France Archives | Page 14 of 24 | All about France stories

French, German politicians to pressure Google on tax

YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 8, 20240

(Reuters) – Politicians in Germany and France say they will press for Google Inc to be quizzed on corporate income tax after a Reuters report highlighted how the company employs sales

French embassy in Libya hit by ‘car bomb’ in Tripoli

YoopyaApr 23, 20130

An apparent car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two French guards and causing major damage. The blast

Cahuzac scandal: Ministers to publish wealth details

YoopyaApr 15, 2013November 10, 20240

French government ministers are due to reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by Francois Hollande to regain public trust. The French

Paris judge allows auction of Arizona tribal masks

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

A Paris court has rejected a bid to stop the auction of masks originating from a native American tribe in Arizona, according the tribe’s lawyer.

Mali crisis: France’s Fabius calls for reconciliation

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

France’s foreign minister has urged Mali’s government to begin a process of reconciliation, assuring the war-torn country of continued military support. Laurent Fabius said restoring

French actress files complaint over Hollande liaison rumor

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

(Reuters) – A French actress has filed a complaint with the Paris prosecutor for breach of privacy over Internet rumors alleging she has a relationship

Debate opens on sex life of France’s disabled

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

PARIS (AP) — Steven Coppens had already spent most of his lifetime battling illness before his autoimmune disease took yet another toll seven years ago,

France confirms death of Islamist commander Abou Zeid

YoopyaMar 25, 20130

Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali, the French presidency has confirmed. Abou Zeid was a senior figure in al-Qaeda

Nicolas Sarkozy to be investigated in Bettencourt scandal

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over claims his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations from France’s richest woman. Mr Sarkozy

Philippe Verdon: French Mali hostage ‘killed by al-Qaeda’

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch says it has killed a French national captured in Mali in 2011, Mauritania’s ANI news agency reports. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic