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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at court for his trial on corruption charges

Former French president Sarkozy goes on trial

Europe • 6 hrs

Amazon France's CEO Frederic Duval said the company would push the Black Friday event back to December 4 when French shops re-open

Amazon delays Black Friday event in France

Business • 20 Nov

Queen Elizabeth was one of a number of famous people who's obituary was published by mistake

French radio station 'sorry' over Queen's obituary

World • 16 Nov

Police officers inspect the train following the attack

Trial starts over foiled Paris train attack

World • 16 Nov

The lights of the Eiffel tower are switched off to pay tribute to the victims

France remembers 2015 Paris attacks

Europe • 13 Nov

Helga Wauters seen with her lawyer in court in October

Drunk anaesthetist jailed over British woman's death

Europe • 12 Nov

The message appears to be dated 1910, or possibly 1916

French couple find century-old carrier pigeon message

News Lens • 09 Nov

SocGen said its net income rose by 0.9% to €862m, while revenue fell 2.9% to €5.81 billion in the third quarter

Trading rebound helps France's SocGen return to profit

Business • 05 Nov

IHS Markit's final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index dropped to 50 last month from September's 50.4

Euro zone economy on track for double-dip recession

Business • 04 Nov

BNP Paribas has reported third quarter net income of €1.89 billion, down 2.3% from the same time a year ago

BNP Paribas' profit drops less than feared in Q3

Business • 03 Nov

IHS Markit's final Manufacturing PMI climbed to 54.8 in October from September's 53.7, its highest reading since July 2018

Euro zone factories boomed in October - PMI

Business • 02 Nov

Three people were killed in the knife rampage Thursday in the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice

More arrests as French pray in shadow of Nice attack

World • 01 Nov

The attacker fled the scene but Lyon's public prosecutor later announced that a suspect had been arrested

Priest shot outside French church, suspect arrested

World • 31 Oct

A patient arrives at a ICU for Covid-19 cases, in the San Filippo Neri hospital in Rome, Italy

Italy daily virus cases top 31,000 in new record

Coronavirus • 30 Oct

Candles are lit in front of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice in memory of those who died

Minister warns of more militant attacks in France

Europe • 30 Oct

French President Emmanuel Macron and Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi visited the scene in Nice

France raises security alert after three killed in Nice

Europe • 30 Oct

President Emmanuel Macron made a televised address tonight

Macron announces new virus lockdown for France

Coronavirus • 28 Oct

There have been anti-French demonstrations in many Muslim countries

Turkey to take action over French caricature of Erdogan

World • 28 Oct

Police said 40,000 people took part in the Dhaka protest

Anti-France protests in Bangladesh over Macron comments

World • 27 Oct

Taxis parked on Piazza Castello square in Turin during a strike to protest against Covid-19 restrictions

Anger in Italy over restrictions to 'save Christmas'

Coronavirus • 26 Oct

Emmanuel Macron said Samuel Paty was killed 'because Islamists want our future'

Macron comments provoke boycott of French goods

World • 25 Oct

Renault has embarked on cost cuts to try and jumpstart its recovery

European recovery helps mitigate sales fall at Renault

Business • 23 Oct

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the coffin of Samuel Paty

Macron says murdered teacher was 'quiet hero'

Europe • 21 Oct

The duplex is on one of the most expensive streets in Paris, near the Champs-Élysées

€500,000 in goods taken from Russian billionaire's home

Europe • 20 Oct

People look at flowers outside the Bois d'Aulne secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, today

French police target Islamist networks after beheading

Europe • 19 Oct

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