Emmanuel Macron sworn in as French President
Independent-centrist and former investment banker Emmanuel Macron was sworn in on Sunday as the 25th French President and the youngest in the nation's history.
May 14, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
Eleven candidates confirmed in French presidential race
Eleven candidates have been approved to run for French president, the country's Constitutional Council announced today, a month before the vote.
Mar 18, 2017, 18:19 PM IST
French ex-FM Fabius says will quit as head of UN climate forum
Former French foreign minister Laurent Fabius will step down as head of COP21, the UN`s climate forum, after being appointed head of France`s constitutional court, according to a resignation letter seen by AFP.
Feb 16, 2016, 03:29 AM IST
Paris summit: Historic climate deal sealed; aims well below 2 degree Celsius limit
A landmark climate change deal was tonignt clinched with the approval of India, China and the US, after days of tough negotiations here with the legally-binding pact seeking to limit global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and committing USD 100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing nations.
Dec 13, 2015, 00:48 AM IST
Paris Climate Summit: Draft pact aims at 'well below' 2 degree Celsius limit
The climate change conference today came out with an ambitious final draft of a deal that proposes limiting global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and committing USD 100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries in coping with the problem.
Dec 12, 2015, 19:53 PM IST
Paris climate conference extended by a day
The final version of a deal to combat global warming should be presented on Saturday by the French foreign minister, an official said on Friday.
Dec 11, 2015, 16:43 PM IST
Sleep-starved envoys zero in on historic climate talks
Sleep-starved envoys tasked with saving mankind from catastrophic climate change zeroed in Friday on a historic Paris accord, battling through a second all-night session of UN talks in search of a solution.
Dec 11, 2015, 06:28 AM IST
Paris climate summit: Huge stakes, deep divides
Still reeling from the worst terrorist attacks in French history, Paris will host nearly 140 world leaders gathering next week to spearhead a climate pact tasked with keeping Earth liveable for humanity.
Nov 23, 2015, 23:19 PM IST
France, Brazil to cooperate over Rio 2016 games security
The Rio 2016 Games, to be held from August 5 to 21, will be the first Olympics in South America.
Nov 23, 2015, 10:16 AM IST
Brazil can help get a climate deal: France
Other large developing countries in many cases so far have only pledged to keep GHG emissions from increasing.
Nov 23, 2015, 05:24 AM IST
Modi meets French minister, hopes for success of climate summit
As many as 129 people were killed and 350 others injured in the terror attacks in Paris on November 13.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:22 PM IST
French foreign minister Laurent Fabius to visit India on November 20
France's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius will visit India on November 20 and 21.
Nov 20, 2015, 00:32 AM IST
'Catastrophe' warnings as climate talks enter final stretch
Large swathes of New York and Shanghai could disappear under the waves and millions driven into poverty, fresh climate reports warned as ministers scrambled today for common ground weeks ahead of a crunch environmental summit.
Nov 09, 2015, 22:22 PM IST
US arrest warrant for French minister's son over bad checks
The son of the French foreign minister is the subject of an arrest warrant for writing bad checks at a Las Vegas casino the night before his father assumed his position.
Oct 30, 2015, 06:25 AM IST
France's Fabius urges stragglers to publish emissions data
The United Nations set the goal which scientists say will spare the planet the worst consequences of warming.
Oct 05, 2015, 02:47 AM IST
France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime
French authorities have launched a probe into Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s regime for alleged war crimes, sources said Tuesday, as world powers sparred at the UN over the embattled leader`s fate.
Sep 30, 2015, 08:58 AM IST
France pushes for speedy emissions-curbing pledges
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius today urged nations that have yet to submit carbon-curbing targets to do so without delay, ahead of UN talks for a climate rescue pact to be inked in Paris in December.
Sep 18, 2015, 21:46 PM IST
India a bright spot in global economy, says France
India has been identified as a bright spot in the global economy, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday at a meeting here attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apr 10, 2015, 23:27 PM IST
PM invites French companies to join 'Make in India' programme
He extended the invitation when French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius called on him here.
Feb 05, 2015, 22:19 PM IST
France warns BNP fine may hurt EU-US trade deal
A USD10 billion fine that the US is reportedly preparing for BNP Paribas bank for violating sanctions could hurt negotiations on a mega transatlantic trade deal, France warned again on Friday.
Jun 07, 2014, 00:44 AM IST
