PM Narendra Modi, ex-French president discuss global issues of mutual interest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the duo discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Mar 18, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
Chief spokesman for French candidate Fillon steps down
The chief spokesman of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon said on Friday he was stepping down.
Mar 03, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
French voters still want scandal-hit Fillon to step down from presidential race: poll
Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francoi Fillon to step down.
Feb 10, 2017, 13:05 PM IST
Spain breaks up child pornography ring, 7 arrested
Spanish police announced Tuesday they have broken up a child pornography ring, arresting seven people suspected of exploiting at least 80 minors over a 15-year period.
Aug 09, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
French PM `open` to interim ban on foreign funding of mosques
France`s prime minister said on Friday he was "open" to a temporary ban on foreign financing for mosque building, after a spate of attacks in the country claimed by jihadists.
Jul 29, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Church attacker threatened France in new video
A jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.
Jul 29, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
France names second church attacker
French prosecutors on Thursday identified the second jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest, as calls mounted for the prime minister and interior minister to resign after the latest terror attack.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Three French soldiers killed in Libya: French defence ministry
Three French soldiers have been killed in Libya, the French defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 16:09 PM IST
France says question marks over Turkey's role in fight with Islamic State
France's foreign minister said that questions needed to be asked on whether Turkey was a viable partner in the fight against Islamic State in Syria.
Jul 17, 2016, 19:24 PM IST
Failed Turkey coup 'not blank cheque' for Erdogan, France warns
France's foreign minister warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday against using his country`s failed coup as a "blank cheque" to silence his opponents.
Jul 17, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
Nice truck attacker likely `radicalised very quickly`: French Interior Minister
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Saturday that the man responsible for the attack in Nice in which 84 people died seemed to have been "radicalised very quickly".
Jul 16, 2016, 18:02 PM IST
French woman kills minor adopted daughter, slits own throat in Goa — Know what happened
In an incident, a French woman allegedly committed suicide by slitting her throat and that of a minor adopted daughter.
Jul 16, 2016, 17:20 PM IST
Killing of French police, partner a terrorist act: President Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday the killing of a policeman and his partner by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group was "unquestionably a terrorist act".
Jun 14, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
Dutch police arrest French national suspected of planning attack
The Netherlands was already on heightened alert after Tuesday's airport and metro attacks in Brussels, with security stepped up at airports and train stations and border controls tightened.
Mar 28, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
‘Paris bound’ Ranveer Singh gears up for ‘Befikre’
Ranveer Singh the ever-energetic actor has flown to Paris for ‘Befikre’, a film which will be directed by Yash Raj scion Aditya Chopra.
Feb 23, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
French-speaking jihadist executes 'apostates' in new Islamic State video
The Islamic State group has released a video purporting to show a French-speaking jihadist threatening attacks against the West and executing so-called apostates and spies in Iraq.
Jan 31, 2016, 06:38 AM IST
Thousands rally in Paris over extending state of emergency
Thousands of people marched through Paris today to decry the proposed extension of a state of emergency imposed after the November Paris attacks.
Jan 31, 2016, 00:42 AM IST
France's Sarkozy writes mea culpa with 2017 elections in view
With little more than a year to go before presidential elections, French opposition leader Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted to some "regrets" over his time in power in a new book to be published Monday.
Jan 22, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
How polyglot Petr Cech helps in Arsenal's defensive success?
The Czech goal-keeper simultaneously communicates with the Arsenal defence in English, French and Spanish.
Jan 01, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Frenchman who beheaded boss, found dead
A Frenchman who decapitated his boss in the name of Islamic State has been found dead in prison.
Dec 23, 2015, 15:24 PM IST
