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French economic reform bill opposed by rebel Socialist lawmakers

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defied critics from left and right on Tuesday by declaring he would ram a flagship economic reform bill through

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French prosecutor asks for DSK acquittal in pimping trial

The prosecutor in the aggravated pimping trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has called for his acquittal. Strauss-Kahn and 13 other

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Thousands fishing for fun at Dunkerque's colourful carnival

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France remains on high alert after Jewish cemetery desecrated

French police have arrested five teenagers after more than 200 tombs were damaged in a Jewish cemetery near the northeastern city of Strasbourg. In

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Denmark

Danish police charge two people with aiding deadly shooting suspect

Danish police say they have charged two people with aiding the man suspected of shooting dead two people in attacks on a synagogue and an event

France

Jewish graves desecrated in France

Hundreds of Jewish graves have been desecrated at cemetery in eastern France close to the border with Germany. The French government condemned the

Sport

Six Nations 2015: Wales bounce back

Wales bounced back from their opening Six Nations defeat to England with a hard-fought 26-23 win over Scotland at Murrayfield. Warren Gatland’s men

Sport

Six Nations 2015: Ireland and England maintain perfect start

Ireland remain on course to defend their Six Nations title after edging out France 18-11 in Dublin. Fly-half Johnny Sexton, who was making his return

Denmark

One dead after shooting incident in Copenhagen

France

French baker facing closure for selling bread seven days a week

Some say in France, there’s little in life that’s more important than bread, cheese and wine. That’s why the fate of one baker is causing a stir

World News

France: Optimism that first foreign Rafale fighter jet sale could trigger more orders

Now that France has found a first foreign buyer for its Rafale fighter jet, maybe the orders will just keep rolling in. That is certainly the hope of

Ukraine

Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine

A breakthrough in Minsk as Putin announces a ceasefire deal following marathon talks to end the fighting in east Ukraine. The Russian president said

Ukraine

Ukraine peace summit prepares joint deal to end crisis

France

French TV star Roger Hanin dies

France

DSK tells court sex drive "probably higher than average"

The disgraced former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has given testimony for the second time during his trial in France for aggravated pimping

France

2m euros damages for babies switched at birth in France

Two French families whose daughters were accidentally swapped at birth have won nearly 2 million euros in damages. The switch happened at a clinic in

France

Trial of Picasso's ex-electrician accused of stealing artworks opens in France

A French court has opened proceedings in the trial of Pablo Picasso’s former electrician and his wife who stand accused of stealing 271 pieces of the

France

'No wild activity took place': DSK testifies in pimping trial

"I've committed no crime or offence. No wild activity took place," says former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn as he takes the stand on charges of pimping.

Cinema

JJ Annaud brings controversial Chinese best-seller to the big screen

Set in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution, ‘Wolf Totem’ by Jean-Jacques Annaud is the film adaptation of the best-selling Chinese novel of the same

France

Marseille housing estate sealed off after shots fired at police patrol car

French police have raised security levels in the southern city of Marseille after hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles opened fire on a patrol