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France is to keep 1,000 troops in Mali for an 'undetermined period' to defend the country from islamist forces, French defence minister says.

The 66th edition of one of the world's biggest cinema festivals, presided this year by Steven Spielberg, opened with rain and glitz Wednesday night.

France is in a second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the last quarter of 2012 and in the first quarter of 2013.

Gilles Le Guen, also known as Abdel Jelil, arrived in Paris on Tuesday after being captured by French forces in the Malian city of Timbuktu.

French cinema is enjoying its biggest box office success in Britain for a decade, with attendance in 2012 up by 157% on the previous year.

In a book published this week Peter Gumbel denounces a formidable 'old boys' network' that controls France's political and business worlds.

The French government is considering introducing a 1% tax on the sale of smartphones and tablets to help fund French film, music and images.

Football club’s Ligue 1 title celebrations were cut short Monday night after ugly clashes between spectators and police in central Paris.

The apartment was locked up and untouched for seven decades after its late owner fled to southern France to escape the German invasion of Paris.

The hearing has begun of the Venezuelan terrorist's appeal against his conviction for the murders of 11 people in a series of bombings in the 1980s.