Sources: BBC
Jean-Luc Brunel, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is arrested in France on charges of rape and sex trafficking. 2020-12-17
France reports a record 52,518 new infections in the past 24 hours, raising its cumulative case total to 1.46 million. 2020-11-2
Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam dies of a heart attack in Paris, France. 2020-03-31
An avalanche on Ben Nevis kills two French nationals and a Swiss national. A fourth climber is injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital in Glasgow. 2019-03-13
At least 15 armed assailants ambush two vans on a highway in Burgundy, France carrying millions of euros worth of jewels. It was the latest in a string of big jewel heists in France. 2015-03-11
French officials open up a murder case in the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat following a "complaint against X" by his widow. 2012-08-28
Italian and French rescue crews recover the bodies of two climbers on Mont Blanc in the Alps, two days following an avalanche that swept away nine climbers. 2012-07-14
Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades the ratings of France's three biggest banks, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Société Générale. 2011-12-9
British academic Peter Gumbel causes controversy in France by alleging in his book that their education system lowers the self-esteem of pupils. 2010-09-5
American John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 70-68, in the longest match in tennis history, finally advancing from the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles tournament. The match took over 11 hours, spanning three days. 2010-06-24