World French unions vow to stand firm as pension strike softens Striking workers poured into streets across France Thursday for a sixth day of demonstrations against a pensions overhaul, putting up a show... 8 hours ago
World Police brutality : French government admits to problems As the number of protesters badly injured at the hands of the security forces grows, the French government has been compelled to abandon its... 9 hours ago
World Ghosn’s top Japanese lawyers quit The Japanese lawyer nicknamed the "Razor" who was spearheading Carlos Ghosn's defence said Thursday he is quitting the case after his client... 21 hours ago
World France ex-presidential hopeful Royal probed over expenses French prosecutors said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into allegations that former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal... on 15 January 2020
UK Family of dead Franco-Irish teen push for inquest in Malaysia The parents of a Franco-Irish teenager whose body was found in a Malaysian jungle are demanding an inquest after authorities ended investigations... on 15 January 2020
World Volunteer-run grocery revives rural French village Like so many villages tucked in the folds of the French countryside, the centre of Sauxillanges faced a near-certain death.Surrounded by rolling... on 15 January 2020
World French priest admits ‘caresses’ in boy scout abuse trial Accused of sexually abusing dozens of boy scouts in the 1970s and 80s, a French Catholic priest confessed in court Tuesday to "caresses" he knew... on 14 January 2020
Sport Nissan denies reported plans to split with Renault Nissan is "in no way" planning to end its partnership with Renault, the Japanese auto giant insisted on Tuesday after a report suggested a divorce... on 14 January 2020
Sport Nissan denies reported plans to split with Renault Nissan is "in no way" planning to end its partnership with Renault, the Japanese auto giant insisted Tuesday after a report suggested a divorce... on 14 January 2020
Culture Spike Lee to be first black head of Cannes film festival jury American director Spike Lee was named president of this year's Cannes film festival jury on Tuesday, becoming the first black head of the panel.The... on 14 January 2020
World A photographer’s search for his mother in Nazi concentration camps Piles of skeletal bodies, the doors to a crematorium, emaciated faces -- an AFP photographer documents the full horror of the Nazi extermination... on 14 January 2020
World Paris synagogue bombing suspect sues Canada over extradition A Lebanese-Canadian academic once accused of a Paris bombing in 1980 on Monday sued the Canadian government for having extradited him to France... on 13 January 2020
World France, Sahel nations vow to step up anti-jihadist fight France and its five partner nations in the Sahel region of West Africa pledged Monday to bolster their efforts against jihadists waging an increasingly... on 13 January 2020
World US wants to reduce presence in Africa, warns top officer The United States wants to reduce its military presence in Africa, Washington's top military officer said, as France hosts Sahel leaders as it... on 13 January 2020
World French strike rumbles on as PM, unions defiant Parisians again battled stamina-busting commutes on Monday as a transport strike dragged on into its 40th day, with both the French government... on 13 January 2020
World French govt offers compromise in bid to end transport strike France's government Saturday proposed a compromise to end a crippling transport strike against pension reform, with an offer to withdraw a key... on 11 January 2020
