France

France's Hollande reshuffles government with an eye on 2017 poll

France’s former prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is now back at Francois Hollande’s side in a new role. Ayrault replaces Laurent Fabius as Foreign

11/02/2016

Business Series

Total bucks trend with better-than-expected profit numbers

Record upstream production and high refining margins in Europe helped Total report better-than-expected fourth-quarter net profit.

11/02/2016

France

France: two deadly crashes involving children in two days

France has witnessed two tragic bus crashes involving children in the space of two days. At least six dead in Rochefort At least six teenagers were

11/02/2016

France

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bows out of government

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius received a standing ovation in the country’s National Assembly on Wednesday after announcing that he was

10/02/2016

France

Spanish speleologists rescued from French abyss

Authorities in the south west of France have rescued seven Spanish speleologists after 22 hours stuck at the bottom of a 300-metre deep abyss

10/02/2016

France

France: MPs back constitutional changes to strip passports from those convicted of terrorism

The majority of MPs in France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, have approved controversial amendments to the country’s

10/02/2016

France

Watch: Elderly couple's close call after being dragged out to sea

10/02/2016

France

France: controversial reforms clear first hurdle

The lower house narrowly approves plan to strip convicted terrorists of their dual nationality

10/02/2016

World News

'Critical times' for EU say the bloc's founding members

10/02/2016

Sport

Paris 2024 unveil new Eiffel Tower-inspired Olympic bid logo

The Paris 2024 Olympic bid committee unveiled on Tuesday their new Eiffel Tower-inspired logo at a ceremony in the French capital. The design

09/02/2016

Economy

French and German finance chiefs discuss economic weakness and eurozone recovery

Even as stock market indexes slid further, French and German finance chiefs meeting in Paris warned against over-reacting to signs of economic weakness.

09/02/2016

Business Series

Sanofi earnings to be 'stable' despite declining sales

French drugmaker Sanofi has pledged its 2016 earnings will be stable despite declining sales of diabetes and cancer treatments.

09/02/2016

World News

Storm Imogen wreaks havoc across Europe

Spain Rescue workers in Spain are battling against strong winds and crashing waves to recover the body of a 20-month-old baby. The child was swept

09/02/2016

France

Gusty winds hit Europe - on both sides of the Channel

Brittany and Normandy took a battering on Monday as France’s north and west bore the brunt of a storm that has seen gusts of around 140 kilometres

08/02/2016

Economy

French central bank forecasts first-quarter growth improving to 0.4%

The French economy is forecast to grow 0.4 percent in Q1 of 2016 as the latest central bank survey showed morale in the industrial sector rose to the highest level since May 2011.

08/02/2016

World News

Merkel and Hollande hold informal talks over key EU issues

Putting up a united front ahead of this month’s EU summit! French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met for bi-lateral

08/02/2016

Sport

Heavyweights hit the tatami at the Paris Judo Grand Slam

The Paris judo Grand Slam entered a second day with the heavyweights taking to the tatami. Japan’s Megumi Tachimoto picked up gold in the women’s

07/02/2016

France

Former Foreign Legion commander arrested at anti-foreigner protest

One of the protesters arrested in Calais yesterday when far-right anti-Muslims clashed with police who prevented them entering the port’s makeshift

07/02/2016

Sport

Agbegnenou thrills the French on home tatami in judo's Paris Grand Slam

The judo world is in the the French capital for the Grand Slam of Paris 2016.

06/02/2016

France

Five migrants saved from channel after trying to sail to Britain from Calais

It is not often that migrants attempt to get into Britain the hard way, by crossing the channel from France on their own. However conditions are so

06/02/2016