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EU to suspend Belarus sanctions: France European Union nations have agreed to suspend sanctions against Belarus after elections won by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko passed off without incident.
13 October 2015
Mukhtar Ablyazov ©pravgazeta.info France agrees to extradite Kazakh tycoon to Russia 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 October 2015
Hollande warns Air France violence 'could harm country's image' 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 October 2015
The bandana's back: Paris catwalk show brings back the 1970s On the Paris catwalk, a reappearance of bandanas -- those paisley kerchiefs that were hot back in the 1970s, remember? -- proved the lesson that old can become trendy again if you just wait long enough.
06 October 2015
Massive clean-up after 20 killed in French Riviera floods Volunteers and firefighters began the gruelling task of cleaning up French Riviera towns strewn with mud and debris, as the death toll from floods which tore through the region rose to 20.
06 October 2015
Australia to spend $1 bn on 'world leader' armoured vehicles Australia will spend Aus$1.3 billion (US$1 billion) on next-generation armoured land vehicles for its army, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said as he announced the latest update to modernise the nation's military.
05 October 2015
Sixteen dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera Violent storms and flooding along the chic French Riviera overnight have killed at least 16 people and left another five missing.
05 October 2015
Channel Tunnel traffic suspended after migrant intrusion: Eurotunnel Traffic through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France was suspended after around 100 migrants entered the French side of the tunnel complex, the company operating it said in a statement.
03 October 2015
Small is beautiful: models under 1.30 metres wow Paris Bucking the fashion show stereotype of tall, willowy models, Paris Fashion Week was treated to a parade of women of restricted growth sashaying along the runway to great public applause.
03 October 2015
Ukraine local elections will not take place in 2015: Hollande French President Francois Hollande said that local elections in Ukraine, planned for October, will be delayed until next year.
03 October 2015
France cautiously backs Putin call for Syria coalition France gave cautious backing at the United Nations to a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "broad coalition" to fight the Islamic State group in Syria.
29 September 2015
Sarkozy backs 'united Spain' amid Catalan independence bid Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appealed for a "united Spain" in Barcelona as campaigning wrapped up for a regional election in Catalonia framed as an indirect vote on independence.
26 September 2015
Germanwings, Lufthansa heads remember France crash victims The heads of the firm and parent company Lufthansa gathered near the crash scene to remember victims in France.
25 September 2015
French minister urges 'Europe-wide' probe after VW scandal France's finance minister called for a "Europe-wide" probe after revelations that hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen diesel cars had software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests.
22 September 2015
No European country 'can be exempt' from taking in refugees: Hollande No European country can get out of taking in refugees who have the right to asylum, French President Francois Hollande said Sunday.
21 September 2015
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 Moody's downgrades France rating citing slow growth Moody's cut France's sovereign debt rating one notch to Aa2, saying the country will struggle with slow growth and a high debt burden for the next five years.
19 September 2015
Hollande warns against 'dangers' facing Schengen French President Francois Hollande warned that a failure to resolve the refugee crisis would put the borderless Schengen zone "in danger".
18 September 2015
Obama lauds 'train heroes' at White House US President Barack Obama feted three Americans who helped thwart a train attack in France, welcoming them to the White House and hailing their courage.
18 September 2015
Hollande says air strikes against IS in Syria 'necessary' French President Francois Hollande, whose country is carrying out surveillance flights over Syria, said it would be "necessary" to carry out air strikes against Islamic State militants there.
15 September 2015
France urges EU members to 'scrupulously' respect Schengen rules France called for the "scrupulous respect by all European Union countries" of rules setting out the bloc's borderless Schengen zone.
14 September 2015

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