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France wants Hezbollah tagged terrorists

2013-05-23 21:38

France has joined the push for the EU to declare the militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, switching tack amid frustration with Hezbollah's support for Syria's military.

China offers 500 troops to UN Mali force

2013-05-23 09:37

China has offered to send more than 500 soldiers to the UN force seeking to contain Islamist militants in Mali in what would be its biggest contribution to the UN peacekeeping, diplomats say.

Doomed French elephants given lifeline

2013-05-22 20:52

A French court has upheld a ruling by the State Council, to annul a euthanasia order on two zoo elephants for suspected TB, and says the initial order was not backed by proper tests.

French ministers to face tax fraud grilling

2013-05-22 10:02

France's parliament has kicked off a high-profile public probe into a major tax fraud scandal that has shaken the Socialist government and the squeaky-clean image it is seeking to project.

Suicide: Notre Dame evacuated

2013-05-21 17:31

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been evacuated after a man shot himself dead in front of the altar.

Ryan Coogler dazzling Cannes

2013-05-19 21:00

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Briton held over gruesome child murders

2013-05-19 18:47

French police have were questioning a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children.

French president signs gay marriage law

2013-05-18 22:33

France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations.

Brothers held after France school threat

2013-05-18 12:01

Police in eastern France have arrested two brothers in their 20s whom they suspect of being behind an online threat to stage a mass killing at a high school, officials say.

France legalises same-sex marriage

2013-05-18 07:54
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France has become the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

French schools on edge after deadly threat

2013-05-17 14:03

Police have deployed across high schools in the eastern French region of Strasbourg following internet threats by a young man to stage mass killings and shoot himself.

Man shoots himself in head at Paris school

2013-05-16 14:03

Paris police say that a man has committed suicide at a private Catholic school in central Paris by shooting himself in the head with a dozen children watching.

France's first lady arrives in Mali

2013-05-16 09:20

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has arrived in Mali for a tour of the war-torn nation described as "part of a mission for children and women".

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2013 Cannes Film Festival - Day 1

2013-05-16 08:41

See the Cannes jury, led by Steven Spielberg and including Nicole Kidman and Christoph Waltz, attend the rain-drenched opening night screening at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.

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IEA: Oil market in shale 'supply shock'

2013-05-14 14:36

The International Energy Agency says booming oil production in North America brought on by the shale energy revolution has created a global "supply shock".

Carlos the Jackal in court for appeal

2013-05-13 11:00

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the Venezuelan better known to the world as Carlos the Jackal, returns to a Paris court to appeal his conviction for a series of deadly bombings in France thirty years ago.

Man dies after plucking eyes out

2013-05-13 10:00

A mentally ill Frenchman has died after gouging out his eyes and impaling himself on a post as authorities tried to restrain him, says a police source.

New virus claims another victim

2013-05-12 08:27

French health authorities say that a second person has contracted a deadly new SARS-like virus, after sharing a hospital ward with the first victim identified in the country.

France: SARS-related virus cases suspected

2013-05-10 13:09

French health officials say they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, while a man confirmed to have the virus remains hospitalised.

Chad emerges as African power broker

2013-05-08 10:42

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France disengages from its former colonies.

French ballistic missile test fails

2013-05-05 17:57

A French ballistic missile test has ended in failure after the missile destroyed itself.

Mali: French forces leaving Timbuktu

2013-04-29 10:16

Dozens of French forces have left the northern Malian town of Timbuktu several months after their military operation largely ousted radical Islamic fighters from the area, a French military official says.

Building collapses in France

2013-04-28 14:15

At least two people have died and nine were injured when an apartment building in the French city of Reims collapsed after a suspected gas explosion.

French hostages: Boko Haram got $3.1m

2013-04-27 10:53

Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram was paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million by French and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hostages, a government report has revealed.

Concerns over UN forces in Mali

2013-04-26 16:05

Some Malians are already questioning how successful the UN peacekeeping mission to their country will be, given its limited mandate and the volatile mix of armed groups across the north.

 

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Security: EU to help Libya

2013-05-23 09:37

The EU has approved a mission to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country’s frontier.

Science sinks teeth into Neanderthals

2013-05-22 20:53

Neanderthals may have started weaning their young from seven months of age and transferred them to solid food by just over a year.

France ups Africa, ME embassy security

2013-05-22 16:41

France will invest about €20m to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb.

Bouteflika moved to new Paris facility

2013-05-22 07:51

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to a new facility in Paris to continue his recovery after treatment in a French military hospital, France's defence ministry says.

Briton admits killing children in France

2013-05-19 21:29

A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he had killed his two young children by slitting their throats in the central French city of Lille.

Dark Dutch fairy tale spooks Cannes

2013-05-19 19:41

Shape-shifting home invaders terrorising a wealthy family in a Dutch thriller tinged with black comedy has sent a shiver through Cannes.

Briton flees on roller skates

2013-05-19 12:31

French police are questioning a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children.

France wants 'decisive' Iran sanctions

2013-05-18 14:00

The United States and European nations should take "decisive sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says.

France to buy drones for Mali - report

2013-05-18 10:03

France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States air force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, a report says.

French court clears gay marriage bill

2013-05-17 17:49

France's constitutional council has cleared a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, turning down a challenge by the opposition.

France's first lady visits Mali's Gao

2013-05-16 15:08

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has begun a tour of Mali with a visit to Gao, one of several northern cities liberated by a French-led military operation against an Islamist occupation.

Hollande troubled by France recession

2013-05-16 10:03

President Francois Hollande's nagging headache to reboot the French economy has turned into a migraine as the economy slipped into its second recession in four years.

Cannes 2013 opens with stormy night

2013-05-16 09:03

A stormy French Riviera was the setting for Hollywood celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg who opened the prestigious Cannes festival.

Cannes prepares for Great Gatsby excess

2013-05-15 20:01

The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival will kicks off with Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, and promises a night of glamour and decadence.

Panic over SARS-like virus grips Saudis

2013-05-14 11:01

Panic has gripped Saudis in the country's east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses say, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15.

3 killed in abandoned French factory fire

2013-05-13 11:00

A fire at an abandoned French factory has killed three people, two women and a child, who were among a group of Roma squatters, say authorities in the south-eastern city of Lyon.

Carlos the Jackal back in court

2013-05-12 18:00

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the convicted killer known to the world as Carlos the Jackal, returns to court in a bid to overturn his conviction for masterminding a deadly series of bombings on French soil.

UK pulls embassy staff from Libya

2013-05-10 18:14

Britain is temporarily pulling out some staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, the foreign office says.

French youth killed in gang violence

2013-05-10 13:09

A 17-year-old has been gunned down in the latest deadly shooting linked with rampant gang violence in France's southern port city of Marseille.

Hollande plans strategy on anniversary

2013-05-06 15:04

Under fire from right and left, French President François Hollande has spent the first anniversary of his election triumph, hunkered down with ministers to thrash out a comeback strategy.

Suspected French jihadist held in Mali

2013-05-01 14:44

A Frenchman suspected of being a jihadist after he appeared on a video warning France against attacking Mali has been arrested in the north of the west African country by French forces.

Hollande vows to hang on

2013-04-28 21:30

His government has been damaged by a scandal, his country's economy is stagnant and his popularity at a record low, but French President Francois Hollande has vowed to "hold firm" and not to be "intimidated".

Mali: Germany ready to commit troops

2013-04-27 19:00

Germany is ready to commit troops to a UN mission to Mali, an official says during a visit to the Ghanaian capital Accra.

Rescuers find bodies of Italian climbers

2013-04-26 22:36

The frozen bodies of two of three Italian climbers who went missing in the French Alps five months ago have been recovered, mountain rescuers say.

Mali officials voice doubts over July vote

2013-04-26 13:26

Officials charged with organising elections in Mali have expressed doubts over the ability of the war-torn west African nation to stage a nationwide poll in July.

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