31-12-2013 09:28
Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion who often braved death on the tracks, is fighting for his life on Monday after an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps.
27-12-2013 09:52
Andy Murray's return to action after a three-month injury lay-off ended in a straight sets defeat to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Thursday.
25-12-2013 08:44
Gale-force winds and pounding rain on Tuesday lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving tens of thousands without power.
21-12-2013 10:25
The price of imported beer from Belgium, Germany, Holland, England, and France, 3 – 4 times higher than local beer, is losing market shares as customers tend to buy cheaper products in the face of economic slowdown.
17-12-2013 09:19
Francesco Totti ended a two-month injury absence for Roma but had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw away to Milan, who had Sulley Muntari to thank for a late leveller at the San Siro on Monday.
17-12-2013 08:54
French police made 21 arrests on Monday as part of an investigation into claims that meat from horses used for drugs testing found its way into the food chain.
14-12-2013 09:49
France will help fund a new metro line in Brazil's commercial hub Sao Paulo, in one of two major accords signed on Friday during President Francois Hollande's trip to promote trade.
10-12-2013 08:42
Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery and Cristiano Ronaldo were on Monday shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or, football's world governing body FIFA and sponsors France Football magazine said.
03-12-2013 10:47
Bob Dylan has been charged with insulting behaviour and incitement to hatred in France after a Croat group filed a complaint about an interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine, a judicial source said Monday.
29-11-2013 09:47
Tour de France organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) revealed on Thursday that the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2015 will be an individual time-trial.
26-11-2013 08:39
Iraq attacks, including a market bombing and the assassination of a former MP, killed 35 people on Monday as France offered to help combat a surge in bloodshed ahead of elections.
20-11-2013 10:44
France produced a stunning performance to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit and qualify for the World Cup finals on Tuesday, beating Ukraine 3-0 in Paris.
16-11-2013 09:01
France were facing World Cup elimination on Friday after slumping to a 2-0 play-off first-leg defeat in Ukraine while Cristiano Ronaldo kept Portugal's hopes alive with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sweden.
07-11-2013 09:47
Paris, November 6 (VNA) – A conference themed “ Vietnam – a new strategic partner of France in Asia” was held in Paris on November 5 to introduce the investment environment in Vietnam.
05-11-2013 09:20
Juan Martin del Potro made a winning start to his ATP World Tour Finals campaign as the Argentinian came from a set down to beat France's Richard Gasquet 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-5 on Monday.