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The award was announced by a jury chaired by veteran Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland. (Twitter)

Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' wins Cannes award

Sen's win is India's second in Cannes in two years

29 May 2022 5:45 AM

The injured were rushed to a local hospital. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

3 killed, 1 injured in Ollioules shooting: France

According to the report, two tourists were among those killed.

29 Jul 2019 12:15 PM

The couple's romance appears to have ended abruptly, with Anderson accusing Rami of cheating on her. (Photo:AFP)

French footballer Adil Rami's girlfriend breaks up, says 'he's a monster'

Anderson's two-year romance with the Marseille player 18 years her junior has been closely followed in France.

04 Jul 2019 6:04 PM

FIFA says the "fans should not have been asked to remove their T-shirts or to leave the stadium by local security." (Photo: AFP)

FIFA says wrong to stop Iran activists in World Cup stadiums

Stadium security officials intervened in Grenoble during Saturday's game between New Zealand and Canada

18 Jun 2019 4:34 PM

Some fans stopped looking for tickets after FIFA hinted that they were hard to come by. (Photo: AFP)

Despite FIFA ticket boast, most World Cup games not sold out

The group games involving the defending champion United States are listed by FIFA as sold out, starting Tuesday against Thailand in Reims.

12 Jun 2019 2:58 PM

Clothing brand Benetton condemned for using rescued migrants in adverts

Benetton published 2 photographs on Twitter featuring migrants, 1 credited to SOS Mediterannee, another to Italian news agency ANSA.

20 Jun 2018 3:54 PM

France has been on high alert following a string of jihadist attacks since early 2015, often by people who have become radicalised or claim to have acted in the name of the Islamic State group. (Photo: AFP)

Woman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' slashes 2 with blade in supermarket in France

The 24-yr-old assailant was overpowered by a customer, two supermarket employees and was taken into custody.

18 Jun 2018 12:54 PM

Dagorn is already serving a five-year prison term for theft, fraud and sequestration involving an octogenarian in the French Alps in 2012 who had agreed to let her live with him in exchange for sexual relations. (Representational image)

France: ‘Black widow of Riviera’ jailed for 22 yrs for poisoning 4 men; 2 dead

Attorney General Annie Brunet-Fuster described Dagorn as 'not psychotic but psychopathic'.

19 Jan 2018 11:15 AM

Le Pen also addressed anxiety among voters about her plans to pull France out of the European Union and replace the bloc with a club of independent nations. (Photo: AP)

France's Le Pen struggles with fear of far-right

Her task was underlined on Friday when her party removed Jean-Francois Jalkh after reported comments about a Holocaust denier.

28 Apr 2017 8:52 PM

Viral photos add fuel to French burkini debate

An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked Wednesday as images of a veiled woman surrounded by the police on a beach in Nice went viral.

25 Aug 2016 6:54 AM

After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation

Islamic State claimed the attack and hailed Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as one if its soldiers.

19 Jul 2016 1:03 PM

A man sits before a makeshift memorial placed on the road for victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack in Nice. (Photo: AFP)

Nice attacker radicalised quickly: French PM

The man who killed 84 Bastille Day revellers in the French city of Nice by driving a truck at a crowd had been radicalised recently and quickly, France’s Prime Minister told a newspaper as a further 1

18 Jul 2016 4:42 AM

An image of a doll lying next to the covered body of a young victim killed in the Nice attack

18 still critical after Nice truck attack

Touraine said that there was now only one person among the injured who had yet to be identified.

17 Jul 2016 6:45 PM

People lay flowers and light candles to honor the victims of an attack, on the Promenade des Anglais- AP

France calls on young patriots to join reserves after truck massacre

Nearly 84 people died, some 300 people were injured and many remain in a critical condition after the deadly assault.

17 Jul 2016 11:41 AM

AFP photographer describes heartbreak after attack

Forensics officers look for evidence near the truck after it drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in Nice. (Photo: AFP)

16 Jul 2016 7:00 AM

Police investigate the scene after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France. -AP

Bastille Day celebrations end in tears as truck kills 84; attacker identified

The attacker, identified by a police source as a 31-year-old Tunisian-born Frenchman, also opened fire before police shot him dead.

15 Jul 2016 3:01 PM

Terrified citizens can be seen crying uncontrollably, sitting besides the dead. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Bloodbath on Nice road: Grisly video of severed bodies shows tragic aftermath

Police officials and medics can be seen attending the wounded as others wade through the streets in search of a safe place to hide.

15 Jul 2016 11:32 AM

People cross the street with their hands on their heads as a French soldier secures the area. (Photo: Twitter)

Screams, tears, flying debris as terror drives through Nice crowd; 80 killed

Bodies lay covered in sheets on what is usually a bustling seven-kilometre strip curving along Nice's clear blue coast.

15 Jul 2016 11:16 AM

Euro 2016: Joachim Loew’s labour lost

World champions Germany flew home from Euro 2016 for a post mortem into how die Mannschaft missed the chance to add the European title after their 0-2 semifinal defeat to France.

11 Jul 2016 2:12 AM

France coach Didier Deschamps delighted with team’s spunk

France coach Didier Deschamps said the Euro 2016 hosts had beaten world champions Germany to reach the final by never giving up despite suffering relentless pressure.

08 Jul 2016 11:21 PM

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