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06/04/2012 - France

Police investigate possible serial killer near Paris

Police in a suburb to the south of Paris fear a serial killer is on the loose after a woman was shot dead on Thursday night - the fourth similar crime in the Essonne region in five months.

30/03/2012 - France

British ex-soldier killed former girlfriend's father after sexual assault

A French court has jailed a former British soldier for 17 years for strangling with a power cord a retired British policeman who had sexually assaulted him.

25/03/2012 - France

Toulouse killer's brother faces complicity charges

The older brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah stood before a Paris judge on Sunday to face charges of complicity in murder and planning terror attacks.

25/03/2012 - France - Pakistan

Toulouse gunman trained with Taliban

Mohamed Merah, the lone gunman whose killing spree in southwestern France killed seven people over the past two weeks, was reportedly trained by the Taliban in Pakistan, according to its ...

Israeli media takes a look at Toulouse killings
25/03/2012 - International media

Israeli media takes a look at Toulouse killings

Three Jewish children and a trainee rabbi were among the victims of Mohamed Merah's killing spree in Toulouse in mid-March.

24/03/2012 - France

Slideshow - Mohamed Merah, Toulouse killings, funerals and final siege

France continues to mourn the loss of seven people in and around Toulouse since 11 March, at the hands of lone gunman Mohamed Merah.

24/03/2012 - France

Merah's mother filled with remorse; his brother "proud"

Family members of Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah have been brought in for questioning in an attempt to understand the details surrounding the past two week’s crimes.

17/03/2012 - France

Man accused of Arras mosque attack had history of psychiatric problems

A Muslim man who attacked worshippers at a French mosque with a bat in the northern city of Arras near the Belgian border on Friday, killing one person and seriously wounding another, is under ...

04/03/2012 - France - Syria

Bodies of slain journalists Colvin and Olchik flown into Paris

The bodies of American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Rémi Ochlik, killed in the Syrian city of Homs last week, were flown into Paris from Damascus Sunday.

01/03/2012 - France - Greece - Palestine

Prosecutors want new warrants in 28-year-old cruise ship terror case

French prosecutors have called for 30-year prison terms to be passed on three alleged members of the Palestinian Abu Nidal group, in connection with the murder of nine tourists on a cruise ship in ...

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