French government survives no-confidence vote
In a further sign of rising opposition, a group of rebel deputies refused to vote the reform and had sought to submit its own no-confidence motion to oust the government.
May 13, 2016, 03:44 AM IST
French government faces no-confidence vote over labour reform
' France's already unpopular Socialist government faces a no-confidence vote today after it bypassed parliament and forced through a labour reform bill that has led to two months of demonstrations.
May 12, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
France PM visits Algeria amid French media boycott
France`s Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Saturday he had "deep regrets" over Algeria`s refusal to issue visas to two French journalists in a row over the so-called Panama Papers revelations.
Apr 10, 2016, 01:02 AM IST
`Urgent` need to bolster EU external border controls: French PM
Two of the suicide bombers involved in the Paris attack -- which left 130 dead -- were found with fake Syrian passports.
Mar 23, 2016, 14:36 PM IST
French PM opposes Karim Benzema return to national team
A final decision will be taken by FFF president Noel Le Graet.
French PM urges cardinal to `take responsibility` in abuse scandal
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday urged a cardinal accused of covering up the sexual abuse of Scouts by a priest, to "take responsibility" in a case which has shocked France.
Mar 15, 2016, 15:20 PM IST
France braces for day of protest as labour reform anger grows
France faced a wave of protests Wednesday against deeply unpopular labour reforms that have divided an already-fractured Socialist government and raised hackles in a country accustomed to iron-clad job security.
Mar 09, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
French PM rejects permanent quota system for refugees
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rejected on Saturday the idea of a permanent quota system for distributing refugees across Europe, putting Paris at odds with Germany ahead of a summit to discuss the EU crisis over migration.
Feb 14, 2016, 04:11 AM IST
Large-scale terror attacks in Europe `a certainty`: French PM
More major attacks in Europe are a "certainty", French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told an audience at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Feb 13, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
French PM says state of emergency to be prolonged
Valls, speaking in Davos, Switzerland, added it should remain in place "until we can get rid of Daesh.
Jan 22, 2016, 18:48 PM IST
French PM fears deal to keep Britain in EU unlikely in February
French PM Manuel Valls warned Thursday that a deal on reforms to help keep Britain in the European Union is unlikely to be struck at a pivotal summit of the bloc`s leaders in February.
Jan 21, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
French PM says danger of far-right remains despite poll defeat
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday that the danger of the far-right remained despite the National Front (FN) failing to win a single contest in regional elections.
Dec 14, 2015, 01:42 AM IST
Karim Benzema pleads `misunderstanding` in sextape blackmail case
Benzema says he never demanded money or blackmailed anyone.
Dec 02, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
French lawmakers vote to extend air strikes in Syria
President Francois Hollande met his US counterpart Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic push to forge a global coalition against IS.
Nov 26, 2015, 02:29 AM IST
Chemical attacks 'becoming routine' in Syria: US envoy
The fact-finding mission, which took and tested samples and interviewed witnesses, also said that chlorine likely was used as a weapon between March and May in Idlib, leaving six people dead.
Nov 24, 2015, 02:04 AM IST
Paris attacks death toll rises to 130: French PM
The gunmen "killed mercilessly, destroying 130 lives.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:47 PM IST
Shocking! Islamic State seeking to produce chemical weapons, say US Intel officials
A move that may pose biggest threat to the entire world, Islamic State group has branch seeking to produce chemical weapons.
Nov 19, 2015, 21:16 PM IST
France faces risk of chemical, biological attack, warns PM Valls
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday issued a stark warning saying his country could face the risk of chemical or bacterial warfare as a result of its fight against the Islamic State.
Nov 19, 2015, 14:59 PM IST
'Arsenal of weapons' seized as France carries out 150 raids targeting Islamists
French police have carried out "more than 150" raids on suspected Islamists since the attacks on Paris, PM Manuel Valls said on Monday.
Nov 16, 2015, 14:52 PM IST
New attacks being planned in France, elsewhere in Europe: French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday said that authorities believe new terror attacks are being planned in France and in other European countries following the carnage in Paris.
Nov 16, 2015, 14:07 PM IST
