Islamic State says it murdered 20 tourists and policeman in TunisTunisian officials say more than 3,000 young men have gone to fight with IS in SyriaFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Wrestling with radical Islam is an uphill battle in FranceFrench government reliance on establishment imams misguided, writes Lara MarloweWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Bruton criticises Sinn Féin response to sex abuse allegations‘Expectation’ all information from internal investigations would be turned over, says BrutonTue Mar 17 2015 - 22:28
Two million people watch New York paradeFrom Brussels to Melbourne, St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in style across the globeTue Mar 17 2015 - 22:10
French police on trial for negligence in deaths of young immigrantsElectrocution in 2005 of two immigrant teenagers led to major riots in ParisMon Mar 16 2015 - 20:39
An Irishwoman’s Diary about Miceal O’Rourke, Russia’s best-loved Irish pianistEncore after encore in St PetersburgSat Mar 14 2015 - 01:01
France in mourning after athletes killed in helicopter crashChampion yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine among 10 killed during filming of a reality television showWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Museum cats have crawled down through Russian historySt Petersburg Letter: Hermitage museum houses 70 cats in its basement and courtyardsTue Mar 10 2015 - 05:00
French authorities target pilots of drones seen over ParisUnmanned aircraft overfly landmarks on two consecutive nightsThu Feb 26 2015 - 11:44
Trial of 10 on charges of defrauding L’Oréal heiress closesVerdict to be delivered by JuneThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
‘Charlie Hebdo’ back six weeks after seven-million selling editionSatirical weekly richest publication in France since nine staff were murderedWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Anti-Semitism ‘like leprosy’, Francois Hollande saysFrench president trying to rebuild unity between Jewish and Muslim communitiesTue Feb 24 2015 - 22:14
The strange survival of Dominique Strauss-KahnHis political career may be in tatters, but despite numerous scandals involving allegations of sexual violence and pimping, the former IMF director is still eluding convictionSat Feb 21 2015 - 00:05
Strauss-Kahn pimping trial ends in smilesBeaming former IMF director says he felt he was listened to, unlike some defendantsFri Feb 20 2015 - 22:39
French government survives vote of no confidenceTimid reform law comes at the cost of unity on the leftFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Paris commuter files formal complaint against Chelsea fansScotland Yard helps Paris police in search for fans who racially abused black manFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Police investigation reveals details of Paris attacksDegree of co-ordination between Kouachi brothers and Amedy Coulibaly disclosedWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
France ‘at war with Islamo-fascism’, says prime ministerDesecration of Jewish cemetery has compounded shock at attacks in Copenhagen, writes Lara MarloweTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
France concludes €5.2bn arms deal with EgyptParis and Cairo share disquiet at rise of Islamic State, writes Lara MarloweTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
The French Intifada review: Jihadists put paid to liberté, égalité, fraternitéSins of France’s colonial fathers have come back to haunt the country in the form of a remorseless Muslim intifadaSat Feb 14 2015 - 00:33
Strauss-Kahn combative in final day on stand in pimping trialFormer IMF director angrily tells court he is not on trial for sexual behaviourFri Feb 13 2015 - 00:10
Dramatic turn as Strauss-Kahn not questioned on key evidenceStrauss-Kahn annoyed that text messages were being read out of context in courtThu Feb 12 2015 - 18:33
Shamed and shameless on view at Strauss-Kahn trialFormer IMF boss claims to have ‘rougher sexuality’ than average manWed Feb 11 2015 - 22:10
Strauss-Kahn rejects prostitutes’ accounts of partiesSeemingly bored ex-IMF director says he had no idea the women at ‘soirées’ were hiredTue Feb 10 2015 - 21:05
Hollande says secularism a guarantee against intolerance in FranceFrench president also warns that Ukraine conflict could become ‘total’Fri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Strauss-Kahn trial: Women tell of shame of prostitution ringFormer call-girls paint portrait of sleaze and orgies in ‘Carlton’ case, writes Lara MarloweTue Feb 03 2015 - 21:23
African Muslim attacks soldiers outside Jewish centreAssailant had tried to reach jihad in Syria, writes Lara MarloweTue Feb 03 2015 - 20:41
Sordid claims and dark jokes mark start of Strauss-Kahn trialFormer IMF director faces up to 10 years in jail if guilty of ‘aggravated pimping’ chargesMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:34
French schoolboy (8) suspected of ‘defending terrorism’Police summons of child who wouldn't take part in minute’s silence sparks national debateFri Jan 30 2015 - 04:47
Irish economy ‘not an exemplar’, says President HigginsCitizens have paid ‘a very high price’, president tells tells Strasbourg assemblyTue Jan 27 2015 - 19:47
France welcomes Syriza as Hollande looks to role of consensus-seekerFrench communist party leader Pierre Laurent ‘absolutely thrilled’Tue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
Political unity disintegrates after Sarkozy commentsFrance’s post-attack ‘sacred union’ between left and right broken by the UMP leaderFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Former French soldiers among Islamic State recruitsFrance unveils measures two weeks after Paris attacks, including €725m in new spendingThu Jan 22 2015 - 10:49
Chechens arrested as alleged Paris accomplices chargedFrance remains on high alert in wake of Islamist attacks, writes Lara MarloweWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Le Pen blames French governments for Islamist attacks‘What we are living through is the result of 20 years of errors,’ says National Front leaderTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Dozens of suspected terrorists arrested in northern EuropeArrests in Belgium, Germany and France follow Belgian raid in which two jihadists killedSat Jan 17 2015 - 09:20
French police arrest 12 people in search for accomplices of Islamist killer Amedy CoulibalyFrench life still revolves around last week’s attacks, writes Lara MarloweSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Two suspected jihadists killed in raid by security forces in BelguimMen believed to have been planning atack ‘on a grand scale’ opened fire on policeFri Jan 16 2015 - 08:26
‘Defending terror’ crackdown sparks French debate on free speechLarge numbers of students refused to observe minute’s silence for Charlie Hebdo victimsFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Charlie Hebdo: Four victims of Paris attacks buriedMalian Lassana Bathily who acted to save Jews in supermarket to become French citizenThu Jan 15 2015 - 22:41
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it was behind ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attackAqap leader claims in YouTube video that killings were in accordance with wishes of Osama bin LadenThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Tributes paid as first Paris victims buriedNational Assembly sing ‘Marseillaise’ in emotional scenesWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
French prime minister speaks of ‘ardent flame’ of nation’s spiritAssembly votes to renew deployment of French forces in IraqTue Jan 13 2015 - 22:25
French hostage tells of surviving siege in printing plantLilian Lepère ran to the kitchen and hid under the kitchen sinkTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:01
French self-congratulation on response to attacks undercut by uneaseCommentators unite in pride but uncertainty remains about long termTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Defiance and fraternity as millions march in FranceThe same words were on every lips, on every placard: ‘Je suis Charlie’Mon Jan 12 2015 - 06:35
The naive and the knowing of Haitian artA show at Paris’s Grand Palais vividly captures how Haitians have portrayed their culture while subverting dictatorsMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
My son just said: ‘one must not draw the prophet’Mother thought Paris massacre would horrify child who is Islamic State recruitMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
March for unity the biggest rally in Paris since 1944Interior ministry estimates 3.7m marched throughout France, including 1.2-1.6m in ParisSun Jan 11 2015 - 19:01
Paris gunman’s girlfriend travelled to SyriaAuthorities believe Hayat Boumeddiene (26) flew to Istanbul days before the attacks on her way to SyriaSun Jan 11 2015 - 08:43
