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Trial of ETA suspects over 2010 police killing begins in France

Six suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA have gone on trial in France over the 2010 killing of a police officer in Paris

Sport

South Korea go top of Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam medals table

One hundred and seventy judoka were in action on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event continued. In the minus-63-kilos class France’s

Cinema

Fatima: the power of "invisible people" rarely seen on the silver screen

French director, “Philippe Faucon”: http://www.istiqlal-films.com/ has been filming people he calls “the invisibles” for a long time; people who

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Hot chocolate models

Models take to the catwalk in Paris dressed head-to-toe in chocolate creations as part of an annual event to celebrate all things chocolate.

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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic to demand international warrants for French "Air Cocaine" fugitives

The Dominican Republic is to demand international arrest warrants for two Frenchmen accused of flying 680 kilos of cocaine into the country who have

France

Hollande vows to find 'truth' about French pensioner bus crash

French President Francois Hollande has promised to find “the truth” about a major bus crash last week in southwestern France. Hollande met the

Economy

France sees rare fall in jobless total

There are signs that the economic recovery may at last be reaching the French labour market. The jobless total fell by nearly 24,000, or 0.7 percent

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France: Friends and relatives pay homage to victims of bus crash

At a ceremony in the small village of Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps in France hundreds of people mourn the victims of the bus crash that left 43 dead.

Culture news

Russian documentary theatre troupe tours France

Russian theatre company KnAM is in Lyon to take part in the international performance festival “Sens Interdits” Founded in 2009, the biannual

France

What went wrong? France probes horror bus crash that left dozens dead

A long and difficult investigation lies ahead after France’s deadliest road crash in more than 30 years. At least 43 people were killed and four

Economy

France backs Greek efforts to renegotiate bailout

French President François Hollande rounded off a two-day visit to Athens by backing Greece’s request to begin bailout negotiations with its

Sport

Champagne to run for FIFA presidency

Frenchman Jerome Champagne has announced he is to run for the presidency of football’s embattled governing body FIFA. The 57-year-old former diplomat

France

France in mourning after pensioners killed in horror bus crash

At least 43 people, most of them pensioners on a hiking trip, have been killed after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck. The

Economy

Business activity grows in eurozone but low prices disappoint

Stronger business activity in France and Germany boosted figures for the eurozone in October – but there was no sign of healthy price increases

Economy

Investment, innovation help job prospects in France, Italy, Portugal

France is showing a slight improvement in its employment figures as a result of the first economic growth since 2007. Examples from the automobile

France

France bus crash: 'some of the victims were burned alive'

France is mourning the victims of the country’s worst road disaster in 33 years. At least 41 people on a bus carrying elderly day-trippers were

Cinema

Thought-provoking doc on terrorism finds chilling resonance

This week in Cinema Box we are bringing you a film of a different kind: ‘A German Youth’ (‘Une Jeunesse Allemande’) by French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel

France

Forty-three dead after bus crash near Bordeaux, France

France

Calais: Cazeneuve rejects high-profile attack over "The Jungle"

The French Interior Minister has rejected accusations that his government is not doing enough to improve conditions in the enormous migrant camp at

France

France: PM Valls says perpetrators of traveller riots will be apprehended

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the perpetrators of violent riots in the south east of the country will be brought to justice. Dozens of cars

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