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At least one person died and 13 others were wounded in the attack, while another targetted a military camp killing 20 soldiers.

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, speaking in Jordan, said France would back moves to place Lebanese Shia militant group on terror list.

Moustaki wrote 300 songs including worldwide hits such as Edith Piaf's ‘Milord’ and was one of the most popular French singers of his generation.

Lagarde will be questioned over her role in a controversial 285-million-euro arbitration payment to Bernard Tapie, a supporter of Nicolas Sarkozy.

Militant's torso carried the message 'May fascism rest in hell' in the stunt one day after a far-right historian shot himself dead at the cathedral's altar.

Opinions are sharply divided over French higher education minister's call for English-language university teaching to attract more foreign students.

Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died in Paris aged 97.

Dominique Venner, 78, shot himself through the mouth at the altar after calling for more radical action in opposition to same-sex marriage.

The makers of a diabetes and weight-loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people are accused of misleading the public about its safety.

The parliamentary enquiry into the Cahuzac tax evasion scandal began Monday, firstly questioning journalists from Mediapart who broke the story.