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France troops capture suspected French jihadist in Mali

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Authorities had been searching for Gilles Le Guen since October when he published a video in which he warned France not to interfere in Mali.

EU Parliament President: French criticism of Merkel 'unfair'

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Martin Schulz says German chancellor cannot be held responsible for all bloc's economic woes as 26 other leaders also help make decisions.

France back in hedge funds' sights as economy stutters

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Funds are speculating that President Hollande's gamble on increasing public spending to boost economic growth will fail.

French detectives seek vehicle in Alps murder investigation

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Officers release image of dark-coloured 4x4 they want to trace in connection with murder last September of engineer Saad al-Hilli and three others.

French detectives seek vehicle in Alps murder investigation

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Officers release image of dark-coloured 4x4 they want to trace in connection with murder of engineer Saad al-Hilli and three others in September.

French soldier killed in Mali

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The commando was killed in northern Mali, bringing the total number of French fatalities since the war against Islamists began in January to six.

Hollande capital gains tax U-turn to attract investment

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Levies on capital gains, raised last year, will be reduced by 50 percent for assets held for more than two years and by 65 percent after eight years.

French PM 'tells ministers to avoid English'

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Jean-Marc Ayrault is reported to have told ministers to favour using French after his industry minister launches 'Silver economy' drive - in English.

French government distances itself from Socialist Party attack on Merkel

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Ministers publicly disown socialist party's internal document denouncing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 'selfish intransigence' over austerity.

France set to axe 24,000 jobs from the military in savings drive

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The job cuts are due by 2019 and follow the shedding, ordered five years ago, of another 55,000, while defence policy broadly remains unchanged.