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French doctor accused of fatally poisoning 12 patients goes on trial

France, Sept. 8 -- The trial of a French anaesthetist accused of intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, begins on Monday after a seven-year investigation. The accused is alleged to have... Read More


Foreign actors amplifying calls to 'block everything' in France

France, Sept. 8 -- French authorities say they have not detected any large-scale, coordinated foreign interference ahead of nationwide "Let's block everything" protests on 10 September, though some ov... Read More


ICC opens war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

France, Sept. 8 -- The International Criminal Court will open hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in a landmark step for international justice nearly two decades after issuing its f... Read More


How Malawi's first fully solar-powered village became a beacon for energy access

France, Sept. 8 -- A community of nearly 9,000 homes in rural Malawi last month became the country's first village to receive 100 percent universal access to solar power - a move that it is hoped coul... Read More


European carmakers clash over emission targets ahead of Brussels meeting

France, Sept. 8 -- Over 150 executives from Europe's electric car (EV) sector have urged the EU to maintain its 2035 zero-emission target for cars and vans, countering earlier claims by traditional ca... Read More


From seduction to shamanism, dance has been universal for a million years

France, Sept. 7 -- Dance is a universal phenomenon, and one we share with many animal species. But humans have expanded its function and made its codes more complex, with these varying according to er... Read More


Tunisia sees European tourist numbers rebound decade after attack

France, Sept. 7 -- Ten years after a beach attack that killed 30 Britons and delivered a crippling blow to Tunisia's tourism industry, European holidaymakers are finally returning in what authorities ... Read More


Reports from Gaza, Sudan, DRC honoured at French photojournalism festival

France, Sept. 7 -- Among the numerous prizes at the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, the prestigious Visa d'or News was awarded to Ivor Prickett of the New York Times for his w... Read More


Balkan cartels use West Africa to push cocaine into Europe, report warns

France, Sept. 7 -- Balkan crime groups are working with Brazilian cartels to turn West Africa into a gateway for Europe's cocaine market, a new report warns- saying the trade is driving corruption, lo... Read More


France's top women's football clubs begin battle to end Lyon's supremacy

France, Sept. 6 -- A new season gets under way this weekend inFrance's top two professional women's football divisions, the Arkema Premiere League and the Seconde Ligue. They may have rebranded from ... Read More