Former French prime minister Édouard Balladur died in Paris late Monday at the age of 97, his family said. Born in Turkey, he served as former president Francois Mitterrand's last prime minister from March 1993 to May 1995, carrying out several major privatisations of state companies, and unsucce...
The trial of nine executives from the Hélin International firm, three lawyers and a French certified public accountant began on Monday in Paris. They stand accused of systematically helping more than 300 French taxpayers evade taxes for years using sophisticated schemes....
Students blockaded dozens of high schools and universities across France on Tuesday after rejecting the government's proposed education reforms, although turnout was down on previous blockade days....
The jury for the Goncourt Prize, France's most prestigious literary award, has delivered its verdict, amid controversy over the dominant role of the Madrigall group in the selections....
