Syrian asylum seeker held over French church attack: Source close to probe
A Syrian refugee staying at a French centre for asylum seekers has been taken in for questioning in connection with a deadly jihadist attack on a church, a source close to the probe said on Friday.
Jul 29, 2016, 15:01 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
Hollande says France to form a National Guard
French President Francois Hollande on Thursday confirmed that a National Guard would be formed from existing reserve forces to better protect citizens facing terror attacks.
Jul 28, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Second French church attacker was known to police: Report
Police have identified the second assailant who attacked a church in northern France this week as a 19-year-old known to security services as suspected of having Islamist militant links, sources said on Thursday.
Jul 28, 2016, 14:08 PM IST
Unlikely sporting star Chris Froome wins third Tour de France, seals place amongst greats
Froome, who was also champion in 2013 and last year, finished ahead of Frenchman Romain Bardet in second and Nairo Quintana of Colombia in third.
Jul 24, 2016, 23:40 PM IST
Doomed EgyptAir flight broke up midair after fire: Report
An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported Friday.
Jul 23, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
Britain's May heads to France for Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Paris on Thursday for Brexit talks with French President Francois Hollande after Germany agreed to give Britain more time to prepare its withdrawal from the EU.
Jul 21, 2016, 18:38 PM IST
100 jihadists still entering Syria from Turkey each week: French daily
French military intelligence estimates that about 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join Islamic State, French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 16:46 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
Some 38 of 84 killed in Nice truck attack were foreigners: Ministry
Some 38 of the 84 people killed on the seafront in Nice by a truck-driving man as they celebrated Bastille Day on July 14 were foreigners, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 09:46 AM IST
No signs truck attacker linked to extremist network: France
France's interior minister says investigators have no evidence so far that the truck driver who killed 84 people in Nice had links to "terrorist networks."
Jul 18, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
At least six Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombings near Mukalla
At least six Yemeni soldiers were killed on Monday when suicide bombers tried to ram vehicles laden with explosives through two military checkpoints near the city of Mukalla
Jul 18, 2016, 17:00 PM IST
With 84 dead, France investigates whether truck attacker acted alone
French authorities tried to determine whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowd.
Jul 18, 2016, 09:14 AM 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
France attacker had least interest in Islam, showed no jihadist links
The man responsible for turning a night of celebration into one of carnage in the seaside city of Nice was a petty criminal who hadn't been on the radar of French intelligence services before the attack.
Jul 16, 2016, 18:20 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
Nice attack: Truck driver's estranged wife including five held as France mourns death of 84
Four men believed to be linked to the Tunisian man who killed 84 people when he drove a truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice were arrested overnight.
Jul 16, 2016, 13:37 PM IST
