France

France kicks off Euro 2016 with party at Eiffel Tower

PARIS: France kicked off Euro 2016 festivities with a huge open-air concert at the Eiffel Tower… Read More

Perfumers smell success in crusade for UN recognition

GRASSE, FRANCE: When Joseph Mul walks through his field of sweet-smelling Provence roses, the raw… Read More

France plagued by smelly bins, pickets on eve of Euro kickoff

PARIS: As the stench of rotten, uncleared garbage wafts through parts of Paris and pilots… Read More

French cafes told not to host big outdoor Euro 2016 parties

PARIS: French cafe owners are being told not to host large outdoor TV broadcasts of… Read More

Football: The 10 Euro 2016 stadiums

PARIS: The 10 stadiums which will host Euro 2016 in France starting Friday: Read More

Danish artist unveils giant waterfall that ‘holds up the sky’ in Versailles

VERSAILLES: It is so big he claimed it "almost holds up the sky". But Danish… Read More

Bus carrying Czech tourists hit by gunfire in France

LYON: Six Czech tourists were injured when their bus was hit by gunfire while travelling through… Read More

France, Iran book Rio Olympic volleyball spots

TOKYO: European champions France booked their place in this summer's Rio Olympic volleyball competition after… Read More

French robbers try to escape by swimming

ORLEANS: Two armed robbers who held up a supermarket in central France tried to make… Read More

Torrential downpours wreak havoc in north Europe

PARIS: Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead… Read More

France nuclear workers join protest

PARIS: France faced fresh strikes Thursday after nuclear power station workers voted to join gathering… Read More

Tennis: Murray survives fresh five-set Paris battle

PARIS: Second seed Andy Murray survived his second successive five-set French Open battle to reach the… Read More

France to deploy 60,000 police for Euro 2016

PARIS: France said Wednesday it will deploy more than 60,000 police to provide security for… Read More

French insurer Axa pulls out of tobacco industry

PARIS: France's biggest insurance group AXA said Monday it was pulling out of the tobacco… Read More

Plain cigarette packs become law in UK, France

LONDON: The days of branded cigarette packets in Britain and France are numbered as new plain… Read More

EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean: Egypt army

CAIRO: Egypt's military said its search teams found wreckage on Friday from the EgyptAir plane… Read More

Google invokes free speech in French fine appeal

PARIS: Google said it feared for free speech if France succeeded in forcing it to apply… Read More

Mixed Martial Arts enthusiasts defy ban in France

PARIS: Mixed Martial Arts is trying to shrug off its image as an ultra-violent, inhuman and… Read More

France postpones Middle East peace conference to June

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday an international conference due in late May… Read More

Football: Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces departure from PSG

PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed on Friday that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of… Read More