France

Three dead after fierce flooding in southern France

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Three people have died after several days of heavy storms that sent rivers flooding over…

French media take copyright fight to Google

by Frédéric POUCHOT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French media firms said Thursday that they would drag Google…

France admits ‘failings’ over Paris police attacker’s radicalization

by Gregory DANEL / Alice LEFEBVRE PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's interior minister acknowledged Sunday that officials should have kept…

Four killed in Paris police stabbing, attacker shot dead

By Gregory Danel Agence France-Presse PARIS, FRANCE (AFP) -- A knife-wielding man working at police headquarters in central Paris went…

World leaders set for final tribute to France’s Chirac

by Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, France (AFP) -- Dozens of world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, were expected in Paris…

Fire at French chemical plant extinguished: official

CAEN, France (AFP) -- Firefighters said Friday they have extinguished a huge blaze that broke out at a chemical factory…

Former French president Jacques Chirac dead at 86

  by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Two-term French president Jacques Chirac died…

France’s Catholic child abuse probe flooded with messages

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A commission set up by the French Catholic Church to investigate allegations of child sex…

Pilot saved from power line after Belgian F-16 crashes in France

by Benjamin MASSOT PLUVIGNER, France (AFP) -- An F-16 fighter jet of the Belgian air force crashed Thursday in western…

Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris and four other French cities on Thursday banned the use of synthetic pesticides within…

Recriminations begin as Team USA’s long basketball run ends

DONGGUAN, China (AFP) -- Coach Gregg Popovich deflected talk about his missing megastars after Team USA's glorious run in major…

Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis

  by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's…

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