Tag: france
Charlie Hebdo will come out next week, despite terror attack
The French satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated in an Islamist attack will come out as scheduled next week, one…
Attack on French mosques continue after terror killings
Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday. Three…
Seven detained’ in hunt for Paris terror attackers
Seven people have been detained in the hunt for brothers suspected of gunning down 12 people in an Islamist assault…
Three men including two brothers identified in France terror attack
French police are hunting three men, including two brothers, suspected of carrying out the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo…
France anti-terror raid begins in Reims
French anti-terror police launched a late-night raid in a northeastern city Wednesday in a frantic manhunt for masked gunmen who…
France in shock after 12 killed in Islamist attack
Heavily armed men shouting “Allahu akbar” stormed the Paris headquarters of a satirical weekly on Wednesday, killing 12 people in…
Ex-lover kills three at New Year party in France
A man shot dead his former lover and two other people at a family New Year party in northern France…
French mother dies after setting fire to herself as baby sleeps
A mother-of-two died on Friday in northern France after setting herself on fire in the courtyard of her home as…
French police kill knife-wielding man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
French police on Saturday shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting…
Nigeria releases detained Russian cargo plane
Nigeria’s military authorities on Monday said they had given clearance for a Russian cargo plane carrying French military equipment to…
Nigeria detains Russians, French over Kano air cargo
The Nigerian authorities on Sunday said they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian…
Putin, Hollande in surprise Ukraine talks amid warship controversy
French President Francois Hollande will make an unscheduled stop in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the Ukraine crisis with his…
French woman ‘commits suicide’ by locking herself in freezer
A 57-year-old Frenchwoman who said she was suffering from “devastating loneliness” has been found dead in her freezer in an…
Hollande criticized for saying African leaders cling to power
France does not want to preach democracy to its former colonies, President Francois Hollande said Sunday after taking flak for…
Euro 2016 mascot named Super Victor
The mascot for the the 2016 European football championship in France has been named Super Victor in a vote of…
Netanyahu warns of ‘grave mistake’ if France recognises Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that France’s parliament would be making a “grave mistake” if it recognises a…
Varane gives France win over Sweden
Centre-back Raphael Varane scored the only goal of the game six minutes from time to give France a 1-0 win…
French photographer and Picasso confidant dies
French photographer Lucien Clergue, a longtime friend of Picasso and a founder of Europe’s largest photography festival, died Saturday at…
France approves takeover of Alstom by GE
The French government on Wednesday authorised the sale of most of Alstom’s energy assets to US group General Electric, clearing…
Violent protests in France over police brutality
Violent protests broke out on Saturday in two French cities against alleged police brutality, leaving several people injured. Officers fired…
New Afghan first lady backs French veil ban
Afghanistan’s cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France’s controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to “blinders” as…
Jihadists held for plotting attacks in Morocco, France
Morocco said Thursday it has arrested two jihadists who were planning to attack banks and multinational companies in the North…
Two Ebola patients flown to Germany and France recover
Hamburg University Hospital on Saturday said that a Senegalese researcher who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa and flown…
French opposition lawmaker elected Senate speaker
The French Senate on Wednesday elected a member of the opposition as its speaker, after the upper house made a…
French Muslims hit back at pressure to denounce jihadists
Imams and ordinary Muslims in France have reacted with fury to the beheading of a fellow citizen by jihadists, but…
France suspends Sarkozy corruption probe
An investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence-peddling has been suspended, days after…
IS Jihadists urge Muslims to kill citizens of US, France, others
The Islamic State group called on Muslims to kill citizens of all countries taking part in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition…
Five dead as flash flood sweeps through France
Five people died when storms turned a peaceful river that bordered their camping site in southern France into a raging…
Frenchwoman pays taxes with 30 kilos of small change
A disgruntled taxpayer in southern France paid her annual bill using 30 kilogrammes (66 pounds) of small change in protest…
France says 930 citizens or residents involved ‘in jihad’
Around 930 French citizens or residents, including at least 60 women, are either actively engaged in jihad in Iraq and…