Thousands of demonstrators, some arriving by bicycle, some driving tractors, rallied Saturday to protest at a controversial airport development near the western French city of Nantes.
President Francois Hollande was heckled Saturday as France's annual agricultural fair kicked off against the backdrop of the ‘worst crisis ever’ facing the country's farmers.
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and French President Francois Hollande discussed the developments in the Middle East, especially the war in Syria.
A school minibus crashed into a truck in France, killing at least six children, a day after another road accident involving a school bus left two youngsters dead.
Around 20 anti-migrant protesters were arrested in the French port of Calais Saturday after scuffles with police at a banned rally in support of a Europe-wide initiative by the Islamophobic Pegida movement.
The European Commission will unveil plans Tuesday to choke off financing of terrorist groups, with France pushing hard for a crackdown after a series of deadly attacks.
Director George Miller, the next president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, is known for his violent, high-speed ‘Mad Max’ road movies but the ex-doctor is also celebrated as part of the renaissance of Australian cinema.
Two respected foreign journalists working in volatile Burundi awaited a decision Friday as to whether they faced charges, after appearing in court following their arrest in a police raid.
A man carrying two handguns and ammunition was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Disneyland Paris, and his girlfriend was also held, police sources said.
More than 20 schools in France, Italy and Britain were placed on alert Thursday after receiving threatening phone calls, following a wave of hoax bomb scares earlier this week.
Six prestigious schools in central Paris were evacuated on Tuesday after anonymous calls claiming that bombs had been hidden in the buildings, police and the school authority said.
The Islamic State group has honed the ability to launch global attacks and is set to focus more on Europe following the Paris massacre, the chief of the EU police agency Europol said Monday.
