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Country’s top court rules in favour of woman fired by a private nursery school five years ago for refusing to remove her Islamic veil at work.

As France prepares to pull out its troops, Malian and French officials in Lyon are discussing how to stop militants launching fresh attacks on civilians.

Political timetable offers opportunity for president to put in place an ambitious reform strategy on pensions, unemployment benefit and health.

The 'ashamed' sister of an Algerian-born French jihadist captured in Mali says she hopes former gendarme will “pay dearly” for betraying his country.

Recording shows man whose four children were kidnapped with him and other family members in Cameroon saying: 'We lose strength every day'.

France says the $18 billion deal with Indonesia’s budget carrier airline will create 5,000 jobs in France over the next 10 years.

President Francois Hollande's popularity falls to the lowest level since he was elected, taking his rating below that of far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

The body of Olivier Metzner, whose clients included former premier Dominique de Villepin, was found floating in the Gulf of Morbihan, west France.

The reality of many run-down residential areas raises questions about whether the French model of integration, long the nation’s pride, is wearing thin.

The victim was a French corporal who was tracking down jihadist fighters in their northern Mali mountain bastions, officials said.