The partner of a gay policeman gunned down by a jihadist on Paris’s Champs-Elysees avenue in April has married him posthumously. Former president Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo attended the wedding on Tuesday of the late Xavier Jugele and Etienne Cardiles. The ceremony took place in the mayor’s office of the XIVth arrondissement … Read more
The Gare du Nord train station in the French capital Paris has reopened after a security alert, officials say. Platforms were evacuated and the area cordoned off by heavily armed police late on Monday evening. No details have been given about the operation in one of Europe’s busiest transport hubs. But local media report that … Read more
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling. Eleven candidates are vying to be the country’s next president, with leading candidates spanning … Read more
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling. Eleven candidates are vying to be the country’s next president, with leading candidates spanning … Read more
The first generation of Chinese nationals to settle in France, most of whom arrived in a wave in the 1970s, rarely if ever expressed themselves publicly. Many lacked legal working papers and struggled to learn French, but still they found a foothold as workers in textile businesses and restaurants in the French capital. Now their … Read more
China on Tuesday urged France to protect its citizens in Paris after police there killed a Chinese father of four, sparking violent protests in which 35 people were arrested. Paris police said around 150 “members of the Asian community” gathered late Monday outside a police station in the northeast of the capital and clashes broke … Read more
Toulon will suspend Australian international James O’Connor after Paris police charged him with possession of cocaine, the Top 14 club’s president said Monday. French police on Sunday charged former All Black Ali Williams with buying cocaine and O’Connor with possession of the drug. The pair were arrested at 3:00am (0200 GMT) on Saturday outside a … Read more
French police on Sunday charged former All Black Ali Williams with buying cocaine and Australian international James O’Connor with possession of the drug, police sources said. The pair, who play in France’s Top 14 league, were arrested at 3 am on Saturday outside a nightclub near the Champs Elysees in possession of 2.4 grams of … Read more
French police on Sunday charged former All Black Ali Williams with buying cocaine and Australian international James O’Connor with possession of the drug, police sources said. The pair, who play in France’s Top 14 league, were arrested at 3:00am (0200 GMT) on Saturday outside a nightclub near the Champs Elysees in possession of 2.4 grams … Read more
New Zealand rugby union legend Dan Carter apologised for a “massive error in judgement” Thursday after French police stopped him for drink-driving in Paris. The two-time World Cup winner, who plays for defending French champions Racing 92, said there were no excuses for his behaviour and he was grateful no one was hurt. “I made … Read more
Violent anti-police protests that have swept the suburbs of Paris since early February spread into the French capital’s city center on Wednesday night. Two hundred demonstrators gathered in the neighborhood of Barbes, near Paris’ Gare du Nord train station, protesting against the alleged rape of a 22-year-old black man by police. An investigation into the … Read more
The Bollywood actress who fought off masked attackers aimed at robbing her in Paris has vowed that she will not let it change her life. Mallika Sherawat was attacked from behind by three men who sprayed teargas at her and her French boyfriend, Cyrille Auxenfans, in the hallway of his apartment building as they arrived … Read more