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Mislaid mobile lands Christmas thief behind bars
26/12/2012 - FRANCE

Mislaid mobile lands Christmas thief behind bars

A hapless Christmas-present thief in France's central Loire region spent the festive season behind bars after leaving his mobile phone at the scene of the crime and going to the police to report it lost.
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Putin says Russian passport for Depardieu 'a done deal'
21/12/2012 - FRANCE

Putin says Russian passport for Depardieu 'a done deal'

Soon-to-be tax exile Gérard Depardieu can have a Russian passport if he wants it, the country’s President Vladimir Putin said after the French film star announced he would return his French one.
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Tax exile Depardieu puts Paris mansion up for sale
13/12/2012 - FRANCE

Tax exile Depardieu puts Paris mansion up for sale

French actor Gérard Depardieu, under fire for becoming a tax exile, is selling his historic Paris mansion, real estate agents Daniel Féau confirmed on Thursday, amid reports of a 50 million euro price tag.
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French soldiers ‘ordered’ to kill Ivorian, court hears
06/12/2012 - FRANCE-IVORY COAST

French soldiers ‘ordered’ to kill Ivorian, court hears

Four former French soldiers say they were acting under orders when they killed a wounded prisoner in Ivory Coast in 2005. Firmin Mahe was suffocated with a plastic bag as he was being transferred in a military vehicle.
Israeli relations with France ‘excellent’ despite UN vote
01/12/2012 - UN - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Israeli relations with France ‘excellent’ despite UN vote

Israeli Ambassador to Paris Yossi Gal told FRANCE 24 on Friday that France’s support for Palestine to be recognised as a non-member state at the UN would not undermine the “excellent” relations between the two countries.
Bickering French opposition missing from parliament
28/11/2012 - FRANCE

Bickering French opposition missing from parliament

The French centre-right opposition, paralysed by a bitter leadership dispute, has been largely absent from the country’s parliamentary debating chambers, allowing the ruling Socialists to push ahead with contentious legislation almost unchallenged.
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UK's Cameron talks tough on EU budget and rebate
22/11/2012 - EUROPEAN UNION

UK's Cameron talks tough on EU budget and rebate

British Prime Minister David Cameron will push for cuts in EU spending while fighting to keep the UK’s annual rebate as member states meet in Brussels on Thursday to set the 2014-2020 budget.
Hollande pleads for patience as French economy stalls
14/11/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande pleads for patience as French economy stalls

With French President François Hollande lagging in the polls and with the majority of the French worried about the economy, reducing debt and unemployment were the central issues at his first big face-to-face with the country's press.
Toulouse Jews say Muslim relations 'non-existent'
02/11/2012 - FRANCE

Toulouse Jews say Muslim relations 'non-existent'

Relations between Jews and Muslims remain tense in Toulouse, six months after an al Qaeda-inspired gunman shot and killed three soldiers, a rabbi and three Jewish children, say the city's Jewish leaders.
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French children to learn gay issues at primary school
31/10/2012 - FRANCE

French children to learn gay issues at primary school

As part of a broad raft of measures to help fight homophobia in France, the government has announced plans to include educating primary school children about homosexual relationships and same-sex parenting.
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