Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, the presidency said Tuesday, the first reported casualties since French troops entered the restive country last week.
US authorities are investigating the French banks Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole for embezzlement and violating American sanctions against other countries, a source close to the matter said Friday.
PARIS, Sept 24, 2014 (AFP) - An investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence-peddling has been suspended, days after he dramatically announced his political comeback.
PARIS, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - European Union has an acute deficit of balanced and unbiased information on events in Ukraine, believes Jean-Pierre Chevenement, a member of the French Senate and a veteran politician.
French nuclear power group Areva said on Tuesday it was part of a consortium retained for a major contract in Britain to handle radioactive metallic waste.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Saturday there was "no certainty" at this stage that a deal on Iran's disputed nuclear programme could be reached between Tehran and world powers in Geneva.
Four people suspected of helping recruit jihadists to fight in Syria were arrested in the Paris region and the south of France on Monday morning, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has told Europe 1 radio.
Tehran, YJC. Iran's foreign ministry has denounced Wednesday's terrorist attack in the French capital in which 12 press and security staff were killed.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The Syrian government on Tuesday accused U.S.Senator John McCain, former French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner and two others of entering the country illegally.