France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Rio Olympics, according to the head of military intelligence cited in an official document.
The mayor of Paris called on Tuesday for the city's celebrated river Seine to be cleaned up and made safe for swimming as part of its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
The race is on. The shortlist of cities to host the 2024 Olympics Games was officially announced on Wednesday, but can Paris see off competition from Los Angeles, Rome and Hamburg, not to mention Budapest?
With the French capital now on the official shortlist to host the 2024 Olympic Games, The Local takes a look at what a Paris Games could look like. Beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower sound good?
Paris has officially declared itself a candidate to host the 2024 Olympic Games by submitting its letter of intention to the International Olympic Committee on Saturday, the Olympic Ambition Association (AAO) announced.
The likelihood of Paris making an official bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games took a giant step closer on Monday when the city's council voted in favour of proposing the city's candidacy to the International Olympic Committee.
The Paris Town Hall will make an official decision in April as to whether the French capital should bid to host the Olympics in 2024, a move that most of the French public backs.
The mayor of Paris said on Friday that a decision over whether Paris would bid for the 2024 Olympics would be made in January. It comes after President François Hollande said he was in favour of the French capital throwing its hat in to the ring.
A delegation from Paris visited London this week to pick up a few tips before the French capital is expected to make an official bid to host the 2024 Olympics later this year. But after losing out before are Parisians in favour of bidding again?
New International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Friday he would be very favourable towards a new bid by Paris to host the Olympic Games in either 2024 or 2028.
France's sports minister has said it would be wrong to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia over Moscow's adoption of a contentious law that bans gay "propaganda" for minors.
A blistering tirade by Cherie Blair, the wife of ex-British premier Tony Blair, against French president Jacques Chirac played a key role in winning the Olympics for London, organizer Sebastian Coe has claimed.
France came seventh in the Olympic league table, winning 34 medals in total - seven less than in Beijing. But as the athletes file onto the Eurostar before a homecoming parade along the Champs Elysée Monday evening, what is the French press saying about the games?
Defending men's handball champions France were pushed all the way in a gripping Olympic final on Sunday but retained their crown, edging a tight contest to beat unfancied Sweden 22-21.
As the last seconds ticked away in France's 81-64 victory over Russia to reach the Olympic women's basketball final, French captain Celine Dumerc began dancing as she dribbled the ball on court.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that Britain's Olympic cycling glory has driven France "mad", and rejected claims of cheating by pointing out that the riders' wheels are made across the Channel.
A petition to 'return' the British Crown Jewels to France received a prime-time plug when famous commentator, Gérard Holtz, told viewers about it during Olympic coverage on France 2.
French Olympic basketball player Nicolas Batum, after punching a Spanish player yesterday, has attacked the Spanish team once again - this time on Twitter.
French police have saved the day for a long jumper planning to take part in the London Paralympics after the athlete had
his prosthetic arm stolen by a pair of assailants, officials said Tuesday.
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