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Bernard Tapie is being questioned over a 400-million-euro state payout he received in 2008 when Christine Lagarde was France's finance minister.

Arrested man is thought to be brother of Saad al-Hilli, who was gunned down along with his wife and mother-in-law and French cyclist last year.

Right-wing UMP party narrowly defeated the far-right National Front in a by-election caused by minister quitting over Swiss bank account scandal.

Three other children among a group aged three to eight were found unconscious in a pond by a hotel where they lived in temporary accomodation.

President Hollande says there is "all reason" to believe the French hostages being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are alive.

Labour minister Michel Sapin announces a further increase in state-aided employment in a bid to meet pledge to halt fast-rising unemployment.

The 34 year-old Dane, Allan Simonsen, spun off the track in his Aston Martin, crashing the car into saftey barriers shortly after the start of the race.

French President François Hollande is in the Gulf kingdom to discuss trade and the conflict in Syria, before travelling to Jordan on Sunday.

A proposed new law debated this week says constituents can consult MPs' or senators' wealth declaration, but publishing it will be an offence.

The new Airbus 350 XWB, a long-haul plane crucial to the European consortium's future, held its third test flight on Friday over the French capital.