Links

The inhabitants of Merville, where British paras fell storming a key German gun battery, had long prepared for Prince's 70th anniversary visit.

Clashes between Malian forces and Tuareg separatists prompted Paris to send reinforcements to join the 1,600 French troops already in Mali.

French transport minister blamed an 'absurd rail system' for the problem, referring to changes made by a previous government in 1997.

The amendment in a wide-ranging family affairs bill had given rise to stiff political opposition and raised concerns among psychologists.

Latest figures sound alarm over pill-popping habit in France, which has long been among the world’s top consumers of antidepressants.

The French president urges a better deal to protect jobs and Alstom's future industrial profile amid bids for the French firm's energy division.

The disgraced former IMF chief launches legal action for defamation over film inspired by his 2011 arrest in New York on rape charges.

The convicted former trader was arrested when he crossed into France from Italy shortly before deadline set to begin three-year prison sentence.

The trader, 37, who was convicted in 2010, decided to return to France after trek to Rome and is soon expected to start 3-year jail term.

Former justice minister and Sarkozy protegée says high turnout can help combat threat of 'ultra-violent, ultra-racist and populist' parties.