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France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine A French court approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine.

09 January 2014

Hollande backs ban on 'anti-Semitic' comedian President Francois Hollande has backed attempts to ban controversial French comedian Dieudonne as a furore intensified over his sketches that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.

08 January 2014

Nazi hunters call for protests against French comic A Nazi-hunting family has called for protests against controversial French comedian Dieudonne over his vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews, as a government minister said he must pay fines accrued for racist abuse.

05 January 2014

Scientists discover hormone that blocks marijuana buzz A naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defense in the brain against the high caused by marijuana and could be useful in preventing addiction, researchers said Thursday.

04 January 2014

One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island One person died and 15 were injured after a cyclone packing winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) an hour brushed by the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, officials said Friday.

03 January 2014

Children beheaded in C.Africa fighting: UNICEF At least two children have been beheaded in the fighting which has gripped the Central African Republic, the UN agency for children said Monday, adding "unprecedented" levels of violence were being committed against youngsters.

31 December 2013

Hollande tackles Middle Eastern crises on Saudi visit French President Francois Hollande and Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday held talks on escalating tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on Lebanon and Syria, during a visit also aimed at boosting commercial ties.

31 December 2013

Top French court approves 75% company tax on high salaries France's top court Sunday approved a proposal for companies to pay 75 percent tax on annual salaries exceeding one million euros in line with President Francois Hollande's drive to limit executive pay at a time of economic hardship.

30 December 2013

'I'm not anti-Semite,' French footballer Anelka says amid row French footballer Nicolas Anelka on Sunday strongly defended a controversial gesture he made during a weekend match, saying "I am neither anti-Semite nor racist", even as British football authorities mulled possible punishment.

30 December 2013

Britain to become Europe's biggest economy by 2030: report Britain will surpass France and Germany to become Europe's biggest economy by 2030, according to a study released on Thursday.

27 December 2013

Coloured tattoos escape ban in France Tattoo artists in France, who were up in arms about a government ban on certain dyes, say the health ministry has reassured them they will be able to keep using coloured ink, attributing the uproar to a misunderstanding of thousands of pages of regulations.

26 December 2013

High winds, rain lash Europe, leaving two dead, one missing at sea High winds and heavy rain battered parts of Europe on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and one man lost at sea off France, and disrupting travel two days from Christmas.

24 December 2013

Chinese billionaire feared dead in France helicopter crash Four people were feared dead Saturday including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son after the helicopter in which he was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into a river.

21 December 2013

French Revolution's 'monster' gets modern diagnosis Depending on what you read, Maximilien de Robespierre was a defender of the poor and downtrodden -- "the Incorruptible" who defended the values of the French Revolution to the end.

21 December 2013

Hollande hopes Poland to join French troops in CAR French President Francois Hollande said he expected Poland to announce Friday that it would provide military backing for France's troops in the Central African Republic.

20 December 2013

China to build two new Antarctic bases: state media Chinese workers are on their way to build the country's fourth Antarctic research base and a fifth is being planned, state-run media said Thursday as the country expands its imprint on the icy continent.

20 December 2013

EU finance ministers reach banking union deal EU finance ministers Wednesday reached a banking union accord which will hand Brussels unprecedented new powers to prevent failing banks from wrecking the economy, official sources said.

19 December 2013

Nearly 1,000 killed by ex-rebels in C. Africa capital: Amnesty The Central African Republic's mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.

19 December 2013

FIA welcomes Off Road Kazakhstan as new member The General Assembly of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) was held in Paris on December 2-6.

18 December 2013

Up to 500 dead in South Sudan clashes: UN Clashes between rival army factions in South Sudan have left up to 500 dead and 800 wounded, a top UN official told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

18 December 2013

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