Terror cell `destroyed`, plot foiled: French president
French President Francois Hollande said Friday an attack has been foiled and a terror cell "destroyed" after the discovery of a car laden with gas cylinders in Paris last weekend.
Sep 09, 2016, 17:29 PM ISTFrench police arrest two over car with gas cylinders
Continuing investigations into the recovery of an abandoned car in Paris loaded with gas cylinders and diesel cans, the French police have arrested a couple and placed them in custody, local media reported.
Sep 08, 2016, 16:35 PM ISTParis attacks suspect Abdeslam again refuses to answer questions: Lawyer
Salah Abdeslam, thought to be the sole surviving member of the jihadist team that attacked Paris in November 2015, on Thursday refused to answer French anti-terror judges` questions for the third time.
Sep 08, 2016, 16:08 PM ISTSecond couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris
More than 200 people have been killed in attacks by militant Islamists in France over the past 18 months.
Sep 08, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTCar with gas cylinders was found near Paris cathedral on Saturday: Police
A car containing several gas cylinders was discovered close to the Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris last Saturday night and its owner, now in custody, is on an intelligence services watchlist of people suspected of religious radicalisation, police officials said.
Sep 07, 2016, 15:59 PM ISTFrance's Hollande would face wipeout in vote: Survey
French President Francois Hollande would be crushed if he stood for re-election next year, according to a new opinion poll.
Sep 07, 2016, 06:13 AM ISTEthnic Chinese demand `security for all` in Paris protest
Thousands of ethnic Chinese staged a protest march in Paris on Sunday over the fatal mugging of a Chinese tailor last month, as crime against community members has spiralled.
Sep 05, 2016, 04:09 AM ISTDeath toll from birthday cake fire in northern France reaches 14
The death toll from a fire in northern France last month, sparked by birthday cake candles, rose to 14 on Thursday after a young woman died in a Paris hospital, a family lawyer said.
Sep 02, 2016, 12:07 PM ISTAnti-burkini law would be `unconstitutional`: French minister
It would be "unconstitutional" for France to pass a law banning the burkini and such a move could cause irreparable harm, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve warned in an interview published online late Sunday.
Aug 29, 2016, 02:43 AM ISTThree held in France in August for planning attacks: Minister
Seven people with links to terrorist networks, at least three of whom were planning attacks, have been arrested in France this month, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2016, 16:32 PM ISTJacqueline Fernandez's 'birthday breakfast' in Paris is pampering much needed post 'Dishoom' mania!
The vivacious hottie of Bollywood Jacqueline Fernandez is basking in amazing response for her recently released 'Dishoom' also starring Varun Dhawan and John Abraham.
Aug 11, 2016, 17:25 PM ISTAt least 13 killed, 6 injured in France bar fire
The blaze broke out at around midnight at the basement room of the Cuba Libre bar in the city centre during a birthday celebration.
Aug 06, 2016, 08:17 AM ISTEiffel Tower evacuated in safety drill muddle
Paris`s Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident.
Aug 06, 2016, 03:16 AM ISTEiffel Tower evacuated, cordoned off by police
The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated.
Aug 06, 2016, 01:07 AM ISTSaudi princess says robbed of million-euro watch in Paris
A Saudi princess told police she was attacked in central Paris and robbed of a million-euro (USD 1.1 million) watch, authorities said on Friday.
Aug 05, 2016, 22:42 PM ISTSHOCKING! Muslim couple kicked off US-bound flight for 'sweating', saying 'Allah'
Nazia and Faisal Ali have accused Delta Air Lines of Islamophobia of throwing them off their flight from Paris to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Aug 05, 2016, 17:23 PM ISTUS terror sanctions on suspect in Brussels, Paris attacks
The United States on Wednesday designated a suspect in the Brussels and Paris attacks known as "the man in the hat" as a global terrorist, blocking any US assets he may have.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:03 PM ISTFrance detains man for appearing in photo with Nice attacker
An official at the Paris prosecutor's office says that a man has been detained and handed preliminary terrorism charges for posing in a photo with the Nice truck attacker.
Aug 02, 2016, 01:14 AM ISTSyrian 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 ISTFrench 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