Sources: ABC news
France reports a record 368,149 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-11
Three police officers are killed and a fourth wounded after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Saint-Just, Puy-de-Dôme, France. The gunman, who set his house on fire, is later found dead. The gunman's partner was rescued. 2020-12-23
Former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya dies from COVID-19 at a hospital in Paris, France. 2020-12-18
The UN predicts that over five million Venezuelans, over 15% of the nation's population, will have left the country by the end of 2019 since the start of the crisis in Venezuela—the total at the end of 2018 was 3.3 million. One million have left the country since November, with a daily average of 5,000 departures. Additionally, over 20% of all worldwide UN asylum requests are from Venezuelans; 350,000 applied in 2018 alone. 2019-06-19
A large explosion caused by a suspected gas leak destroys a bakery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Four people are killed, and 40 others are injured. 2019-01-12
Voting takes place in the first round of the French Socialist Party presidential primary to select a candidate to run in this year's presidential election. 2017-01-22
France orders an official investigation into the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 which had a French copilot flying the aircraft at the time of its crash. 2015-01-31
Police in France, Belgium and Switzerland arrest more than two dozen people in connection with the Brussels Airport diamond heist. 2013-05-8
The French Senate adopts article 1 of Bill 344, which legalizes same-sex marriage, in a 179–157 vote. 2013-04-9
Clashes take place at an anti-gay marriage protest in Paris, France. 2012-11-18