France

'Illegal' Albanian migrant receives top award at French parliament

He has been named one of the best apprentices in France. But threatened with expulsion from the country, young Albanian migrant Armando Curri was

04/03/2015

France

France: Three suspects sought over 1982 Jewish restaurant attack

More than three decades after a deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris, international arrest warrants have been issued for three suspects. Six

04/03/2015

Culture news

David Bowie retrospective continues world tour with stop in Paris

After its successful stint at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, an exhibition spanning five decades of the life and career of David Bowie is

04/03/2015

France

Rare works of art stolen from Fontainebleau Castle museum

Priceless works of art including a replica crown of the King of Siam have been stolen from a museum near Paris. Fifteen items were snatched in just

02/03/2015

Culture news

Documentary photography at the Jeu de Paume in Paris

The Jeu de Paume in Paris presents the first anthological exhibition in France of American photographer Taryn Simon’s work. She uses both pictures

02/03/2015

USA

Labeled as 'Art/Craft' a stolen Picasso worth millions is found in New York airport

A Picasso painting has been found in Newark airport nearly a decade after it was stolen. The cubist composition entitled ‘La Coiffeuse’ or ‘The

27/02/2015

France

Mystery drones over Paris for second night raises concerns

Drones have been seen flying over tourist hot spots in Paris for the second night in a row. That has raised concerns in a city already on high alert

25/02/2015

France

Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare

French police are hunting for clues as to who carried out night drone flights over landmarks in Paris. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were

24/02/2015

France

Security concerns as unidentified drones seen in the Paris night sky

24/02/2015

France

Chelsea vow to ban any fans involved in Paris Metro race attack

18/02/2015

Slovakia

Exclusive: Charlie Hebdo attacks may have used weapons legally purchased in the EU

18/02/2015

Switzerland

200 countries agree on draft to slow climate change

Almost 200 countries have agreed a draft document on how to best slow down climate change. The blueprint is a first step towards negotiations for a

13/02/2015

France

Paris bans action films in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attack

06/02/2015

Sport

Welcome Back

France’s handball team have been greeted like heroes upon their arrival in Paris. The ‘Experts’ met up with French President François Holande at the

03/02/2015

Culture news

French fashion "enfant terrible" Jean-Paul Gaultier has fun in Paris

American burlesque artist Dita Von Teese, French legend Catherine Deneuve and Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst were among the guests who turned up

30/01/2015

Culture news

Chanel says it with flowers at Paris Fashion Week

A host of celebrities including actresses Vanessa Paradis and Kirsten Stewart turned up for Paris Fashion Week’s must-see Chanel show at the Grand

29/01/2015

Culture news

Paris Fashion: Dior enters timewarp and rock meets chic at Giambattista Valli

Paris’ Rodin museum underwent a radical transformation for the Dior 2015 Spring-Summer fashion show. An impressive two-storey circular runway

27/01/2015

Culture news

Versace opens Paris fashion week

Spring 2015 Couture Fashion Week has opened in Paris with Atelier Versace’s spectacular show featuring

26/01/2015

France

Tight security for burial of Cherif Kouachi in Gennevilliers

A cemetery in a Paris suburb is the final resting place of one of the two brothers who launched the deadly attack on the offices of the magazine

18/01/2015

France

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

18/01/2015