Sources: Reuters
A court in Iran sentences a 64-year-old Irish-French tourist to six-and-a-half years in prison for spying for "an enemy country". 2023-03-8
A French journalist is killed by Russian shelling in Luhansk Oblast, according to the region's governor Serhiy Haidai. 2022-05-30
A helicopter carrying Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers crashes near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Seven people are killed, including five Americans, a French national and a Czech national. One crew member, an American, survived and was medically evacuated to an Israeli hospital. 2020-11-12
Two French journalists working for the newspaper "Le Monde" are seriously injured by Azeri shelling, according to an Armenian government source. Two Armenian journalists are also injured in a separate incident. 2020-10-1
Four French hostages held in Niger by an Al-Qaeda offshoot since 2010 are released. 2013-10-29
French air traffic controllers begin strike action with the south of France expected to be worst affected. 2013-10-10
Due to lack of evidence, a French court drops a case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for allegedly running a prostitution ring. 2013-06-11
French Left wing activist Clement Meric dies after being attacked on Wednesday in Paris shopping district by a group of far-right skinheads. 2013-06-6
Two freed French journalists, Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, return to France after being held captive in Afghanistan by the Taliban for 18 months. 2011-06-30
French newspaper "Le Figaro" reports that Hezbollah has transferred hundreds of missiles from Syria to Lebanon, fearing the fall of the Syrian government in the ongoing Syrian uprising. 2011-06-26