France

No Legal Status: CS Gas, Dangerous Weaponry Used on Refugees in Calais

According to reports, the use of dangerous weaponry is becoming an option in terms of policing the r...

Feb 01, 2016 09:53 AM EST

Nicolas Sarkozy's Lawyers Ask Court To Drop Wiretapped Evidence Detrimental To Ex-French President's Case

Nicolas Sarkozy and his lawyers are hoping that the French court will rule on the invalidity of the ...

Jan 29, 2016 12:46 AM EST

France passes benchmark bill allowing terminal sedation, not euthanasia

France’ conservative MP says suffering patients will be allowed to get sleep, soothed, and serene ...

Jan 28, 2016 09:59 PM EST

Uber to pay €1.2m to French taxi union for unlawfully collecting fares

A Paris court has ordered Uber to pay €1.2m (£910,000) to the National Union of taxis for not fol...

Jan 28, 2016 07:43 AM EST

Charles de Gaulle defaced in a chaos at Port of Calais; France promises to keep law and order

Over 500 migrants went amok in Port of Calais and defaced a historic figure. France promises to main...

Jan 26, 2016 07:52 PM EST

Trial of China rights lawyer lasts three hours, police block court access

The trial of one of China's most high profile human rights lawyers, on charges of inciting ethnic ha...

Dec 14, 2015 03:15 AM EST

Muslim proposal prompts calls to ban Trump from UK, Israel

Israeli politicians and more than 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald...

Dec 10, 2015 03:36 AM EST

Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing

Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and...

Nov 25, 2015 09:36 PM EST

France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande meets with Obama

An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a...

Nov 24, 2015 10:22 PM EST

Blatter, Platini lose appeals against provisional FIFA bans

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter and European soccer chief Michel Platini have lost their appea...

Nov 18, 2015 09:51 AM EST

Gunshots rattle Paris suburb, police raid targets suspected attack mastermind

Gunfire and explosions shook the Paris suburb of St. Denis early on Wednesday when French police rai...

Nov 18, 2015 07:07 AM EST

France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens

French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened thei...

Nov 15, 2015 08:44 PM EST

Islamic State says France remains top target

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying...

Nov 14, 2015 07:20 AM EST

French police search VW offices in emissions probe

French police have carried out searches at Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) offices in France, the Paris Prose...

Oct 18, 2015 08:53 PM EDT

Outburst of compassion in Europe puts lid on far right -for now

European far right parties have called refugees streaming into the region "terrorists", a "ticking t...

Sep 24, 2015 09:59 PM EDT

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