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Seven people reportedly killed in train crash near Paris

PARIS: At least seven people reportedly have been killed and dozens injured in a train derailment outside Paris. A spokesman for the SNCF, the country’s

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Snowden case: France apologises in Bolivia plane row

LONDON: France has apologised to Bolivia for refusing to allow President Evo Morales’ jet into its airspace, blaming “conflicting information”. Bolivia accused France, Italy, Spain and Portugal of blocking the

Thousands of leftists protest Hollande’s 1st year

PARIS: Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist parties marched through central Paris on Sunday to express disappointment with President Francois Hollande’s first year in power, criticizing the leader for

Muslim headscarf in crosshairs of French govt

France: Because of her choice to wear a Muslim hijab headscarf, Samia Kaddour has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon some private sector jobs

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was evacuated Saturday night after an anonymous caller phoned in abomb threat, police said. Nearly 1,400 people were sent away from the tourist attraction following a

Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest

PARIS: Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge

French President to visit India next month

NEW DELHI: French President Francois Hollande will visit India next month, local media reported Thursday. The French president will be on a two-day visit to the Indian capital and Mumbai

French, Mali forces head toward Timbuktu

SEVARE, Mali: French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ruled

Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids

Islamist rebels in Mali abandoned the central town of Diabaly on Friday after fleeing a French air strike, military sources said, while West African troops arrived in Bamako to take

West African troops arrive in Mali to aid French mission

BAMAKO/SEGOU, Mali (Reuters) – The first West African regional forces arrived in Mali on Thursday to reinforce French and Malian troops battling to push back al Qaeda-linked rebels after seven