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France will keep to Mali troop reduction calendar

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Foreign minister Laurent Fabius says the killing of two French journalists in Kidal will not affect timetable of the withdrawal of French troops.

French documentary shows Sarkozys at home and unguarded

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In a candid documentary filmed during his last, failed campaign, the former French president appears to rule out a political comeback.

Pierre Lemaitre takes France's prestigious Goncourt literary prize

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The former detective story writer was rewarded for his novel about Europe’s lost generation who endured WWI and the Great Depression.

French centrist rivals announce electoral alliance

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Former fierce rivals François Bayrou and Jean-Louis Borloo create 'L'Alternative' movement to fight municipal and European elections next year.

French police issue sketch of Alps massacre suspect

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The sketch is of a middle-aged man suspected of the shooting murders of a British family and a French cyclist near Chevaline in September 2012.

Government gaffes up pressure on Hollande for reshuffle

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Latest opinion survey shows deep discontent from supporters of all political camps, with a majority in favour of policy change or cabinet reshuffle.

Churchill envisaged France declaring war on UK over Mers-el-Kebir

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A top-secret telegram shows Churchill considered France might declare war on UK in 1940 in retaliation for Royal Navy's sinking of its fleet. 

Alderney 'ghost pig' thought to have swum sea from France

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Reports say a wild boar on the loose in the English Channel island of Alderney may have swum there from the nearby French coast.

France condemns 'calculated' execution of journalists in Mali

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French foreign minister said the two radio journalists were shot in a 'cold blooded' assasination, while it was also reported their throats were cut.

Two French journalists killed in Mali

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The bodies of the Radio France International reporters were found hours after they interviewed a local political leader in Kidal, northern Mali.