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French tycoon Bernard Arnault applies for Belgian nationality
World's fourth wealthiest man shocks France by applying for Belgian nationality, focusing attention on President Francois Hollande's "bash-the-rich" policies.
Four shot to death at French beauty spot
France is rocked by the grisly murders in a grisly crime that prosecutors say "surpasses TV fiction".
Ménage à trois still burning the French president
A new book entitled Entre Deux Feus - which translates as Between Two Fires - offers insight into how the feud between Francois Hollande's partner and former partner has strayed into matters of political importance.
Syria warned of 'blistering' response if it uses bio-weapons
France issues new warning to Bashar Al Assad that western powers will immediately intervene with a 'massive and blistering' response if his regime resorts to chemical or biological weapons.
Bad boy Barton in baddest of French towns
Joey Barton was in Marseille for negotiations with its football club when the latest execution-style murder was carried out and French social network users lost no time in noting the coincidence.
Branson's trains hit the buffers to the delight of his critics
Sir Richard Branson, the head of Virgin, has just seen his own train set - the franchise to run rail services between London and Glasgow - snatched from his toy box.
Britain's National Health Service sets up shop in the UAE
The public system is hoping to follow the success of overseas universities that have opened branch campuses in the UAE and other nations. The cash-strapped agency hopes to generate new revenue by selling its services and expertise.
Anxious Greece awaits its destiny
Country is on the brink of being thrown out of the euro zone.
French Muslims in political grey area
Analyst sees no clear-cut difference in how the socialists and conservatives who govern France treat the nation's millions of Muslims.
Back to grim reality for Britain now fun and Games are over
Now the biggest of Britain's recent run of parties is over, there is spoilsport resignation to the sequel: a raging hangover as the country returns to the ugly realities of financial crisis and double-dip recession, writes Colin Randall.
A letter from Le Lavandou, where grim reality is about to hit
Each summer, people from all walks of life flock to the Mediterranean resort of Le Lavandou, but even those lucky enough to holiday in this idyllic location can't escape the euro-zone crisis for long.
Assad's war machine seen as teetering
The Syrian Army is supposedly equipped to fight a war with Israel but a full-scale armed insurrection against the regime has depleted resources and stretched morale
The crash and connection that moulded Romney
Mitt Romney's 20-month stay in France as a youngster had a lasting effect on him. He surivived a car crash and his time in the country gave him an opportunity to develop leadership skills and, of course, learn how to speak French.
French workers suspended for observing Ramadan
France's uneasy relationship with its sizeable Muslim minority, Europe's largest, has been highlighted by the suspension of four young summer camp monitors accused of endangering children in their care by observing Ramadan.
Taxing test for the French looms
The tax and spend ambitions and fiscal credibility of François Hollande's new socialist government face a symbolic test when France becomes the first European country to impose a financial transaction tax.
