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Prosecutor says no decision yet on Sarkozy case

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Lawyer overseeing case against former president for alleged abuse of frailty of Liliane Bettencourt denies reports he recommends dropping charges.

French Senate starts gay marriage debate amid protests

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France's upper chamber of parliament has begun examining bill which gives homosexual couples the right to marry and adopt children.

Air France fined in pro-Palestinian activist case

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French court has found airline guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.

France asks Germany for leniency in hitting austerity goal

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France pleads for more time but denies it is turning into the new “sick man of Europe” even as data points to a deepening French downturn.

François Hollande campaign treasurer invested in offshore businesses

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Jean-Jacques Augier says he did nothing illegal, but coming after the Cahuzac affair the news may embarrass a president aiming to tackle tax havens.

Red Army veteran, 93, searches for lost French love

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Nikolai Vasenin, who fought for the French Resistance in World War II, is searching for the woman with whom he fell in love in France 60 years ago.

Analysis: Mali insurgency endangers French pull-out plan

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Many in northern Mali who lived under rebel rule last year are worried about French plans to leave just 1,000 troops in the country by December.

Outrage sweeps French slopes as British ski instructor faces year in jail

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Scores of angry Britons on skiing holiday in the Alps stage demonstration outside a French police station to protest against instructor's arrest.

Confused Indonesia police arrest 17 over French flag

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Officers arrested 17 local supporters of France's football team after mistaking their hoisted French flag for a bold separatist statement.

Virgin planning talks with Air France-KLM and Alitalia over joint venture

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If agreed, the deal would allow Sir Richard Branson’s airline offer more routes to Asia, Africa and the Middle East.