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French comedian Dieudonné guilty of condoning terrorism

French comedian Dieudonné has been given a two-month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of condoning terrorism by a Paris court. Days

Sport

Jansrud wins overall downhill title

The men’s downhill title went to Kjetil Jansrud, who kept his composure to clinch the 10th World Cup win of his career and the seventh this winter

Sport

Vonn clinches downhill title in Meribel

America’s Lindsey Vonn won the season-ending World Cup downhill at Meribel to secure the discipline’s crystal globe, the 18th of her career. The

France

Smoke seen rising from skyscraper in Paris' La Défense business district

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Sport

Champions League: Monaco survive Arsenal scare

Monaco survived a huge scare to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals despite losing on the night to Arsenal. The visitors, who needed to

France

France passes 'deep sleep' bill for end of life patients

French MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deep sleep bill. The draft law would allow terminally ill patients to opt for a deep sedation until they die.

Cinema

Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas co-star in adaptation of 'Suite Francaise'

Based on Irène Némirovsky’s novel of the same name, ‘Suite Francaise’ centres on a romance between a French villager and a German soldier during the

Sport

Ibrahimovic faces new ban

Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be suspended for losing his temper following PSG’s surprise 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux on Sunday. Although the

Poland

Frenchman tries to smuggle Russian wife into EU in suitcase

A Frenchman has tried to smuggle his Russian wife across Poland’s border in a suitcase. The couple was travelling in a train from Moscow to Nice with

France

2 French police officers on trial over electrocution of 2 youths

Two police officers have gone on trial in France over the deaths of two youths that detonated an explosion of violence nearly a decade ago. Officers

Europe News

Strasbourg's Jews fearful, but staying put in France

The future of Jews in France became a big issue in Israel’s election campaign after the attack in January on a kosher grocery store in Paris

France

Care, not paperwork, say French health workers

Thousands of French health practitioners took to the streets of Paris on Sunday (March 15) to protest against a bill aimed at reforming the country’s

France

Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket reopens after Paris attacks

The Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris where four hostages were killed in January has reopened in Paris. “There we are, we are open again,” the

Culture news

Westwood faithful to her punk self on Paris Fashion Week runway

The Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week was living proof that Hedi Slimane’s rebranding of the iconic Paris fashion house was the best thing

Brazil

Battisti arrested in Brazil, may face deportation to France

An Italian former leftist terrorist convicted in absentia for murder in Italy has been arrested in Brazil, and he may be deported to France, his last

France

French say man close to Mohammed Merah is IS killer in video

French officials now appear convinced the unidentified jihadi in a video which purports to show the execution of a prisoner of the so-called Islamic

France

Skier seriously injured after being hit by plane at French resort

Europe News

France spends diplomatic capital by blocking commemorative Waterloo coin

The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was one of France’s worst military defeats. Napoleon Bonaparte’s men were defeated by the allied forces of Britain and

Argentina

France steps up role in probing deadly 'reality TV' helicopter crash

Air accident investigators from France are already at the scene. Now five French police officers have reportedly been sent to Argentina to help probe

Culture news

Chanel's Lagerfeld creates pop-up brasserie for Paris fashion show

A pop-up brasserie named after Chanel’s founder Coco, whose real name was Gabrielle, was the latest creation by Karl Lagerfeld to show off his