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11/02/2012 - France

Slideshow - France under ice as cold causes more chaos

More than half of France was on high alert for snow and ice on Sunday, as the death toll from cold across Europe went over 600.

05/02/2012 - France - Europe

Seven reported dead from cold in France, 300+ in Europe

Seven people are reported to have died from cold in France, with a child and two homeless people the latest victims.

05/02/2012

European press review

Was Egypt's football violence deliberately provoked? Are Europe's lower middle class becoming the new poor? Is it time to challenge the power of Facebook?

04/02/2012 - France - Europe

Second death in France as cold kills over 260 in Europe

A second person has died in the cold snap that has hit France, as well as the rest of Europe, this week.

04/02/2012 - France - Turkey

Turkey may have banned dead French soldiers' flight over Armenian genocide law

Turkey may have banned the flight repatriating the bodies of four French soldiers killed in Afghanistan from crossing its air space in retaliation for the Armenian genocide bill recently passed by ...

04/02/2012 - France

French railways hand over WWII dossiers to holocaust museums

France’s state-run railway, the SNCF, has handed over digital copies of its archives for the World War II period to three Holocaust museums.

03/02/2012 - France - Italy

French Costa Concordia passengers demand 11,000 euros compensation each

French passengers on the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank off Italy last month are demanding 11,000 euros compensation each by Monday evening or they will sue the owners.

03/02/2012 - France - Europe

French man dies in icy cold, snow expected in Paris

France’s bitter cold temperatures have claimed their first life as forecasters said the thermometer will remain below freezing point longer than expected.

03/02/2012 - Somalia - report

Somalia world's most failed state, says UK Foreign Secretary Hague in Mogadishu

Somalia is the "world's most failed state", said William Hague on the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary to Mogadishu for 20 years Thursday.

03/02/2012 - UK - Report

Assange must wait for UK-Sweden extradition ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to wait to find out if he's being extradited to Sweden.

02/02/2012 - UK - Report

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in last bid to avoid extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday, in his last chance to prevent extradition to Sweden.

01/02/2012 - France

Smoking on the rise despite five years of France's public smoking ban

France’s anti-smoking laws have failed to reduce the number of smokers and are often ignored but they have reduced the risk of cancer for barmen and waiters, officials announced on the fifth ...

01/02/2012 - France - Europe

Temperatures in France set to plummet to -18°C as snow and ice cause chaos

Temperatures as low as -18°C are expected in parts of France Wednesday night as the Europe-wide cold snap sends the thermometer plunging.

30/01/2012 - France

Sarkozy too busy to launch French presidential campaign as Hollande rides high

French president Nicolas Sarkozy was watched by nearly 17 million people last night in a primetime TV appearance during which he frequently suggested that France should emulate Germany.

29/01/2012

European press review

We start with the European Union sanctions against Iran aimed at forcing it to stop its suspect nuclear activities.

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