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Hollande heads to Switzerland to mend ties after tax squabbles
French President Francois Hollande will arrive in Switzerland for a state visit aimed at mending ties with Bern.
15 April 2015
French MPs mull new spy laws in wake of attacks
More than three months after Islamist attacks in Paris that killed 17, French MPs will debate controversial new laws allowing spies to hoover up data from suspected jihadists.
13 April 2015
EU foreign ministers pay tribute to Germanwings crash victims
The foreign ministers of France, Spain and Germany paid tribute to the victims of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps at Barcelona airport.
13 April 2015
France's Le Pen pulls out of election after feud with daughter
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's National Front, said he was pulling out of regional elections after a fierce public spat with his daughter.
13 April 2015
India's Modi to talk jets, nuclear energy in France
Once persona non grata in Europe, India's prime minister will be welcomed with open arms in Paris as he kicks off his maiden visit to the continent to woo investors.
10 April 2015
Beibit Nazarov defeats Bruno Amorim at Kunlun Fight 2 Cage Series
Kazakhstani fighter Beibit Nazarov has defeated the Brazilian fighter Bruno “Robinho” Amorim at the International Tournament in Mixed Martial Arts Kunlun Fight 2 Cage Series in Almaty
09 April 2015
Kazakhstan welcomes agreement between Iran and P5+1
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has released a statement regarding the agreement on Iran’s nuclear activities between Iran and P5+1 achieved in the course of the negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland.
07 April 2015
6th French Cinema Today film festival opens in Almaty
The 6th French Cinema Today festival opens in Almaty on April 23.
07 April 2015
Sales of books on Islam rocket after France attacks
Books on Islam are selling out in France after deadly extremist attacks in the capital raised uncomfortable questions about Europe's fastest-growing religion.
04 April 2015
Grief shrouds German town as air crash victims mourned
The small German town of Haltern am See held an emotional memorial service for the 16 pupils and two teachers from a local school.
02 April 2015
Lufthansa says Germanwings co-pilot admitted 'severe depression'
The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane had informed his employer that he had undergone a "previous episode of severe depression".
01 April 2015
Denis Ten among most beautiful figure skaters
The Sochi bronze medalist Denis Ten has been put on the list of the most beautiful figure skaters of Japanese Naver Matome.
30 March 2015
Alps crash captain shouted 'open the damn door'
The captain of a passenger jet that investigators believe was deliberately crashed into the French Alps shouted at the co-pilot to "open the damn door".
30 March 2015
Germany to hold national memorial for crash victims on April 17
Germany will hold a national memorial ceremony and service for victims of a Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, on April 17.
28 March 2015
Oscar-winning Cotillard to take Joan of Arc to New York
French actress Marion Cotillard will play Joan of Arc with the New York Philharmonic in a production of Arthur Honegger's oratorio.
27 March 2015
Pilot of crash plane was locked out of cockpit: report
A pilot of the plane that crashed in the French Alps left the cockpit before the fateful descent and was left trying to smash the door down but still failed to get back in.
26 March 2015
Kazakh family of three dies in French Alps plane crash
A family of three from Kazakhstan was among the victims of the plane crash in the French Alps.
26 March 2015
Kazakhstan says at least three citizens killed in Germanwings crash
The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan said at least three of its citizens died in the Germanwings airliner crash in the French Alps.
25 March 2015
German town mourns 16 teens killed in France air crash
A German town mourned 16 teenagers who were among the 150 people killed in a plane crash in the French Alps as they returned from a school exchange in Spain.
25 March 2015
Opera singers among French Alps air crash victims: theatre
Two star opera singers, one of them accompanied by her baby, were among 150 people killed in the German airliner that crashed in the French Alps.
25 March 2015