France

COP21: climate campaigners set 'red line' for leaders to strike deal

Climate campaigners laid out a red line at the COP21 venue in Paris on Saturday – to pile pressure on leaders to reach the right deal. After all of

11/12/2015

France

COP21: climate deal draft agreed after marathon talks

Negotiators at the UN-sponsored climate summit in Paris have come up with a draft agreement that will be presented to ministers at 1030 GMT, a French

11/12/2015

France

COP21 deal won't happen before Saturday, says French minister

A climate change deal won’t be agreed at the global COP21 meeting in Paris until at least Saturday, according to the French minister in charge of the

11/12/2015

France

COP21: new draft accord raises hopes of sealing climate deal

The heat is on to seal a deal on the final day of the COP21 climate conference in Paris. After lots of talking in the French capital, a new draft

11/12/2015

France

COP21 activists keep hope alive as zero hour arrives for climate deal

Many activists at the COP21 are now worried that the summit may decide to go for a deal everyone can agree on rather than the deal the planet needs

10/12/2015

Sport

Benzema suspended from France team

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been suspended from the France national team due to his alleged attempt to blackmail international teammate

10/12/2015

France

COP21: negotiations reach final stage

Climate negotiations are entering their final stages at the COP 21 in Paris. Delegations at the UN-sponsored talks worked through the night into

10/12/2015

France

No breakthrough for France's National Front, says new poll

France’s far-right National Front may not get enough votes to win two key regions in this weekend’s local election second-round run-offs, according

10/12/2015

Greece

EU border force could target migration problem spots

Germany and France have proposed a new EU rapid response border control force. It could, in theory at least, be deployed in member states without

09/12/2015

France

Climate change deniers 'out of touch with science' says Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry said on Wednesday that those who deny the effects of climate change are “out of touch with science.” World leaders

09/12/2015

No Comment

Russia gives France a puppy to replace police dog killed in Paris attacks

Russia has given France a puppy to replace Diesel, the police dog killed in the Paris attacks. The German Shepherd is named Dobrinya, as officials

09/12/2015

France

Paris climate change summit and the taboo of meat-eating

Global climate talks in Paris (COP21) entered their ninth day on Wednesday. Delegates are working to reach a climate change deal to keep global

09/12/2015

France

Another young Frenchman is latest Paris killer to be identified

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has confirmed that a third man who attacked the Bataclan music venue in Paris has been identified. He was named by

09/12/2015

France

Lyon lights up the names of the Paris terror victims

The people of Lyon did what they always do on December 8, they lit candles and put them on their windowsills and in public places. Normally it is to

09/12/2015

France

Lyon's festival of lights remembers Paris victims

08/12/2015

Economy

Bouygues and Orange play down acquisition reports

France’s largest telecoms operator Orange has been in talks to buy certain assets from Bouygues Telecom, according to a report by Bloomberg. It

08/12/2015

Series

Postcards from Lyon: Rives de Saône

This week in Postcards, the beautification of the space beside Lyon's two major rivers

08/12/2015

Series

The French city reclaiming its riverbanks for the people

08/12/2015

France

Eagles of Death Metal perform once again on a Paris stage after terror attacks

They promised they would return and they’ve kept their word. The US rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made an emotional return to a Paris stage

08/12/2015

France

French PM calls for opposition vote in bid to stop National Front election win

France’s mainstream political parties are scrambling to stop the rise of the far-right National Front – after its historic first-round lead in

08/12/2015