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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.

11/02/2012

French press review 11 February 2012

Behind the scenes of the French online presidential campaign. The mega profits of the biggest French multinational company.

11/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy set to announce presidential reelection candidacy early

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on the verge of announcing his candidacy in April's presidential election.

The 3 November Sound Kitchen winners
11/02/2012 - The Sound Kitchen

The 3 November Sound Kitchen winners

Are you one of this week’s lucky winners? Today you’ll hear who won the quiz about French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.

10/02/2012 - France

Fire damages Le Corbusier's La Cite Radieuse in Marseille

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that raged overnight at one of France’s architectural landmarks, La Cite Radieuse, an apartment block built by Le Corbusier.

 

10/02/2012 - France

France's glacial temperatures show no sign of easing

France’s glacial weather is set to continue over the weekend as the national weather centre, Météo ...

10/02/2012 - France

French ex-minister Woerth charged with corruption

A French probe has charged an ex-minister close to President Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption one day after he was charged with influence peddling in a case involving the country's richest woman, ...

Microcredit comes to the aid of small businesses
10/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Microcredit comes to the aid of small businesses

With the financial crisis in full swing in France and unemployment at a 12-year high, setting up your own business is one way out.

09/02/2012 - France

French airport unions keep up pressure on final day of strike

French flag-carrier Air France cancelled more than a third of its long-haul flights and a quarter of medium and short-haul flights on Thursday as a four-day strike by aviation workers entered its ...

09/02/2012 - France

Study claims French weight loss drug, Mediator, killed at least 1,300

At least 1,300 people died from Mediator, a drug licensed for use by diabetics that was used in France as a slimming aid before it was withdrawn, according to a study published by the French ...

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