France

French police gun down man who seized soldier’s weapon at Paris airport

Mar 18, 2017 17:08

A man has been shot dead at an airport in the French capital of Paris after grabbing a soldier’s gun at the site.
Eight wounded in shooting at school in France’s Grasse

Mar 16, 2017 11:36

Shooting at a high school in southeastern French town of Grasse has left at least eight people injured, the country's Interior Ministry spokesman says.
IMF's Paris employee injured after letter bomb explosion

Mar 16, 2017 11:36

A letter bomb has exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), injuring an employee.
New poll sees France’s Le Pen losing presidential race in round 1

Mar 10, 2017 04:30

A new poll has predicted for the first time that France’s Centrist Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron would defeat far-right contender Marine Le Pen in the initial round of the French presidential election next month.
No one can make me quit French election, says scandal-struck Fillon

Mar 06, 2017 04:22

Beleaguered French presidential candidate Francois Fillon says “no one” can stop him from taking part in the elections.
Iran says it ‘understands’ Total’s concerns

Mar 05, 2017 10:41

Iran says it understands why Total had to delay a decision to go ahead with the development of a key gas project in the country until the position of the new US administration toward foreign investments in the Islamic Republic is known.
Minister: France committed to implementing JCPOA

Mar 04, 2017 09:54

French Finance Minister, Michel Sapin, underlined that his country has remained committed to the implementation of the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
French mayor bans food distribution among refugees in Calais

Mar 03, 2017 05:48

The mayor of the northern French city of Calais has banned local aid groups from providing food to the refugees gathering at the site of a former camp in the hope of crossing to the United Kingdom.
UDI Party suspends support for French presidential candidate Fillon

Mar 02, 2017 03:46

France's center-right UDI Party says it has suspended supporting the campaign of presidential candidate Francois Fillon after he was placed under a formal probe.
Sniper accidentally shoots 2 people during Hollande’s speech

Mar 01, 2017 05:20

A sniper has mistakenly shot two people during a speech given by French President Francois Hollande.