France's economy minister said he had received death threats from "certain officials" furious over his plans to reform parts of the closed-shop economy.
The chief executive of Total said the French oil company would slash spending on exploration by 30 percent this year due to the drop in the price of oil.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to reassure Chinese concerns about the eurozone, insisting that Greece will stay part of the single currency.
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.
French President called on Turkey to take new steps towards the "truth" behind the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying "it is time to break the taboos".
The Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris were a "wake-up event" for freedom of expression, movie legend Robert Redford said as he launched the Sundance Film Festival.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the situation in Ukraine as well ask sanctions against Russia during a phone call initiated by the American President Barak Obama.
French intelligence did not prevent the Paris attacks despite benefitting from "most intrusive" surveillance laws because suspects are "buried under data".