France

French transit company unveils the new train

Hollande's government has vowed to scrap the Jungle 'before winter'

India has signed a series of key defence deals under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a $100 billion upgrade

The Pope meets 180 people wounded, traumatised or bereaved by the July 14 attack in Nice which claimed 86 lives

The contract provides for the supply of 100,000 weapons, accessories and ammunition

First ready-to-fly Rafales expected to arrive by 2019; order to be completed within six years

This deal is India's first major acquisition of fighter planes for two decades

The Rafale beats any other fighter jet in the region, retired air vice marshal says

The new legislation will take effect from 2020

Earlier this month, a judge in city of Nice declared the full-body swimwear to be illegal

The French Interior Ministry has called the hoax 'irresponsible'

Deadly attacks by militants in France have increased tensions between communities

Circumstances around the intervention had yet to be determined, says interior minister

The violence prompted the mayor of the village to ban the Islamic burkini swimsuit

Youths hurled makeshift firebombs on the fringes of marches against the law that will make hiring and firing easier

Says today Church has more Christian martyrs than in the first centuries

The women, who are believed to have been spurred by repeated calls by the Islamic State group for attacks in France

Second alleged plot with links to IS discovered this week after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found last Sunday

Ornella G. was remanded in custody after being charged with association with a terrorist group

'What we are looking for is to trigger EU operations more easily'

Hollande rejected calls by conservatives for the state to ban the burkini, saying it would be 'unconstitutional'

Nothing in the idea of secularism opposes the practice of Islam in France, provided it respects the law, says Hollande

The court in Corsica ruled that the ban should be maintained because “strong emotions persist”

Isabelle Dinoire's transplant drugs left her susceptible to cancer and two cancers had developed, says report

The incident is the latest example of intercommunal tensions in France

Details of the submarine were published in the Australian newspaper last month, making it vulnerable before service

The European Commission treated it as abnormal state aid, the European Commission is doing its job, says Michel Sapin

A young illustrator from Paris has come up with an interesting guide for bystanders to tackle Islamophobic attacks

The haul weighed 370 kg with a potential street value of around 50 million euros

French premier's words draw criticism from politicians and derision from historians and feminist

Spokesman for the UN rights office also decried the manner in which the anti-burkini decrees have been implemented

Efforts to foster good relations will include creation of an Islamic foundation, funded with money from within France

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a law against the garments would be ruled unconstitutional

Chef says 'all Muslims are terrorists'

Decision will be overturned in 30 towns

State Council says authorities could only restrict individual liberties if there was a "proven risk" to public order

How dare you cover your arms, David Beckham?

Many French cities have banned the burkini for being ‘incompatible’ with French values

Formerly owned by Leopold II, king of Belgium, the most valuable aspect of the property is its botanical park

The ruling, due at 1300 GMT is likely to set a precedent for around 30 French towns which have banned the burkini

Protestors carried placards with slogans such as "Burkini ban is racist" and "Islamophobia is not freedom"

Trudeau said Canadians should rise above the controversy

Is it the trademarked swimsuit itself that is the problem, or merely being fully clothed on the seashore?

Photographs have emerged which show the police confronting the woman

The burkini has stirred controversy in France, but on the beaches of North Africa, it has made few waves

As some French seaside resorts ban the burkini, it turns out more and more women are buying the swimwear

One of the world's most secular countries, France strongly separates religion and public life

French PM says wearing of the burkini not compatible with the values of France and the Republic

Anti-racism organisations and human rights groups are up in arms against what they believe is a deeply worrying ban

The train was travelling at 140 kilometres an hour (87 mph) between Nimes and Montpellier when it hit a tree