Two dead as rural French bridge collapse sends vehicles plunging into river
A 15-year-old girl and a truck driver died Monday when a road bridge collapsed in rural southwest France, dumping several vehicles into a river and prompting nationwide questions about bridge safety. Bystanders were able to rescue the girl's mother after her car fell into the ...
Yellow vest protesters mark anniversary with violence in Paris
Demonstrators torched cars and pelted police with stones and bottles and police fired tear gas and water cannons in Paris on Saturday as rallies to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government yellow vest demonstrations erupted into violence. A total of 28,000 people demonstrated across ...
French probe into Jeffrey Epstein sex network stalled, female victims say
Women who say they were raped and sexually assaulted in France by an associate of Jeffrey Epstein are voicing frustration at the apparent glacial progress of a French police probe into their allegations, and are questioning the zeal of investigators who have made only ...
The world's oldest captive white rhino, South African-born Sana, has died at the age of 55, the French zoo that she called home for the last 26 years said Thursday. Born in 1964 in the Umfolozi National Park in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, the ...
The unsung 'My Way' author: French composer Jacques Revaux has one or two regrets
He wrote the music for "My Way," one of the world's most popular songs, but Jacques Revaux would like to mention a few of his regrets. For one, "I don't even have a photo with Frank Sinatra," the French songwriter said with a laugh. The legendary ...
Islamic State returnees cloud fourth anniversary of Paris attacks
France commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Islamic State attacks that struck the heart of Paris with a solemn reading Wednesday of the names of 131 dead, and the growing certainty that the group's recruits will return home in increasing numbers. Three squads made up ...
Paris protest disrupts Roman Polanski film debut amid rape accusations
Protesters disrupted the first screening in France of Roman Polanski's new film on Tuesday, following the publication of a new rape accusation against the French-Polish director. A group of about 40 activists blocked the screening of the French premiere of Polanski's film "J'accuse" at a ...
Catalan independence protesters block major Spain-France road link
Hundreds of Catalan pro-independence protesters blocked a border point on the AP-7 highway that connects Catalonia with France on Monday, stopping traffic in both directions the day after a parliamentary election in Spain. Since around 0800 GMT, the highway — an important truck route from ...
Magnitude 5.4 quake hits south France, but no damage to nuclear plant
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 in magnitude struck a remote part of southern France Monday, seriously injuring one person, authorities said, adding that they are investigating reports of light damage to about a dozen buildings. France's earthquake detection agency said the quake struck at noon ...
Quebec denies residency for French woman because her French isn't good enough
A French woman seeking permanent residency in Quebec was turned down on the grounds that her French is not good enough. Emilie Dubois, 31, has lived in the mainly French-speaking province since 2012, completed her doctoral thesis at Laval University in Quebec City in French, ...
Macron scraps plans for €3 billion Franco-Chinese shopping mall near Paris amid environmental gripes
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to scrap a €3 billion ($3.32 billion) shopping and leisure complex project that French retail group Auchan and Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda planned to build just outside Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Thursday. The EuropaCity project, which was ...
Papa Massata Diack, the son of former world athletics supremo Lamine Diack, has been questioned in his native Senegal about accusations he and his father covered up Russian doping for payment, a source told AFP Wednesday. Papa Massata Diack, who handled valuable marketing rights for ...
