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Teacher charged with manslaughter after French Alps avalanche deaths

A teacher who was among a group hit by an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday (January 13) has been charged with manslaughter. He and some of

16/01/2016

France

French drug trial disaster: one man brain dead, five in hospital

One person is brain dead and five others are in a serious condition in France after a clinical trial went terribly wrong.

15/01/2016

France

Botched drug trial leaves six in serious condition in France

One person is in a coma and five others are in a serious condition in France after taking part in a drugs trial that went wrong. The trial took place

15/01/2016

My Europe Series

The forgotten victims of Syria: foreign fighters' mothers speak out

Across Europe families are struggling to come to terms with losing sons and daughters to the war in Syria. Under suspicion as terrorists themselves, until now they have had little support or recogniti

15/01/2016

France

Safety on the slopes: skiiers taught avalanche awareness

The deadly avalanche in the French Alps (January 13), which has claimed the lives of three people, is a reminder of how dangerous the mountains can

15/01/2016

France

Suspended fine for Briton in refugee smuggling case

A former British soldier received a warning and a suspended 1,000 euro fine after he tried to take an Afghan girl from France to the UK. Rob Lawrie

14/01/2016

Business Series

Renault shares tumble on news of factory raids

Shares in Renault closed down just over 10 percent after falling as much as 20 percent earlier in the day. Almost five billion euros were wiped off

14/01/2016

France

French Alps avalanche: teacher led class onto closed, black-rated ski track

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into manslaughter after three people, including two teenagers, died in an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday.

14/01/2016

Business Series

Renault shares plummet 20 percent after police raids

Renault has confirmed fraud investigators had inspected three of its factories in an emissions probe. Shares in the company plummeted 20 percent on

14/01/2016

France

Lyon students in shock after avalanche deaths

The students from Saint-Exupéry High School in Lyon, France, return the day after, struggling to come to terms with what happened the day before

14/01/2016

France

At least 3 dead in French Alps avalanche

An avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of ten schoolchildren and their accompanying teacher, killing at least three people and seriously

13/01/2016

France

Jewish community in Marseille debates whether to hide yarmulke

The machete attack has left the community in fear once again.

13/01/2016

France

Coins, catfish, bikes and bottles: the treasures of Paris' Canal Saint-Martin

It’s 4.5 kilometres long, holds 90,000 cubic metres of water and contains treasures ranging from gold coins to washing machines… The Canal

12/01/2016

Business Series

Marginal gain in global deliveries for Peugeot Citroen

Peugeot Citroen eked out a 1.2 percent gain in global deliveries last year. A China slowdown and emerging-markets slump almost cancelled out the

12/01/2016

France

Containers replace tents for 1,500 migrants in Calais 'Jungle' camp

Authorities have moved 140 people living in the so-called Jungle refugee camp in northern France into newly-constructed accommodation. Made of

11/01/2016

Economy

Air France-KLM report mixed fortunes for terror-stained 2015

Air France – KLM say the Paris attacks cost the airline around 70 million euros in lost revenue in December, but that business appears to be picking

11/01/2016

France

Clarissa Jean-Philippe remembered a year after terror attacks in France

A year and a day after she was shot dead by Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly, policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe has been honoured at a ceremony near

09/01/2016

World

France's year of terrorism, living with tears and fears

French media paid homage to the people killed in last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris — at Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket, as well as the

08/01/2016

France

Paris: doubts over the identity of man shot outside police station

Police are not sure if the man shot yesterday is a Moroccan or Tunisian national. He is said to have been wearing a fake suicide belt and wielding a machete.

08/01/2016

France

Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gathered at the Place de la Republique on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre which led to 17 deaths over three days

07/01/2016

France

Wolinski's last words to wife before dying at Charlie Hebdo

Writer and journalist Maryse Wolinski and Georges Wolinski were together for 47 years until the attack on Charlie Hebdo separated them. His widow has

07/01/2016

France

Man shot dead after attacking Paris police station 'identified'

A man shot dead by police as he apparently tried to attack a police station in Paris has reportedly been identified. French media reports say he was

07/01/2016

France

Charlie Hebdo warns Islamist threat ever present

The cover reads, “One year later, the assassin is still at large” and shows a God-like figure in a bloody robe carrying a Kalashnikov. This is

07/01/2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

07/01/2016

My Europe Series

Life after terror: survivors' stories

Maryse Wolinski: “I’m still hearing that voice which said to me, ‘Darling, I’m going to Charlie’”. Daniel Biddle: “For me 7/7, from my experience

07/01/2016

France

'Paper with ISIL flag' found on knifeman shot dead at Paris police station

A man said to be carrying a knife and wearing a fake suicide belt has been shot dead as he tried to enter a police station in Paris. Reportedly

07/01/2016