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Arrested car boss Carlos Ghosn. (Photo: AP)

Ghosn resigns as Renault boss as French group enters new era

As head of Renault since 2005, Ghosn was the keystone of its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi.

24 Jan 2019 5:01 PM

The manicured gardens with potted shrubs, real growing grass and palm trees beautifully sculpted the catwalk. (Photo: AP)

Summery haven in snowy Paris

Chanel recreates gorgeous summery bliss, minus Lagerfeld at the Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.

23 Jan 2019 7:56 PM

Models wearing the creations for the Dior Men’s Fall/Winter 2019/20 at the Paris Fashion Week Men's AW19. (Photo: AP)

Convey-ing Fashion CD Style

The high-tech conveyor-belt catwalk inside the black box construction added edginess to the collection.

19 Jan 2019 3:10 PM

The show will instead be held on Friday, Jan 18.

Dior switches Paris catwalk date to avoid 'yellow vest' protests

The “yellow vest” revolt, driven by high living costs and frustration at President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership,

10 Jan 2019 12:01 PM

Shouts of 'Macron, resign' mingled with the tear gas near the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, the scene last Saturday of the worst rioting in Paris for decades. (Photo: AP)

At least 31,000 'yellow vests' protesting across France, 700 detained

Paris was on lockdown with major monuments and department stores shut and some 8,000 police on streets following worst rioting in capital.

08 Dec 2018 7:33 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the wave of violence and vandalism in Paris on Saturday could not be justified in any way and had nothing to do with a peaceful expression of legitimate anger. (Photo: File)

France to consider state of emergency to contain violent riots

'We have to think about the measures that can be taken so that these incidents don’t happen again,' spokesperson said.

02 Dec 2018 2:02 PM

Ramadan, accused of raping the women in 2009 and 2012, has been in custody since February 2. (Photo: AFP)

Was consensual sex: Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan in French rape case

Ramadan, a well-known TV commentator, has strongly denied accusations that he raped women in hotel rooms.

23 Oct 2018 11:47 AM

Riyadh had to be held to account for the death of Khashoggi and the imprisonment of other journalists, Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of the Paris-based media rights watchdog tweeted. (Photo: File)

Khashoggi death: Don't give Saudi Arabia 'licence to kill', says RSF

Khashoggi disappearance has been shrouded in mystery and tipped Saudi Arabia into one of its worst international crises.

20 Oct 2018 3:01 PM

Moon said he hoped another Trump-Kim summit would allow the two leaders to go further than the statements they made at their first meeting in Singapore. (Photo: File | AP)

Kim Jong Un sincere about denuclearisation, should be rewarded: S Korea

Moon said Kim was 'sincere, calm and polite' and 'felt frustrated by the international community's continuing mistrust'.

15 Oct 2018 12:16 PM

Signing an offset contract is a requirement of Indian law (Defence Procurement Procedure). The implementation of offsets is an obligation and, under the Indian regulation, the choice of the partners belongs to us, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier was quoted as saying. (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates) (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates)

Reliance has 10 pc offset in Rafale, in talks with 100 firms: Dassault CEO

'We're in talks with about 100 Indian firms, including around 30 with which we've already confirmed partnerships,' Dassault CEO said.

12 Oct 2018 10:32 AM

Speaking to reporters in the halls of the National Assembly, Le Pen said she felt 'persecuted' by the state and would defy the order. (Photo: AFP)

France: Marine Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests over IS tweets

Le Pen had shared pictures of atrocities committed by IS in December 2015, soon after IS jihadists killed 130 people in attacks in Paris.

21 Sep 2018 3:58 PM

The official was not allowed to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation. (Photo: AFP)

France investigates Paris knife attack, terror motive not suspected so far

The official said Monday that the Paris attacker, who was arrested, is believed to be an Afghan national.

10 Sep 2018 2:46 PM

The incident took place just after 11:00pm (2100 GMT) on the banks of a canal in the northeast of the capital. (Photo: AP)

UK tourists among 7 injured in Paris knife attack, say police

A source close to the inquiry said the suspect, believed to be an Afghan national, has been arrested.

10 Sep 2018 8:20 AM

The operation involved two Mirage 2000 aircraft, followed up by ground forces. (Photo: AFP | representational)

Jihadist leader killed in Mali French airstrike: Army

It is led by Adnan Abu Walid Sahrawi who was formerly a member of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group.

28 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

It was unclear if the violence was terror-related. (Representational Image)

ISIS claims knife attack near Paris that kills 2

The man was later shot and killed by police, a local government official said.

23 Aug 2018 3:14 PM

Legitimate mining operations link thousands of processors together to increase the computing power available to earn cryptocurrencies.

Hackers target smartphones to mine cryptocurrencies

Mining is basically the process of helping verify and process transactions in a given virtual currency.

22 Aug 2018 2:52 PM

Observers in the Greek city of Corinth enjoyed prime views of the 'blood moon' over the temple of Apollo. (Photo: AFP)

'Blood moon' dazzles skygazers in century's longest eclipse

Widespread monsoon rainstorms and thick clouds hid the moon across much of India, which should have had a prime view.

28 Jul 2018 10:28 AM

It is the second time Faid has pulled off a spectacular jailbreak -- in 2013, he blasted his way out of a prison in northern France using dynamite. (Photo: @hallygan/Twitter)

French convict pulls off spectacular jailbreak via helicopter

The escape came after appeals court sentenced him to 25 yrs for masterminding May 2010 botched armed robbery which killed policewoman.

01 Jul 2018 7:33 PM

The EU on Friday imposed a range of tariffs on goods worth 2.8 billion euros (USD 3.3 billion) in a tit-for-tat response to Trump's decision to apply stiff tariffs on European steel and aluminium exports. (Photo: AFP)

Europe will strike back if Trump imposes new tariffs on EU goods: France

EU tariffs applied to items from blue jeans to bourbon designed to hit industries active in Trump's Republican Party dominated states

26 Jun 2018 11:44 AM

A spokesman said that the problem had been identified and current had been restored, but now everything needed to be checked. (Representative image | Asian age)

Electrical fault shuts Channel tunnel between France and Britain

No trains were stuck in the tunnel, officials said.

24 Jun 2018 6:23 PM

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