Merkel, Hollande hold talks in Paris on Greek referendumGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived for a meeting with French President Francois Hollande to take stock of Greece's resounding rejection of its international creditor's bailout proposals in a referendum.
07 July 2015
France refuses Assange's 'request' for asylumThe French government, reacting to a letter from Julian Assange, said it would not give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, only for his lawyers to claim he had never sought it in the first place.
04 July 2015
French court cancels elder Le Pen's suspension from FNA French court cancelled the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the far-right National Front after he was booted out of the party he founded in a bitter spat with his daughter.
Disney bans selfie sticks over safety fearsDisney became the latest major tourism operator to ban selfie sticks as part of a growing backlash against the extendable devices.
Hollande condemns violent French protests against UberFrench President Francois Hollande on Friday condemned violent protests against ride-booking app Uber after taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked highways.
26 June 2015
Rick Owens fashion show turns political with anti-Merkel signA model at a Rick Owens fashion show in Paris brandished a banner saying "Please Kill Angela Merkel - Not", prompting the designer to note he had nothing to do with the "act of protest."
26 June 2015
Air Astana leases 7 Airbus neosAir Astana, the anchor airlines in Kazakhstan, has arranged for operational leasing of 7 Airbus planes from A320 neo family.
25 June 2015
IMF boss Lagarde says ready to 'consider' 2nd termChristine Lagarde has said she is ready to consider a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund in an interview with a French magazine to be published.
25 June 2015
US wiretapped France's presidents: media citing WikiLeaksThe United States wiretapped France's former presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as current leader Francois Hollande, French media reported, citing WikiLeaks files.
24 June 2015
'Still a lot do on Greece': French PMFrench Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that there is "still a lot of work to do" if Greece and its creditors are to reach an agreement to avert a possible default.
Europe to mark Waterloo bicentenary with call for unityEuropean royals and officials will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a call for reconciliation at the site where Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial ambitions ended in carnage.
France's Hollande boosts ties with former foe AlgeriaFrench President Francois Hollande arrived in Algeria for a visit aimed at tackling the "common battle" of the once bitter foes against jihadists from Mali to Libya.