Sources: Reuters
Six people are killed, two are missing and five more injured after a gas explosion causes two buildings to collapse in Marseille, France. 2023-04-9
Wildfires break out in southwestern France and Spain amidst a heat wave in Europe. 2022-07-16
A pair of buildings collapsed yesterday in Marseille, France, with today four people being found dead while others remain missing. 2018-11-6
French police launch an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol. He was reported missing after traveling to his native country of China last week. 2018-10-5
Two gunmen open fire near a mosque in Avignon, France, injuring eight people. Two of the victims were hospitalised. 2017-07-2
Renowned Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh suffers a massive brain hemorrhage and is rushed to a hospital in western France. 2014-11-11
Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches Indo-French satellite SARAL using PSLV rocket from the spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. 2013-02-25
An Algerian C-295 military transport plane with six people on board crashes near Avignon in southern France. Rescuers locate the remains of four of the passengers, while two others remain missing. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2012-11-09-us-france-plane-idUSBRE8A816K20121109 (Reuters)] [http:--www.trust.org-alertnet-news-algerian-military-plane-crashes-in-france-four-dead- (Trust.org)]date=August 2019 2012-11-9
Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya. 2011-02-23
A Bolivian-flagged all-female international aid ship bound for Gaza is delayed as Cyprus bans it from passing, with Israel's Ehud Barak calling on France and the United States to prevent it from sailing because, he says, it is "a needless provocation". 2010-08-22