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  • Germanwings crash: DNA of 78 victims found

    France — Link

    As search of crash site in Alps continues, French authorities announced they are building an access road to the remote spot to aid their task.

  • French local elections second round: results and reactions

    France

    French voters have inflicted a major defeat on the ruling Socialist Party and its allies in Sunday's local elections. The Left lost control of 25 of the départements or counties that it held before the election, leaving it in the majority in just 34. In contrast, the alliance between the right-wing UMP - headed by Nicolas Sarkozy - and the centrists UDI is now in control of  66 département councils in a dramatic shift of power in French local politics. The far-right Front National, meanwhile, failed in its bid to win control in a council for the first time in its history though it did see around 60 councillors elected. The outcome is widely seen as a major slap in the face delivered by voters to President François Hollande's government. The Right won power both in the president's political stronghold and that of the prime minister Manuel Valls. Conceding the serious setback for the socialists, Valls also highlighted the performance of Marine Le Pen's party as a “defeat for all Republicans”. But he has vowed to stay on as head of government and - to the dismay of some on the Left - made clear that its current policies would continue.

  • Tunisian and French presidents attend unity rally after museum attack

    International — Link

    March organised to rally international support for country and raise morale of Tunisians after terror attack left 21 tourists and police officer dead.

  • French election runoff set to test local strength of far right

    France — Link

    Marine Le Pen's party set for big jump in number of councillors while right-wing UMP and centrist UDI hope to eclipse socialists in many areas.

  • Muslims leave France for ‘UAE dream’

    France — Link

    Growing number of French Muslims are heading to United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in Middle East to escape 'discrimination and stigmatisation'.

  • Fourth French citizen dies of Tunisia attack wounds

    France — Link

    News of further death after museum attack came as President Hollande prepared to join march in memory of the victims in Tunis on Sunday.

  • Radio France paralysed by longest strike in 10 years

    France — Link

    Strike began on March 19 amid fears hundreds of jobs will be cut at public broadcaster which has projected 2015 budget deficit of 21.3 million euros.

  • Alps crash co-pilot told a girlfriend: 'One day everyone will know my name'

    France — Link

    Ex-girlfriend says Andreas Lubitz may have feared that health problems made his 'big dream of a job at Lufthansa, as captain' nearly impossible.

  • France seeks UN Security Council resolution on Middle East talks

    International — Link

    Paris aims to use resolution to spur talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a step that the United States resisted last year.

  • French rabbi told to remove kippa at Toulouse polling station

    France — Link

    Rabbi lodges complaint for discrimination after being told to remove skullcap because voting was in a state school and subject to secularism laws.

  • France’s far-right Front National gets an economic makeover

    France — Link

    Adding economic issues to its mix of nationalism and opposition to immigration has helped Marine Le Pen's party attract votes, say experts.

  • Germanwings co-pilot had 'serious depressive episode'

    France — Link

    German newspaper Bild says Andreas Lubitz spent a total of one and a half years in psychiatric treatment and had interrupted his flight training.

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