News: France

We have started to collect the most important news related to France in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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France: news

VIDEO: PIP breast implant bosses in court

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 8:48

Five executives, from a company that was once one of the world's leading makers of breast implants, are due to face trial in France accused of aggravated fraud
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Britons in fatal Alps coach crash

Tuesday, April 16th 2013, 20:18

A driver has been killed and several passengers are seriously injured after a coach carrying Britons crashed in the French Alps.
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VIDEO: French ministers reveal wealth

Tuesday, April 16th 2013, 8:17

French government ministers have revealed details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by Francois Hollande to regain public trust.
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French ministers reveal wealth

Monday, April 15th 2013, 17:05

French government ministers reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by President Hollande to regain public trust.
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Rugby star wins new title as doctor

Monday, April 15th 2013, 14:49
related countries: United Kingdom

After a season helping Wales win the Six Nations and securing a new club in France, Jamie Roberts achieves his other career goal and qualifies as a doctor.
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VIDEO: French ministers to declare assets

Monday, April 15th 2013, 7:26

French government ministers are due to reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by Francois Hollande to regain public trust.
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VIDEO: Witness on France prison escape

Saturday, April 13th 2013, 15:52

French police are hunting a notorious convicted armed robber, who staged a dramatic escape from prison.
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French robber stages dramatic escape

Saturday, April 13th 2013, 12:58

A notorious convicted armed robber is being hunted by police in northern France after staging a dramatic escape from prison.
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VIDEO: French senate votes for gay marriage

Saturday, April 13th 2013, 3:29

France's upper house of parliament has voted to legalise gay marriage.
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Sacred tribal masks sold in Paris

Friday, April 12th 2013, 16:57
related countries: United States
related places: Paris

Masks from a native American tribe fetch record prices at a Paris auction, after a legal challenge to stop the sale fails.
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French senate votes for gay marriage

Friday, April 12th 2013, 12:38

France's upper house of parliament votes to legalise gay marriage, meaning the bill will become law after a final vote in the lower house, due in May.
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VIDEO: Paris judge to rule on masks auction

Friday, April 12th 2013, 8:36
related countries: United States
related places: Paris

A native American tribe and its supporters, including actor Robert Redford, hope a Paris judge will stop an auction of sacred masks, which they say would be a "sacrilege".
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Scandal claims France's top rabbi

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 14:25

France's top rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, resigns after admitting plagiarising several authors and faking an academic status on his CV.
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Paris protest over 'homophobia'

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 10:57
related places: Paris

About 5,000 people hold a demonstration in Paris linking critics of the gay marriage bill currently going through parliament to homophobia.
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Barcelona 1-1 Paris St-Germain (agg 3-3)

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 21:17

Lionel Messi comes off the bench to kick-start a Barcelona fightback as they reach the Champions League last four on away goals.
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Louvre shuts in pickpockets row

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 15:18
related places: Paris

One of the world's most visited museums, the Louvre in Paris, has been closed for the day as staff protest over intimidation by pickpockets.
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Hollande: Eradicate tax havens

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 11:38

France's President Hollande calls for "eradication" of the world's tax havens, as he tries to repair damage caused by a tax scandal.
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Mali 'to replace eaten French camel'

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 9:42
related countries: Mali

An official says Mali is to send the French president a replacement camel after the first, given to him as a gift, was eaten.
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France begins Mali troops withdrawal

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 16:07
related countries: Mali

France begins to withdraw troops from Mali where they have battling Islamist militants, the French defence ministry says.
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French ministers to declare assets

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 9:02

The French government says ministers must declare their assets by 15 April, in a new transparency drive sparked by a scandal over tax evasion.
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France launches big Mali offensive

Monday, April 8th 2013, 13:39
related countries: Mali

French forces launch one of their biggest offensives against militants in northern Mali before the start of their troop withdrawal later this month.
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Timbuktu fears French troops withdrawal from Mali

Monday, April 8th 2013, 10:05
related countries: Mali

Malians fear Islamist attacks when French withdraw
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VIDEO: Malian fears over French withdrawal

Monday, April 8th 2013, 8:27
related countries: Mali

Mali is now in a state of transition as French troops prepare to leave Mali following their military campaign against Islamist insurgents.
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PSG did not force Beckham start

Friday, April 5th 2013, 22:19

Paris St-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti denies he was forced by the club's owners to play David Beckham against Barcelona.
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France calls for Mali reconciliation

Friday, April 5th 2013, 18:39
related countries: Mali

France's foreign minister urges Mali's government to begin a process of reconciliation, assuring the war-torn country of continued military support.
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Air France fined for discrimination

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 20:29
related countries: Israel

A French court fines Air France 13,000 euros for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.
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France's Hollande fights tax scandal

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 18:14
related countries: Cayman Islands

A financial scandal threatens France's President Hollande, after it emerged that his former party treasurer invested in the Cayman Islands tax haven.
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Barton still in Marseille plans

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 11:59
related places: Marseille

Joey Barton is still a key member of Marseille's side despite his abuse of Paris Saint-Germain's Thiago Silva, says coach Elie Baup.
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Louvre appoints Martinez as director

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 9:38

Jean-Luc Martinez is been appointed as the new director of the Louvre after being interviewed for the job by French President Francois Holland
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German economy 'near stagnation'

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 9:28
related countries: Germany

Germany's economy slowed to "near stagnation" last month, while France's recorded its biggest contraction for four years, a survey says.
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PSG to take action on Barton tweets

Wednesday, April 3rd 2013, 22:08

Paris St-Germain say they will take action against Joey Barton over Twitter comments he made about Thiago Silva.
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PSG 2-2 Barcelona

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 21:34

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores as Paris St-Germain draw with his former side Barcelona in an absorbing Champions League tie.
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Ex-French minister in fraud probe

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 16:33

Former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac is placed under investigation over alleged tax fraud and asks for forgiveness from his colleagues.
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France and Germany snub UK EU review

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 12:44
related countries: Germany, United Kingdom
related places: Eu

France and Germany decide not to contribute to a British government review of the impact of EU powers on the UK.
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Islamic headscarf debate rekindled in France

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 12:38

Court ruling tests power of French secularism
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French TV doctor kills himself

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 11:24
related countries: Cambodia

A French doctor who worked on adventure reality TV show Koh Lanta kills himself in Cambodia a week after one of the contestants died.
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Mali army sweeps Timbuktu for rebels

Monday, April 1st 2013, 15:51
related countries: Mali

French and Malian troops search the northern city of Timbuktu for Islamist rebels thought to be hiding in houses after fierce fighting.
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France house fire kills children

Sunday, March 31st 2013, 14:36
related places: Saint-Quentin

A house fire in Saint-Quentin in northern France kills five children between the ages of two and 10, local officials say.
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VIDEO: Elephant skeleton loses tusk in theft

Sunday, March 31st 2013, 3:16
related places: Paris

Police in France have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into the Museum of Natural History in Paris, and cutting a tusk off the skeleton of an elephant that once belonged to a French king.
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Eiffel Tower evacuated over 'threat'

Saturday, March 30th 2013, 21:08
related places: Paris

An estimated 1,400 people are ordered to leave the Eiffel Tower in Paris after an anonymous phone-call threatens an attack, French officials say.
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French criticise 'DIY' Hollande

Friday, March 29th 2013, 12:08

President Francois Hollande is labelled a "do-it-yourself man" by critics after he spoke of having "all the tools on the table" to fix France's stagnant economy.
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France sets Mali troop timetable

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 23:30
related countries: Mali

France aims to reduce the number of its troops fighting Islamist militants in Mali to 1,000 by the end of the year, President Francois Hollande says.
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Louvre is most visited venue of 2012

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 13:05
related places: Paris

The Louvre in Paris tops the list of the most visited art museums of 2012, according to the Art Newspaper.
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Sarkozy judge receives death threat

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 10:44

The lead examining magistrate in a corruption case against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy gets a death threat in the post.
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Lendl wants Murray rankings rise

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 9:29

Andy Murray's hopes of winning the French Open will improve if he can become world number two, says coach Ivan Lendl.
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Ferry passengers face disruption

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 16:35

Cross-Channel ferry passengers face major travel disruption over Easter due to a strike by French port control officers.
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French soldier held in Merah case

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 11:18
related places: Toulouse

A French soldier is arrested in connection with the shootings by Islamist militant gunman Mohamed Merah in Toulouse a year ago.
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VIDEO: Hollande battles for French support

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 6:33

French President Francois Hollande has been touring the country, trying to reassure the public that he can manage the ailing economy.
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Ibrahimovic ban reduced by Uefa

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 18:32

Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic can face Barcelona after his two-match ban was halved on appeal by Uefa.
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Two Indian nationals killed in CAR

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 3:37
related countries: Central African Republic, India
related places: Bangui

French troops guarding the Central African Republic capital Bangui's international airport accidentally kill two Indian citizens, the French defence ministry says.
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Why are the French drinking less wine?

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 0:22

Why the French are holding back on the wine
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French fight in Mali's hostile desert

Monday, March 25th 2013, 13:25
related countries: Mali

On patrol with French forces fighting rock by rock in Mali
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VIDEO: Paris rally against gay marriage

Monday, March 25th 2013, 6:10
related places: Paris

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in a final protest in Paris against a bill to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.
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Paris rally against gay marriage

Monday, March 25th 2013, 4:21
related places: Paris

Hundreds of thousands attend a final protest in central Paris against a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, as police fire tear gas amid scuffles.
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CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 19:51
related countries: Central African Republic

France urges restraint on rebels in the Central African Republic, who have taken over the capital and forced the president to flee.
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France says militant Abou Zeid dead

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 15:20
related countries: Mali

The French presidency confirms "with certainty" reports that Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed in fighting in Mali in late February.
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ASO want to run Tour of Britain

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 20:42
related countries: United Kingdom

The owner of the Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation, confirms it is interested in running the Tour of Britain.
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Sarkozy placed under investigation

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 23:13

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under formal investigation over allegations he accepted illegal campaign donations in 2007.
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IMF head Lagarde's flat searched

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 15:42
related places: Lagarde, Paris

French police search the Paris apartment of IMF chief Christine Lagarde, in an inquiry into alleged abuse of her authority when finance minister.
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Al-Qaeda 'kills French Mali hostage'

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 10:54
related countries: Mali

Al-Qaeda-linked militants tell a Mauritanian news agency they have killed French hostage Philippe Verdon, because of France's intervention in Mali.
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French minister quits over tax probe

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 18:38
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Cahuzac

France's Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac resigns after prosecutors begin an investigation into an alleged secret Swiss bank account.
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Mali: France hosts 'post-war' talks

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 16:03
related countries: Mali

France is hosting talks on Mali's post-war development, two months after sending troops to battle Islamist militants in northern Mali.
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Father and son killed in Alps named

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 22:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man and his 12-year-old son found dead in the French Alps after apparently falling while hiking have been named.
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Hollande makes Toulouse killing vow

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 18:53
related places: Toulouse

France's president vows to continue fighting terrorism at a memorial for victims of last year's killing rampage by an Islamist gunman in Toulouse.
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Leading French lawyer found dead

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 17:54

One of France's best-known criminal lawyers, Olivier Metzner, has been found dead, floating off his private island, in an apparent suicide.
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Barca face PSG in Champions League

Friday, March 15th 2013, 11:53

Barcelona face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Real Madrid meeting Galatasaray.
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Boris defends bankers on French radio

Friday, March 15th 2013, 11:06
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: City of London, Paris

Mayor of London Boris Johnson defends the City of London and bankers during a visit to Paris.
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Early HIV drugs 'cure one in 10'

Friday, March 15th 2013, 9:38

Rapid drug treatment after HIV infection may be enough to "functionally cure" about one in 10 patients, say researchers in France.
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VIDEO: Wine is overnight hit in Japan

Friday, March 15th 2013, 4:39
related countries: Japan
related places: Chateau, Puy

French winemaker Leo Tordjman tells how his Chateau le Puy became an unexpected overnight success in Japan.
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