France, May 18 -- Supporters of the bill, which would impose heavy fines and prison sentences on organisers of unauthorised raves - known as "free parties" - say the crackdown is about tackling the is... Read More
France, May 17 -- A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said i... Read More
France, May 17 -- The announcement, made at the Cannes Film Festival, is likely to send shockwaves through the European industry at the annual gathering of the world's movie elite on the French Rivier... Read More
France, May 17 -- On 17 May 1990, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses and since then many countries mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobi... Read More
France, May 17 -- "At school, at university or in the mass media, it's common to consider having an accent a bit of a bad thing. It's not something positive," says Mederic Gasquet-Cyrus, a sociolingui... Read More
France, May 17 -- More than 4,000 police officers were deployed in London, the biggest operation in years by the city's Metropolitan Police, to manage a so-called "sterile zone" between Robinson's "Un... Read More
France, May 17 -- "The new words included in Le Petit Robert reflect the challenges, issues and social concerns of our time, as we create words to describe the world," said Geraldine Moinard, editoria... Read More
France, May 17 -- Separatists from the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) along with the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) launched the assaults on 25 an... Read More
France, May 17 -- Acts from 25 countries, whittled down from an initial 35, took the stage at the Wiener Stadthalle arena in Vienna to battle for 70th Eurovision Song Contest - the continent's pop cro... Read More
France, May 16 -- The absence of African-made films among the 22 contenders for this year's Palme d'Or might suggest African filmmakers are still struggling to break into the world's most prestigious ... Read More