match abandoned after bastia fans attack lyon players

Match abandoned after Bastia fans attack Lyon players

BASTIA, France: Bastia's home game with Lyon in French Ligue 1 was abandoned at half time after supporters of the Corsican side twice invaded the pitch and attacked the visiting players on Sunday (Apr 16).
djokovic shines as serbia france eye davis cup semi finals

Djokovic shines as Serbia, France eye Davis Cup semi-finals

PARIS: Novak Djokovic put Serbia on course for the Davis Cup semi-finals on Friday (Apr 7) before admitting that seeing his career plunge into freefall since his history-making French Open triumph had been "hard to accept".
eu to end mobile roaming charges in june

EU to end mobile roaming charges in June

STRASBOURG, France: The EU will abolish mobile phone roaming charges from Jun 15 following a vote in the European Parliament on Thursday (Apr 6).
president hosts afp news agency head

President hosts AFP news agency head

Vietnamese authorities and media outlets are willing to provide all possible support for the operation of Agence France-Presse in the country, President Trần Đại Quang said on Thursday at a Hà Nội reception for the chairman and CEO of the French news agency, Emmanuel Hoog.
french candidate fillons wife charged in fake job scandal

French candidate Fillon's wife charged in fake job scandal

PARIS: The wife of France's conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon was charged on Tuesday with complicity in the abuse of public funds in a scandal that has engulfed her husband's campaign.
mladenovic beats wozniacki to reach indian wells semi finals

Mladenovic beats Wozniacki to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

INDIAN WELLS: France's Kristina Mladenovic rallied to beat former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Thursday (Mar 16) and reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells.
eight hurt as pupil opens fire at french school

Eight hurt as pupil opens fire at French school

GRASSE, France: French police arrested a heavily-armed 17-year-old on Thursday after he opened fire at a school in southern France, rattling nerves in a country on edge after several militant attacks, authorities said.
losing jobs to poland french workers see futile vote

Losing jobs to Poland, French workers see futile vote

AMIENS, France: Two months before France's presidential elections, workers for Whirlpool in the northern French city of Amiens are torn between anger and resignation as the US appliances giant prepares to move their jobs to Poland.
french candidate macron urges expats to return home

French candidate Macron urges expats to return home

LONDON: French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Feb 21) urged expats in London to bring their talents home to France, following a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May.
france calls on germany to hike investment spending

France calls on Germany to hike investment spending

BERLIN: French Economy Minister Michel Sapin has dismissed a US attack on Germany's trade surplus but urged Europe's biggest economy to boost its spending on investment.
zverev downs gasquet for montpellier title

Zverev downs Gasquet for Montpellier title

MONTPELLIER, France: Highly-touted German teenager Alexander Zverev defeated home favourite Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in Montpellier on Sunday (Feb 12) to land his second career ATP title.
facebook google join drive against fake news in france

Facebook, Google join drive against fake news in France

PARIS: Giant Internet firms Facebook and Google joined forces with news organisations on Monday to launch new fact-checking tools designed to root out "fake news" stories in France ahead of the country's presidential election.
spain down slovenia to ensure top spot

Spain down Slovenia to ensure top spot

NANTES, France: Spain downed rivals Slovenia 36-26 to ensure top spot in Group B at the world handball championships on Thursday (Jan 19) as Iceland grabbed the last spot in the last 16.
france joins funding for capital railway

France joins funding for capital railway

Nearly VNĐ7.7 trillion (about US$340.7 million) of French governmental development assistance will be poured into the ongoing Nhổn-Hà Nội Station Urban Railway.
tourism association seeks visa exemptions extension

Tourism association seeks visa exemptions extension

The HCM City Tourism Association has sought the continuation of an existing visa waiver for citizens of five Western European countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) and the addition of India and Australia to the list.