Tag: French
India talks to buy French fighter jets still on: minister
India’s Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that talks to buy fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation in a 2012 deal worth $12...
French arrest suspect in soldier’s stabbing
French authorities have arrested a man suspected of stabbing a 22-year-old French soldier on May 25. The suspect, who was detained on Wednesday, carried...
French assembly passes gay marriage bill
The lower house of the French parliament has approved a bill that puts France on track to legalise gay marriage and allow same-sex couples...
Mali conflict: French troops battle Mali rebels
French troops have been fighting Mali’s Islamist rebels in street battles in the town of Diabaly, Malian and French sources say. In the first...
France continues bombing Mali rebels, sends more troops
French fighter jets continued bombing Islamist rebels in Mali for a third day on Sunday as Paris sent more troops into the capital Bamako,...
Over 100 dead in French strikes and fighting in Mali
More than 100 people including rebels and government soldiers were killed in Mali during French air strikes and fighting over the strategic town of...
French prize awarded to Malala Yousufzai
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius welcomed Ziauddin Yousufzai on Wednesday and reaffirmed France’s commitment to women’s right and solidarity with the values demonstrated by...
French weekly again prints blasphemous drawing
A French satirical magazine that faced Muslim backlash in September after publishing drawings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), has again published a 64-page “special issue”...
French secret for long life: Stinky cheese?
It's packed with fat and salt—yet a moldy blue cheese could help you live longer, say researchers. Though the French enjoy a diet high...
Cheese – the elixir of life?
Scientists discovered the French cheese, known for its mould and green veins, has specific anti-inflammatory properties.
It could provide clues to the “French paradox” and...
French unions rage at Hollande over Mittal deal
The Socialist government said on Friday it had won promises from ArcelorMittal to avoid forced redundancies and inject 180 million euros to develop the...
D-Day for former French President Sarkozy
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was due to appear before an examining magistrate in Bordeaux on Thursday to respond to charges that his 2007...
Sarkozy ally to lead French right
The French conservative UMP party has chosen Jean-Francois Cope as its next leader after a tight election marred by claims of fraud and ballot-stuffing.
Mr...
French vote marred by fraud allegations
The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, remained undecided after both candidates claimed...
Shah Rukh Khan on French magazine cover
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has graced the cover of French weekly magazine Paris Match. The 47-year-old actor took to Twitter to announce the...
Sean Penn eyeing lead role in film noir inspired by French...
Superstar Penn is reportedly interested in the lead role for action flick Prone Gunman, reveals The Hollywood Reporter. The movie will be based on...
French gay marriage and adoption bill backed by cabinet
France’s Socialist government has approved a bill to legalise same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt. The bill, opposed by more than 1,000...
