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Harlem Désir’s election to lead France’s ruling Socialist Party marks the arrival of the nation’s first black political party leader.

French police continue search for a 12-year-old British boy who disappeared during a storm on an island off the south coast of France two days ago.

Journalist is arrested for publishing a 2010 file by then-French finance minister Christine Lagarde of about 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts.

The French site of the Euromillions lottery has been hacked, with the homepage replaced by a passage from the Koran condemning gambling.

Seattle real estate developer Michael Mastro and his wife are arrested in France pending extradition to US on charges of money laundering and fraud.

French parliament approves law for total refund of the cost for all abortions, and to provide free contraception to girls aged between 15 and 18 years.

The Rolling Stones performed to 350 fans in Paris,after announcing a surprise gig on Twitter ahead of 50th anniversary shows in the UK and US.

A study by the World Economic Forum ranking countries by their degree of estimated gender equality places France among the very worst.

An opinion poll for French daily Le Figaro found a majority of respondents believed Islam had too great an influence in France.

The Qatari buy-up of Paris football club PSG saw the arrival of big bucks and big stars, but there's an innate French distaste for bling, argues The Economist.

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