France backs proposals for UN peacekeeping force for MaliFrance has put its weight behind the idea of sending a United Nations peacekeeping force into Mali.Fri Feb 1 2013 - 00:00
French lose their heads over TV documentary about RobespierreIt’s not that France has no shortage of current concernsFri Feb 1 2013 - 00:00
Family ejected from Paris museum because of 'their smell'France’s culture minister has described as “regrettable” an incident in which a poor family were thrown out of one of Paris’s…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
French gain control of airport in Mali townFrench troops took control of the airport of Mali’s northeastern town of Kidal yesterday, bringing them to within striking distance…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
France to hand control of military operation in Mali to African forcesFrance has said it will move quickly to hand over control of its military operation in Mali, leaving it to African forces to …Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
War now entering an uncertain phaseAlmost three weeks into its military intervention in Mali, France is doing little to conceal its satisfaction with how events…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
French forces welcomed to TimbuktuFrench-led forces seized control of the desert town of Timbuktu yesterday, meeting no resistance as they continued their advance…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
French parliament to debate gay marriage BillAfter months of bitter political wrangling and some of the biggest street protests of the past decade, France’s parliament will…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Fleeing rebels torch priceless ancient library in TimbuktuFrench-led forces retook control of the fabled desert town of Timbuktu yesterday amid reports that fleeing militants had destroyed…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Mali: not another AfghanistanAs tensions mount in Mali and Algeria, it’s feared that northwest Africa could become ‘Europe’s Afghanistan’Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Canadian 'co-ordinated' Algeria siegeA Canadian citizen led the four-day siege that ended with the killing of at least 37 foreign workers at a gas plant in the Sahara…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Paris and London try to defuse tensions over Algeria hostage crisisFrance and Britain have moved to ease diplomatic difficulties over the Algerian hostage crisis, defending their north African…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Kidnappers still hold foreigners in Algerian plantWorld capitals remained in crisis mode last night as one of the worst international hostage dramas in decades continued at a …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Algeria's oil and gas industries pillars of its economyAnalysis After an attack that struck at the heart of Algeria’s vital energy industry, the stakes have risen sharply for the …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Irish man freed as Algeria defends rescue missionAlgeria is facing mounting criticism after its assault on the besieged gas plant in its southern desert left many hostages dead…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Confusion over military raid to end hostage crisisEven as Algeria announced the end of its military operation to regain control of its desert gas refinery last night, there were…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Algerian forces surround hostage-takersAlgeria said its forces had encircled a gas field where Islamist militants were holding a large group of foreign workers, including…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Algerian militant Belmokhtar believed to be behind taking of gas field hostagesAn Islamist group led by an Algerian militant with a history of kidnapping and smuggling in the Sahara is believed to be responsible…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
French think tank report proposes ways to make EU more democraticThe European Commission president should be elected and EU states’ VAT should be “centralised at the federal level”, according…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Sales stable as French do not bridle at horse meatDid you like that tender, ever-so-slightly sweet entrecôte de cheval your waiter recommended in the little village restaurant…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
France to treble troop numbers in Mali to 2,500France is set to treble its troop numbers in Mali, widening an intervention President François Hollande said would end only once…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
French operation fraught with uncertaintyANALYSIS: For all of the West’s declared ‘solidarity’, in real terms France is on its ownWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
French fighter aircraft strike at Mali IslamistsIslamist rebels mounted a counter-offensive in Mali yesterday, seizing a government-controlled town as French fighter jets continued…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
French step up military action in north MaliFrance tightened security on public transport and at state buildings yesterday as it widened its military action against Islamist…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Hollande's war aims remain unclearANALYSIS: A foreign military intervention in Mali may not have come as much of a surprise – the idea had gathered irresistible…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Mission to rescue hostage failsA French commando team failed in an attempt to rescue a secret service agent in a hostage rescue mission in southern Somalia …Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Marchers in Paris oppose extending gay rightsHundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris yesterday in opposition to plans to give gay couples the right…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
PKK founder among victims shot in ParisFrench police are seeking a motive for the killing of three Kurdish women, including a founding member of the Kurdish militant…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Students want identities of tweet-postersA French student group has taken the social network Twitter to court in Paris, claiming it should reveal the identities of users…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
'Unfair' tax practices linked to Virgin's woesFrance’s culture minister has accused Amazon and other online retailers of “unfair competition” by using foreign bases to avoid…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Inquiry into claims minister had secret Swiss accountA French prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into claims that budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac had a secret bank …Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Marriage debate intensifies in FranceFrance’s classrooms have become the latest battleground in an increasingly fraught debate on the government’s plan to introduce…Wed Jan 9 2013 - 00:00
Hollande planning levy to replace 75% supertaxJust a week after France’s highest court threw out its plan for a 75 per cent supertax on the rich, François Hollande’s government…Tue Jan 8 2013 - 00:00
On the trail of the world's stolen artSpectacular art heists may be imbued with a mythological, almost romantic status, but the underworld reality is far murkierSat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Official French visit to Algeria aims to stimulate economic and trade linksFrance and Algeria will take a symbolic step towards mending their long-strained relationship today when President François Hollande…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Conservative opposition party to hold new leadership poll in 2013France’s main conservative opposition party, whose election to find a successor to Nicolas Sarkozy last month left the party …Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Depardieu to surrender French passportFrench actor Gerard Depardieu has said he plans to give up his passport after the prime minister called him “pathetic” for seeking…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
eBay's Paris offices searched in French tax clampdownFrench tax authorities carried out searches at the Paris offices of the internet auction site eBay last week as part of their…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
French president accused of interfering in legal systemFrench president François Hollande has been accused of interfering in the legal system by writing a letter supporting his partner…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Calls for action to curb Mali militias intensifyANALYSIS: A foreign military intervention in Mali could become more likely as France and African states step up their efforts…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Politicians lead the criticism of Dépardieu move to BelgiumHe took an inebriated tumble from a scooter in Paris last monthTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Steel plant demands backfire on French governmentThe French government was struggling to avoid humiliation yesterday after being dealt a setback in its attempt to save the country…Fri Dec 7 2012 - 00:00
Troubled Hollande enjoys respite from scrutiny as right wing tears itself apartIt has nudged celebrities off magazine covers and given newspapers the sort of political psychodrama they have pined for since…Wed Dec 5 2012 - 00:00
DSK to settle civil case, reports 'Le Monde'Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a New York maid…Sat Dec 1 2012 - 00:00
Leadership row may cause UMP to splitFrance’s main conservative party was fighting to avert a split in its ranks yesterday after former prime minister François Fillon…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
'I want peace, but there won't be any'As the tentative ceasefire holds, Israel and Hamas both claim victory in this week’s conflict, while asking whether it actually…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Rebuilding efforts in Gaza getting under wayOn a day of thunder and heavy rain that made many roads impassible in Gaza city, residents sifted through the ruins of destroyed…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Bomb on a lunchtime bus was 'like a punch in the stomach'Noémie Douek was on her break, sitting on a step outside the cafe where she works on Sha’ul HaMelech Boulevard, when she heard…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire after eight daysA tentative ceasefire came into effect last night after Israel and Hamas agreed to an Egyptian-sponsored plan to end the seven…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00