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Spanish Civil Guard police arrest five French tourists and one Swiss tourist for allegedly raping an 18-year-old British woman on the island of Mallorca.
2023-08-16

The Central African Republic government declares a 15-day state of emergency after rebels attempt to surround and blockade the capital Bangui. Pro-François Bozizé loyalists and anti-balaka militias now control around two-thirds of the war torn nation.
2021-01-21

About 130 French citizens who joined the Islamic State are expected to be returned to France by their Kurdish captors to face trial.
2019-01-29

A Rwandan soldier attached to MINUSCA goes on a shooting spree in Bangui, killing four fellow UN peacekeepers and injuring another eight before turning the gun on himself.
2015-08-8

French film and television actor Louis Jourdan ("Gigi") dies at the age of 93.
2015-02-14

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

The French National Assembly passes an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage, paving the way for President François Hollande to promulgate it.
2013-04-23

All non-essential United Nations staff are removed from Central African Republic, as Seleka rebels move to within 75km of the capital, Bangui.
2013-03-23

A French appeals court upholds a 2009 conviction of the Church of Scientology on fraud charges.
2012-02-2

A French Appeals Court clears former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin of charges of involvement in a smear campaign against current President Nicolas Sarkozy.
2011-09-14