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

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

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.