A teenager and his three friends were arrested for allegedly firing an air rifle at mothers collecting children at a nursery school in the French city of Lyon. Three people were lightly injured in the incident.
French singer Alain Bashung was put to rest on Friday at Paris' Père Lachaise cemetery as hundreds gathered to bid the pop icon goodbye. The star died aged 61 after losing a battle against cancer last Saturday.
Five people were injured in the French city of Lyon on Friday after a man fired a small air gun at passers-by near a school. None of the children were hurt.
French carmaker Renault has announced it will bring home part of its production from Slovenia after receiving state aid to protect French jobs. Amid anger in Slovenia over the move, the European Commission says it will seek explanations from France.
The bosses of French bank Société Générale have accepted to forego hundreds of thousands of stock options after criticism from several members of the French government, as well as President Nicolas Sarkozy.
France's national railway company SNCF has announced it would be "very interested" in operating a high-speed rail system in the United States. The US government has recently allocated eight billion dollars to develop high-speed rail.
Pixar's new 3D animation movie "Up" has been chosen to open the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, on May 13. It will be the first time that this kind of film kicks off the famous French cinema awards.
French team coach Raymond Domenech awarded Andre-Pierre Gignac a first call-up for the World Cup qualification match against Lithuania. The Toulouse striker is the French league's top scorer.
Another day of general strikes in France: tens of thousands of French took to street in an attempt to pressure the government to do more to combat the economic downturn. Is France out of control?
