France, Aug. 31 -- Sweden announced the purchase of four Defence and Intervention Frigates (FDI) from the French company Naval Group in May with the first vessel due for delivery in 2030 - part of the... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- The crisis erupted on the night of 31 August to 1 September 2016, after Bongo was declared the winner of a highly contested presidential election against opposition leader Jean Ping... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- Leroy, who had been battling against cancer, established the Visa pour l'image in Perpignan, south-western France in 1989. The event grew into the most important celebration of the... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- Soldiers from the Russian Defence Ministry's Africa Corps were called in after mutinous soldiers seized the airport's Base 101 and attacked the presidential palace and national tele... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- Djokovic, 39, struggled to maintain his balance and vomited on court during his loss in four hours and 36 minutes to the Argentine journeyman Mariano Navone. It was Djokovic's earl... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- The Central General Staff (EMC) - the main dissident faction to emerge from the now-defunct FARC guerrilla movement - confirmed on Sunday that its fighters had captured Corporal Jos... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- Picavet, a police officer and president of FLAG!, an association defending the rights of LGBTQ people within France's justice and interior ministries, was attacked as he left a bar ... Read More
France, Aug. 31 -- The day begins at the Elysee Palace with a Cabinet meeting devoted entirely to the start of the new school year, before ministers move to a wing of the Hotel des Invalides for a clo... Read More
France, Aug. 30 -- The problem creates a dangerous trade-off. While protective clothing can reduce contact with pesticides, in extreme temperatures it can also trap body heat and increase the risk of ... Read More
France, Aug. 30 -- Intense fighting took place overnight from Friday to Saturday, with the army and its Russian Africa Corps allies managing to take back control late in the day. Mutineers notably tr... Read More