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Hollande tells Rouhani 'every support needed' in Mideast
French President told Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani during a meeting at UN headquarters that "every support" was required to find political solutions.
24 September 2014
Paris fashion takes to catwalks
Flamboyant designer Jean Paul Gaultier's last ready-to-wear show will provide an emotional highlight of nine days of fashion collections.
23 September 2014
Battle of opposition titans begins in France after Sarkozy return
"The match has begun," French political veteran Alain Juppe said after his rival and ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy announced his comeback.
22 September 2014
'France does not pay ransoms,' says Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said that "France does not pay ransoms" for hostages, nor does it exchange prisoners.
19 September 2014
Copycat designers poised to pounce on Paris fashion
When the ready-to-wear shows start in Paris, teams of designers for high street stores will be poised to spring into action.
18 September 2014
World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit: envoy
A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming.
18 September 2014
Embattled French government scrapes through confidence vote
France's crisis-hit government narrowly won a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence in its economic reform path.
17 September 2014
Jean Paul Gaultier to wind up ready-to-wear fashion
Jean Paul Gaultier is to bow out of ready-to-wear later this month, after nearly 40 years of over-the-top, sometimes provocative collections.
16 September 2014
Indian summer comes to the rescue for Bordeaux wines
After a gloomy summer, sunny skies are smiling on Bordeaux, France's premier wine-growing region, sparking sudden talk of high-end vintages.
16 September 2014
Hollande says 'no time to lose' in fighting IS
Francois Hollande said there was "no time to lose" in fighting jihadists in Iraq and called for a total backing for moderate rebels in Syria.
15 September 2014
Unseen Picasso letter -- with doodles -- on display in France
A previously unseen letter written by Pablo Picasso, complete with sketches, has gone on display in western France.
15 September 2014
Anti-Semitic attacks nearly double in France: Jewish group
Anti-Semitic attacks nearly doubled in France in the first seven months of the year, the country's main Jewish group said .
12 September 2014
Kerviel: 'ordinary' guy behind France's record rogue trade
Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who lost his bank nearly five billion euros, paints himself as a simple soul caught up in an orgy of greed.
08 September 2014
A 'vaudeville' defence of France's Hollande -- by another ex
One of the strongest voices in Francois Hollande's defence has come from another ex -- Ecology Minister Segolene Royal.
08 September 2014
Hollande hits all-time low in new opinion poll
Confidence in embattled French President Francois Hollande has plunged to a new all-time low of 13 percent.
05 September 2014
Telepathy' experiment sends 1st mental message
For the first time, scientists have been able to send a simple mental message from one person to another without any contact between the two.
05 September 2014
Paris suspends delivery of warship to Russia over Ukraine
France suspended the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia "until November" after fierce criticism.
04 September 2014
From hot water to cold: Hollande named for IceBucketChallenge
Prince Albert of Monaco decided that now was a good time to nominate French President Francois Hollande for the Ice Bucket Challenge.
04 September 2014
France's scorned former first lady to publish kiss-and-tell
France's scorned former first lady Valerie Trierweiler is set to lift the lid on her tumultuous relationship with the president.
03 September 2014
Connoisseurs? Seven out of 10 French 'know little about wine'
In France, the land of good food and world-famous wine, seven of out 10 people admit they are far from connoisseurs when it comes to the grape.
02 September 2014