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Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan.

06 February 2015

French court postpones Ablyazov's extradition trial The Court of Cassation of France has postponed the trial on the extradition of former BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov.

05 February 2015

French economy minister says received death threats over reforms 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.

03 February 2015

French piano virtuoso Aldo Ciccolini dies aged 89 Italian-born French piano virtuoso Aldo Ciccolini died overnight at his home in the Paris area after a long illness.

02 February 2015

Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping' The sexual proclivities of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn come under the spotlight again when he goes on trial in France for "pimping".

02 February 2015

Total chief says to slash exploration outlays by nearly third 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.

30 January 2015

Greece will stay in eurozone: French PM French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to reassure Chinese concerns about the eurozone, insisting that Greece will stay part of the single currency.

30 January 2015

Extradite or prosecute: Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan on Ablyazov's case Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.

29 January 2015

Hollande urges Turkey to 'break taboos' on Armenia WWI killings 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".

29 January 2015

Amal Clooney in court to condemn Armenia genocide-denier A long-running battle over one man's denial of the Armenian genocide returned to the European Court of Human Rights.

29 January 2015

Anti-Semitic acts in France doubled in 2014: Jewish group The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.

27 January 2015

Natalie Portman sits in on retro space-age Dior fashion show The stars were aligned at Dior's Haute Couture fashion show in Paris.

27 January 2015

Hollande congratulates Tspiras on Greek election victory France's President Francois Hollande congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his radical left party Syriza's victory in Greek elections Sunday.

26 January 2015

France's Hollande urges big business to help in anti-terror fight French President Francois Hollande urged business leaders gathered in Davos Friday to take action in the fight against extremism.

24 January 2015

Geometry and genitalia parade for Paris men's fashion week Men seeking inspiration from the Paris menswear shows in full swing are apt to find themselves looking at geometrical clothes with a sporty bent.

23 January 2015

Paris attacks 'wake up event' for artists: Redford at Sundance 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.

23 January 2015

UN meets to confront anti-Semitism after Paris attacks French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy led calls at the United Nations to confront a global rise in anti-Semitism.

23 January 2015

Nazarbayev discusses south-eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia with Obama 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.

22 January 2015

Paris attacks 'despite mass surveillance': Snowden French intelligence did not prevent the Paris attacks despite benefitting from "most intrusive" surveillance laws because suspects are "buried under data".

22 January 2015

Huge anti-Charlie Hebdo rally in Chechnya as global protests rumble on The furious backlash against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed rumbled on with a huge rally in Chechnya.

20 January 2015

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