Новости по теме France

Putin calls killed Total CEO 'true friend' of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Total CEO Christophe de Margerie, who died in a plane accident at a Moscow airport, as a "true friend of our country."

21 October 2014

'Glass ship' Vuitton museum kicks off art-rich week in Paris Emerging from the woods at the edge of Paris like a glass ship, the hyper-modern Louis Vuitton art museum was inaugurated on Monday.

21 October 2014

CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport.

21 October 2014

France calls on Germany for 50 bn euros in investments Cash-strapped France called on Europe's economic powerhouse Germany to invest 50 billion euros more by 2018.

20 October 2014

Future of food served up in Paris Countries are vying to conquer global plates, and palates, with their homegrown specialities at the International Food Fair.

20 October 2014

Stock market plunge an 'over-reaction': IMF's Lagarde International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said the plunge in global stock exchanges this week was due to a market "over-reaction".

18 October 2014

Russian nationalist arrested over Ablyazov embezzlement case; Ablyazov hearings commence in France Russian police arrests Alexander Potkin, a well-known nationalist, in connection with the BTA Bank embezzlement case worth $5 billion. French court restarts Ablyazov extradition hearings.

17 October 2014

Astana Opera singers to perform in Opera Bastille in November The Astana Opera artists will perform at the Opera Bastille in Paris on November 2.

16 October 2014

Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.

16 October 2014

Twenty minutes with French icon, Catherine Deneuve After a glittering half-century career as a French cinema icon, Catherine Deneuve is well used to strangers' attention.

16 October 2014

Doyenne of French cinema Deneuve 'touched' by Bollywood award French cinema queen Catherine Deneuve said she was "pleased and touched" to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Mumbai Film Festival.

15 October 2014

France says Palestine recognition must be 'helpful to peace' French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that any recognition of Palestine as a state must be "helpful to peace".

15 October 2014

When dreams come true: Kazakshtani boy in French Foreign Legion Oleg Serov set off for France for the first time in his 18 to get enrolled into the French Foreign Legion.

14 October 2014

France's Jean Tirole, a leading economist 'of our time' French economist Jean Tirole is a master of game theory and industrial organisation, who added a Nobel prize to a gleaming heap of honours for his work.

14 October 2014

France PM says Nobel win 'thumbs nose at French bashing' French Prime Minister hailed the country's second win of Nobel season as a slap in the face for those who take pleasure in criticising the embattled nation.

14 October 2014

Rare French-made animation film showcases home talent A rare feature-length animation film produced entirely in France, "Yellowbird" premiered at the London Film Festival.

13 October 2014

Ex-prostitute ends long march for French bill to penalise clients A former prostitute walked 500 miles across France to demand that the government make good on its promise to penalise clients ended her protest march in Paris.

13 October 2014

Standard and Poor's lowers France outlook to 'negative' Ratings agency Standard and Poor's kept its 'AA' rating for France but lowered its outlook from "stable" to "negative" on fears over the country's budget situation.

11 October 2014

French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.

10 October 2014

Patrick Modiano of France wins Nobel Literature Prize Patrick Modiano, a historical novelist haunted by France's painful experience of Nazi occupation and his own childhood wounds, won the Nobel Literature Prize.

09 October 2014

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