A surge in wolf attacks on animals in the south of France has had French farmers scrambling for their rifles and infrared goggles. But one local official says it's time to draft in American hunters as local farmers have proved hapless at finding and killing the predators.
France is making progress in its battle to cut cancer rates, but a worrying shortage of MRI scanning machines in the country means patients are left waiting over a month for "urgent" scans, a new report revealed this week.
A year after heading into tax exile in Belgium, French actor Gérard Depardieu has decided to invite his new neighbours round for a housewarming party. The larger than life star is to host 200 guests, including local villagers, for a giant BBQ at his new home in Néchin.
A construction worker in north-eastern France has been forced to take his name-change request to an appeals court, after a local prosecutor protested his desire to change his "girly" name to Franck, it was reported on Friday.
France is set to present its food waste combat strategy on Friday, which will save French households €400 a month, and reduce by half the 20 kg of food that an average French consumer throws in the garbage each year.
A 33-year-old pastor has been arrested for pimping by French police in Strasbourg, it was reported on Wednesday. Two younger women are believed to have played the role of "madams" in the procurement of people and the sale of sex.
EU attempts to tighten up regulations on chemicals have French lavender farmers and essential oil distillers angry at what they call over-zealous rules that threaten to rein in an industry considered iconic for southern France.
Despite already being legalized, and despite the first weddings taking place, French opponents of gay marriage are planning to use the "global visibility" of the Tour de France to publicize their fight, it was announced on Wednesday.
As French airport strikes enter their second day, up to 75 percent of flights are being cancelled, with officials also predicting widespread delays on Wednesday. Rail strikes (see details below) are also set to begin at 7pm.
An award-winning French viticulturist is about to sell his wine in colour-coded cans, breaking yet another taboo in France, where something as seemingly innocent as a rubber cork only a few years ago had faces contorted in disgust.
A southern French mayor risks a €45,000 fine and possible jail-time for refusing to wed a same-sex couple, in defiance of the controversial law passed in May. France's Interior Minister on Monday warned of "significant sanctions."
A new French law permitting cannabis derivatives to be used in the making of medicinal products, has gone into effect, it was reported on Monday. It remains to be seen, however, what form such products might take.
Air passengers face possible flight cancellations from Tuesday onward across France, as trade unions in several EU countries call a partial strike to protest moves by the European Commission to deregulate the aviation sector.
As global leaders from industry and politics reunite behind closed doors in the UK for this year's Bilderberg conference, French media ponder what France's six delegates might hope to accomplish at the secretive annual meeting.
Anyone stuck in a big city this summer, suffering through the heat and smog, should check out this year's Pavillon Bleu map, published on Friday. The interactive map (below) helps users find France's cleanest and greenest beaches.
The Louvre has managed to bring down incidents of pick-pocketing by 75 percent, it emerged on Friday. A strike by employees fed up with aggressive gangs, in April, provided the impetus for the campaign.
A 36-year-old Frenchman has been sentenced to a six-month suspended jail sentence, it emerged on Thursday, after being found guilty of filming women visiting the toilets in Paris bars, something he said was "more exciting than porn".
A French zoo is hoping that sparks will fly after its rare red panda (see video) got a new lady friend, flown in from Ireland, it was reported on Thursday. A fruitful love affair would help the species fight the threat of extinction.
Despite continued record unemployment and stagnant growth, France's economic mood brightened somewhat in June, said a poll published on Thursday. However, 70 percent of the French still doubt the country's financial future.
The French government is reportedly planning a never-before-seen hike in cigarette prices, with a 40-cents increase by October. Cabinet infighting between the finance and health ministries was resolved with a nudge from the president.
A Paris court has ordered the authors of The Rebel, chronicling the purported rogue affairs of Valerie Trierweiler, to pay damages to the French first lady for infringement of privacy, with claims of defamation yet to see a verdict.
The number of doctors with foreign diplomas in France has shot up by 43 percent since 2008, it emerged on Wednesday. Many are specialists who are plugging holes in the nation's health care system, according to the French Medical Board.
An appeals court prosecutor has argued that two French policemen implicated in the fatal electrocution of two fleeing teens be freed of charges. The incident sparked social unrest across France in 2005,
Train stations in the Paris region have begun blasting classical music on to platforms, in what some observers see as a move to calm down youths who might otherwise attack or hassle fellow commuters.
