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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

She said the visits of Prime Minister Modi to France in April 2015 and June 2017 and Macron to India have infused new momentum and dynamism to bilateral strategic partnership, brought about increased political convergence and built deep mutual trust. (Photo: @MEAIndia/Twitter)

India, France to shape strong development partnership, says Sushma Swaraj

Swaraj arrived in France on 2nd leg of 4-nation tour, held discussion with French Prez over understandings reached during his India visit

19 Jun 2018 1:10 PM

Gendarmes stand next to a Police BRI intervention brigade vehicle on June 12, 2018 in central Paris near the site where an armed man had taken hostages. (Photo: AFP)

Paris hostages freed after four-hour standoff, suspect arrested

The hostage situation began around 4pm on Tuesday in the ground-floor office of a crowded Parisian neighbourhood.

13 Jun 2018 2:25 PM

French Open: Serena Williams pulls out of 4th round clash vs Maria Sharapova

Williams' voice quivered as she said she can't serve because of a problem with her tight pectoral muscle.

04 Jun 2018 7:23 PM

In January, Qatar announced that talks with Moscow on supplying the sophisticated S-400 system were at an "advanced stage". (Photo: AFP)

Saudi threatens to strike Qatar if it bought Russian long-range missiles

Qatar and Russia signed an agreement on military and technical cooperation in 2017.

03 Jun 2018 8:43 AM

On Thursday, however, Trump announced that those exemptions were not being extended, and his decision immediately drew furious responses from Canadian President Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AP)

World on brink of trade as US slaps steel, aluminium tariffs on allies

Washington angered its major allies by slapping duties of 25 per cent and 10 per cent on imports of aluminium and steel.

02 Jun 2018 12:00 PM

'I did it because it was a child,' the paper quoted Gassama saying. 'I climbed... Thank God I saved him.' (Photo: Screengrab | YouTube video)

Real-life 'spiderman' scales building to save child dangling from balcony

Mamoudou Gassama, a migrant from Mali, is being praised after he scaled a building to rescue a 4-yr-old dangling from a balcony.

28 May 2018 12:36 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron strongly opposes Donald Trump’s pullout from the 2015 global deal curbing Iran’s nuclear activities. (Photo: AFP)

Macron calls up Trump, expresses worry over his Iran nuclear deal move

Macron called up Trump to say he’s very worried about tensions in Middle East after Trump's decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear accord.

13 May 2018 12:19 PM

The attack took place near the city's main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theatres which were brimming on a weekend night. (Photo: AFP)

Paris stabbing attack: 1 dead, 4 injured; ISIS claims responsibility

French President Emmanuel Macron said: 'France once again pays the price of blood.'

13 May 2018 8:14 AM

Shameful: France angry over Trump's remarks on Paris attacks

Trump spoke about gun laws in France and Britain during a free-wheeling speech in front of gun owners in Texas on Friday.

06 May 2018 10:38 AM

Macron flew to India in March, where he committed to strengthening a defence partnership that has already seen New Delhi buy French warplanes in 2016. (Photo: File)

Macron wants strategic Paris-Delhi-Canberra axis amid Pacific tension

'We’re not naive: if we want to be seen and respected by China as an equal partner, we must organise ourselves,' Macron said.

03 May 2018 12:16 PM

The woman, who has been married to a Frenchman since 2010, appealed the April 2017 decision, calling it an 'abuse of power'. (Photo: Representational Image)

Algerian Muslim woman denied French citizenship over handshake

The government said her behaviour showed she was 'not assimilated into the French community'.

20 Apr 2018 10:54 AM

“I feel very well in myself,” the 43-year-old transplant recipient told reporters last week as he continues his recovery from the surgery which was carried out on January 15 and 16. (Photo: AFP)

Getting used to my new identity: Jerome Hamon, ‘the man with three faces’

Hamon suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic mutation which causes severely disfiguring tumours and related complications.

17 Apr 2018 2:45 PM

The 34-year-old man's symptoms began with dry heaves immediately after participation in a hot pepper contest where he ate one Carolina Reaper. (Photo: Wikimedia)

Red hot chilli pepper: Man develops brain disorder after eating Carolina Reaper

The Carolina Reaper is a cross between Sweet Habanero and Naga Viper chillies and is known to be the hottest pepper on Earth.

10 Apr 2018 11:56 AM

The father-in-law of Pippa Middleton, whose sister Kate is married to Britain's Prince William, has been charged in France with the rape of a minor, a legal source said on Friday. (Photo: File)

Kate Middleton’s close relative David Mathews charged for raping niece

David Matthews was taken into custody for questioning last Tuesday by investigators with France's Brigade for the Protection of Minors.

31 Mar 2018 4:41 PM

France opened a judicial inquiry in 2013 into allegations that Nicolas Sarkozy’s successful 2007 election bid benefited from illicit funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo: File)

Ex-French Prez Sarkozy in custody over illicit campaign funding probe

Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, has always denied receiving any illicit campaign funding.

20 Mar 2018 4:21 PM

Narendra Modi had given Trudeau a cool reception, but he is expected to be much more welcoming for Macron after a warm meeting between the two in Paris 2017. (Photo: File)

Modi expected to be ‘much more welcoming’ to Macron than Trudeau

Macron will ‘spend a lot of time with Narendra Modi,’ a source in the French presidency said.

08 Mar 2018 1:07 PM

Any sexual act by an adult with a child younger than 15 can be prosecuted as a sexual offence under current French law. (Photo: AP)

France to set 15 as legal age of sexual consent after public outcry

The new age limit, part of a package of laws aimed at curbing sexual violence and sexism, is to be approved by the govt in the coming weeks.

06 Mar 2018 12:58 PM

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