Facebook cracks down on 30,000 fake accounts
Facebook Inc said it suspended 30,000 accounts in France as the social network giant steps up efforts to stop the spread of fake news, misinformation and spam.
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Knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya
Knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya
Police scoured the background of a Chechnya-born Frenchman who killed a man in a knife attack in Paris, questioning the parents and a friend of the 21-year old, who had been flagged previously as a potential security risk.
Macron urges French to get rid of old generation
Macron urges French to get rid of old generation
Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron urged French voters to turn the page on the last 20 years and bring a new generation to power, as he stepped up attacks against resurgent far-left and conservative rivals.
Tightrope walker stuns Paris with performance
Tightrope walker stuns Paris with performance
French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga impressed hundreds of Parisians with a performance that featured a walk on a rope suspended 35 metres above the ground.
Security dominates French election after shooting
Security dominates French election after shooting
The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda, two days before the presidential election.
French theme park trains birds to retrieve litter
French theme park trains birds to retrieve litter
A French theme park has trained six rooks to pick up cigarette butts and other rubbish dropped by visitors in return for food.
Facing election defeat, Le Pen flip-flops on euro
Facing election defeat, Le Pen flip-flops on euro
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen renewed her attack on the European Union's euro single currency on Sunday, a day after saying that ditching it might not be her top priority.
Concern mounts over missing Interpol chief in China
Concern mounts over missing Interpol chief in China
French police are investigating the disappearance of Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei, who was reported missing after travelling from France to his native China, and they have placed his wife under...
Notre Dame attacker shouted 'this is for Syria'
Notre Dame attacker shouted 'this is for Syria'
A man armed with a hammer shouted "this is for Syria" and wounded a policeman before being shot and wounded by other officers outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of France's most famous tourist sites.
British cyclist shot dead by hunter in Alps
British cyclist shot dead by hunter in Alps
A 34-year old British man was shot dead by a hunter while cycling in the French Alps, police said.
Rihanna meets French president Macron
Rihanna meets French president Macron
Rihanna met French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to discuss the pop star's charity activities in healthcare and education.
Flash floods in southern France kill at least 12
Flash floods in southern France kill at least 12
At least 12 people have died in southwestern France when some of the worst flash floods in a century turned rivers into raging torrents that engulfed homes and swept away cars.
Probe to look into knife-wielding man at Eiffel Tower
Probe to look into knife-wielding man at Eiffel Tower
French prosecutors launched a terrorism investigation after a man wielding a knife and shouting the Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar" (God is great), tried to force his way in to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Mosque attack suspect also sent money to French group
Mosque attack suspect also sent money to French group
The suspected Christchurch mosque gunman sent money to a French far-right group and once bought a ticket to Bavaria's "fairytale castle," German police said.
Petition builds against Macron's First Lady plans
Petition builds against Macron's First Lady plans
More than 220,000 people have signed a petition against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to create a formal First Lady role for his wife Brigitte.
Linking us to our past
Linking us to our past
Behind what makes the banner headlines, what reverberates and resonates, what attracts the newspaper readers and sets online hits on fire lie intriguing questions about people and about society.
France to skip Olympics if safety not assured
France to skip Olympics if safety not assured
France's Winter Olympics team will not travel to the 2018 Games in South Korea if its security cannot be guaranteed, showing the first major doubts by a participating nation about growing North Korean tensions.
Global Insight: Teaming up against terrorism on social media
Global Insight: Teaming up against terrorism on social media
Jacinda Ardern's plan to work with France to "rein in'' the internet is not an attack on freedom of speech, Professor Robert Patman says.
Knifeman shot dead after killing two in France
Knifeman shot dead after killing two in France
Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by a soldier in the southern French port city of Marseille in what officials described as a "likely terrorist act".
French police hunt suitcase bomber after blast in Lyon
French police hunt suitcase bomber after blast in Lyon
French police were hunting a suspected suitcase bomber after an explosion in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people, officials said.