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Environment ministry says investigation shows a large number of diesel cars emit much higher levels of pollution than manufacturers claim.

Cardinal Barbarin had been accused of failing to remove a priest when he became aware he had sexually abused young boys 25 years ago.

News came after French PM said he would consider temporary ban on foreign financing of mosques, urging 'new model' for relations with Islam.

Farid K, 30, a cousin of one of the killers, was arrested on suspicion of 'terrorist association', while other suspect allegedly tried to travel to Syria.

Answering a call by religious leaders for the display of solidarity after the killing of a priest by Islamist teenagers, groups of Muslims joined Sunday Mass ceremonies.

The strike, which centres on a dispute over pay and promotion and which began last Wednesday, may cause other, last-minute cancellations, warned airline.

Heavy rainfall between May and June fuelled diseases and pests, with wheat crops forecast to be down in volume by a quarter on last year.

A 17-year-old who tried to reach Syria last year with one of two men who attacked a church in Normandy was detained in Geneva and deported to France, reports say.

A copy of the passport of the unidentified man was found at the home of Adel Kermiche, one of two men who murdered a priest in Normandy on Tuesday. 

Just hours after EDF board voted to go ahead with the controversial project to build new reactors at English power plant, London postponed decision until autumn.