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Gay marriage keeps French MPs up all night
The debate over gay marriage in France’s National Assembly seems to have turned into a war of attrition with deputies engaged in mammoth discussions which lasted throughout the night and only ended at 8am on Monday.
Paris mayor: Beckham good for the economy
The mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë welcomed David Beckham's arrival in Paris on Friday, a day after the superstar footballer signed a five month deal to join Paris Saint-Germain. Delanoë said Beckham would give the economy a boost.
France deports 'Islamist extremist' to Morocco
France said on Thursday it had expelled a Moroccan citizen linked with an Islamist extremist group from French territory. The move comes days after Interior Minister Manuel Valls vowed to deport several radical Islamist preachers.
Most French believe France is ‘bankrupt’
More than six out of ten French people believe their country has gone bust, a survey revealed this week, suggesting the public have little faith their country's ailing economy can get back track any time soon.
British woman found dead in Alps pool named
A 19-year-old British woman was found dead in an outdoor swimming pool at a ski resort in the French Alps has been named as Lucy Sallis, from Bognor Regis.
Doctors jailed over cancer radiation scandal
A French court on Wednesday sentenced two doctors and a radiophysicist to 18 months in prison for their role in radiation overdoses given to nearly 450 cancer patients.
France's iconic Mont-St-Michel hit by mayor row
The mayor of famous French landmark Mont-Saint-Michel faces conviction and a hefty fine for allegedly redirecting shuttle services so the 2.5 million annual visitors would depart from outside his businesses.
France to deport radical Muslim clerics
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday that Paris was set to deport a string of radical imams as part of a fight against "global jihadism".
Minister insists France not 'totally bankrupt'
France’s finance chief Pierre Moscovici has launched a staunch defense of the country’s economy after a minister in the French government described it as “totally bankrupt”.
Gay marriage row moves to French parliament
After the mass street protests and months of rancorous debate, proposals to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children will finally be debated in the French parliament on Tuesday.
France warns Cameron over EU referendum plan
France on Wednesday branded British government plans to hold an in-out referendum on European Union membership as "dangerous".
Inquiry launched into causes of 'French stench'
Police in northern France have launched an official probe into the gas leak at a Rouen factory which that caused a stink as far away as Paris and the UK.