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Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with President of France Francois Hollande as part of his official visit to France on November 6.

• 10 ноября 2015, 14:05

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he was opposed to a full merger of Renault and Nissan, but wanted to "preserve the alliance", following a week of mounting tensions over the role of the state in the carmaker.

• 09 ноября 2015, 12:51

Condemning racism and police heavy-handedness, thousands of people attended a "march of dignity" rally in Paris to mark a decade since the deaths of two youths sparked nationwide riots.

• 07 ноября 2015, 15:17

France celebrates the 80th birthday of its greatest screen seducer Alain Delon this weekend with all the circumstance usually accorded to an ageing monarch.

• 06 ноября 2015, 14:31

France advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh following the crash of a Russian passenger jet that took off from the Egyptian resort at the weekend.

• 06 ноября 2015, 10:57

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Paris for an official visit.

• 05 ноября 2015, 17:07

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has informally apologized to France for accusing a rival of only showing up for "a French work week."

• 04 ноября 2015, 16:47

French footballer Karim Benzema was arrested in connection with blackmail over a sextape featuring fellow player Mathieu Valbuena, a source close to the probe told AFP.

• 04 ноября 2015, 16:42

French President Francois Hollande said Monday that Chinese support was "essential" to reaching an effective deal at the forthcoming climate change conference in Paris, as he began a visit to the Asian giant.

• 02 ноября 2015, 15:37

At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a coach collided with a lorry and caught fire in southwest France, in the country's worst road accident for three decades.

• 23 октября 2015, 17:43

French President Francois Hollande said the social turbulence currently gripping Air France, which was rocked by violent protests over job cuts, was not a reflection of the state of the country.

• 19 октября 2015, 15:28

A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of offered tunes.

• 17 октября 2015, 17:42

French President Francois Hollande, on a visit to Iceland, said he was "very pessimistic" about the effects of climate change as negotiators prepare for preparatory talks in Bonn on a climate rescue pact.

• 17 октября 2015, 17:13

Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten is training for the upcoming season in the USA.

• 17 октября 2015, 16:46

Russia's military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said Friday after an EU summit called for a political transition to a new leader.

• 16 октября 2015, 16:48

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is "reasonably optimistic" about a world climate conference due to open in Paris at the end of next month.

• 15 октября 2015, 16:06

France announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

• 13 октября 2015, 17:56

European Union nations have agreed to suspend sanctions against Belarus after elections won by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko passed off without incident.

• 13 октября 2015, 13:14

The French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars.

• 13 октября 2015, 11:13

French President Francois Hollande said scenes of Air France executives fleeing an angry mob after having their shirts ripped off by striking workers were "unacceptable" and put the country's image at risk.

• 07 октября 2015, 14:38