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Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.
French president signs gay marriage into law
France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption ...
French gay marriage law ruled constitutional
France's constitutional council has rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country's new gay marriage law, saying the law was ...
Merkel, Hollande at odds over Europe's way forward
Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of ...
Eurozone recession is now longest in currency bloc
The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis ...
Nations pledge billions to rebuild Mali
A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international ...
EU pledges $675 million toward Mali reconstruction
On the eve of a major international donors' conference, the European Union announced Tuesday it was pledging 520 million euros ($674.8 million) over ...
France approves major labor reform package
France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and ...
Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France.
France mulls culture tax on smartphones
The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ...
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Five suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks on soldiers in Mali on Friday in another indication of the growing coordination of ...
Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests
An Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world ...
France prepares 10-year investment plan
French President Francois Hollande is defending the record of his first year in office and promising to unveil a 10-year plan to invest 20 billion ...
Thousands of leftists protest Hollande's 1st year
Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist parties marched through central Paris on Sunday to express disappointment with President Francois ...
Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.
France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali
French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video ...
New Italian premier urges EU to focus on growth
Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes ...
Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
President Francois Hollande announced on Monday a series of measures to encourage the French entrepreneurial spirit, including drastic cuts in capital ...
3 killed in French building collapse after blast
A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne country on Sunday, killing at least three ...
Lonely year for French president at time of crisis
The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment is rising to levels not seen in over a decade, and his country's economy ...
French protest against gay marriage turns violent
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge ...
Car bomb at French Embassy in Libya wounds 3
A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst ...
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...
Gay marriage opponents demonstrate in Paris
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to sunny Paris boulevards on Sunday to protest the expected passage this week of a bill legalizing gay ...
French family of 7 taken hostage in Cameroon freed
A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in ...