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New clashes between police and protesters in Paris
Jun 09, 2016 10:15New clashes have erupted between French police and protesters, who took to the streets in Paris against the government’s controversial labor reforms.
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Paris evacuates 1,850 refugees from city camp
Jun 07, 2016 01:38Authorities in France have evacuated 1,850 refugees from a makeshift camp in the north of the country’s capital, Paris.
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Death toll from flooding in France rises to 4
Jun 05, 2016 03:52Flooding caused by days of torrential rain has claimed the lives of four people in France after the water level of River Seine around the capital, Paris, hit its highest in about 35 years.
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France admits its troops abused Central Africans, disciplining 5
Jun 04, 2016 07:06France has acknowledged that its soldiers deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR) under the pretext of quelling the bloody sectarian violence in the country, have committed physical abuse against civilians there, disciplining five servicemen.
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Strikes spread to all nuclear plants in France
Jun 02, 2016 02:56France’s union workers plan to begin rolling strikes in the power sector, including at all nuclear plants as part of nationwide protests against contentious labor reforms.
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Rail strike disrupts transportation in France amid labor disputes
Jun 01, 2016 11:42French railway workers have gone on strike in a months-long dispute with the government over contentious labor reforms, causing a transport chaos in the European country.
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Air France pilots vote for new strike in June
May 30, 2016 12:28Air France pilots have voted for a strike action in June, potentially affecting the prestigious European football games.
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Hundreds of refugees evicted from homes on French island
May 30, 2016 04:23Local anti-refugee groups have forced hundreds of foreigners, including dozens of families with proof of legal residency, to leave their homes on France’s Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte.
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French PM vows not to bow to mass protests
May 29, 2016 07:30French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he will not bow to protesters who have rallied across the nation in protest at government's labor reform plan.
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France still facing fuel crisis amid anti-Paris rallies: Transport minister
May 28, 2016 10:35France says the fuel crisis caused by the recent wave of oil workers’ strikes is still not over as angry demonstrations continue to sweep through the country in protest at the government-proposed labor reforms.