Новости по теме France

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

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

Hundreds in US pay tribute to French train heroes Hundreds of people waving American flags lined the streets of Sacramento to pay tribute to three local heroes who helped thwart a train attack in France.

12 September 2015

Hollande, Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko to hold October summit on Ukraine The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold an October summit on ending the conflict in Ukraine.

10 September 2015

'Tired but happy': refugees arrive in France from Germany A first group of around 50 refugees arrived in France from Germany as Paris tries to ease pressure on its neighbour, which has received the bulk of the migrants streaming into Europe.

10 September 2015

Ministers talk finance, seek to bolster climate pact Ministers and diplomats from 57 countries gathered in Paris to discuss the make-or-break issue of finance in a climate rescue deal to be sealed in the French capital in December.

07 September 2015

France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from MH370 French prosecutors confirmed Thursday that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

04 September 2015

US hero of French train attack joins 'Dancing with the Stars' National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, one of three Americans hailed as heroes, has joined the cast of "Dancing with the Stars."

03 September 2015

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