Firemen in Marseille on Friday brought under control a fire that had broken out at the city's iconic ‘Cité Radieuse’ housing complex. The full extent of the damage is still not yet known.
From Algeria to South Africa, African football fans are gearing up for three weeks of intense competition as the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament gets underway on Saturday. FRANCE 24 sports presenter Dan Levy previews the upcoming action.
Following talks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Friday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the two leaders plan to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Rome on January 20, to discuss ways to resolve the eurozone crisis.
Congo was in limbo Wednesday after the government reported a 48-hour delay in announcing election results from last week's disputed presidential ballot. The government stated that returns had not been received from all polling stations.
The NATO air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers lasted over an hour and continued even after Pakistani commanders had asked coalition forces to stop, Pakistan army spokesperson Athar Abbas told FRANCE 24 in an interview Monday.
A man claiming to be an unemployed computer technician entered a Parisian job center Monday and took the director and deputy director of the job center hostage, according to police sources.
Lyon’s second-in-command police chief (pictured) and three other senior officers have been arrested over claims by internal investigators that they were complicit in drug trafficking and corruption, rocking the French police force to its core.
Palestinians were cautious in their response to proposals for renewed peace talks with Israel Thursday, nearly a week after international mediators known as the Quartet called for the two sides to meet within a month.
The National Transitional Council will run Libya for a period of up to eight months before calling general elections, rebel leader Mustafa Abdel-Jalil told FRANCE 24. During that time, a new constitution will be drafted.
An autopsy on singer Amy Winehouse Monday failed to determine an exact cause of death. London police said they are awaiting further toxicology reports that should take between two and four weeks. Her funeral will be held Tuesday in London.
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