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Ice rink installed halfway up the Eiffel Tower

France

Hollande leads homecoming for freed French hostage Serge Lazarevic

French former hostage Serge Lazarevic has arrived back on home soil – his nightmare over after three years of captivity in the hands of al Qaeda’s

France

Last French hostage freed by al Qaeda begins his long journey home

The last French hostage to be held anywhere in the world has begun his journey home. Serge Lazarevic thanked the president of Niger for being an intermediary in arranging his freedom from al Qaeda.

Mali

French hostage Serge Lazarevic freed three years after capture by al Qaeda in Mali

A French hostage has been freed by North African Islamist militants who had abducted him in Mali three years ago. Serge Lazarevic was taken by

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Christmas swimmers take a chilly dip in the Mediterranean

France

London could follow Paris diesel car ban

Monday brought bad news for diesel car owners in European capitals. London is now looking to follow in the footsteps of Paris which announced a ban

Culture news

Light Festival illuminates French city of Lyon

Millions of people have descended onto the French city of Lyon for the now traditional festival of lights. Over the course of four days, the entire

Economy

Merkel slams Russia for "standing in the way" of Eastern Europe

The German Chancellor has accused Russia of standing in the way of Eastern European countries wanting to be close to the EU. In an interview with Die

Sport

Sex doesn't matter at French football club Clermont

The hype of a cup game brings out the media in force at every football club. The added attraction of a high-profile coach heightens interest and that

France

Creativity and technology meet in Lyon's Fete des Lumieres.

Electricity and installation art are working in perfect harmony this weekend as the French city of Lyon is illuminated in the annual Fete des

France

France: Marseille backs down over 'Nazi-era' ID cards for homeless

The French city of Marseille has been forced to back down over ID cards designed to help the homeless but which caused a storm of protest from

France

Virgin Mary meets laser tech in Lyon Festival of Lights

Every year, the spectacular Fete des Lumieres (Festival of Lights) takes place in the French city of Lyon. The authorities say they get three to four

France

France moves to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay

France has become the latest country to take action to block The Pirate Bay. A court in Paris ordered main internet providers to block access to the

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Fête des Lumières festival lights up French city of Lyon

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The future of selfies? Photo-realistic 3D figurines

France

Somali pirates in line for compensation after rights violated.

Nine Somali pirates are to receive compensation of up to 9000 euros after the European court of Human Rights in Strasbourg decided they had been

France

Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity

Fifteen members of a rural French Facebook group who warned local motorists of police radar traps have had their driving licences suspended for a

Sport

Jules Bianchi didn't slow down sufficiently before crash - FIA report

An FIA accident report has found that Marussia driver Jules Bianchi failed to slow down sufficiently under warning flags to avoid a crash that left

Culture news

David Guetta gets personal in long-awaited album

Israel

French vote for Palestine statehood divides opinions in Middle East

The French parliament’s vote in favour of a Palestinian state is not binding on the French government, but like other votes in Europe it will be