Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lyon on Tuesday for a state visit to France upon the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Malaysia on Sunday received new satellite images from the French authorities showing potential debris along the southern corridor missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 might have taken, according to a statement of Malaysian Ministry of Transport.
French police on Tuesday arrested 34Greenpeace activists after several dozen activities entered a nuclear power plant in eastern France's Fessenheim in a move to reveal security problems at atomic facilities, local media reported.
A French delegation has arrived in Iran to explore business opportunities as Tehran is opening up its economy to the international business amid West's partial easing of sanctions, official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
With record low approval ratings as most of his economic promises in tatters, French President Francois Hollande justified his decisions to fix economic troubles and improve the country's social welfare in a fresh attempt to convince discontent public.
A French hostage kidnapped on Dec. 20, 2012 in Nigeria was released, the French president's office Elysee said on Sunday.
French foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that a French priest was kidnapped between Wednesday night and Thursday morning in Cameroon.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Tuesday met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, reiterating France's request for an explanation regarding the "unacceptable" spying practices, said French Foreign Ministry in a statement.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday conversed with French President Francois Hollande over the phone following the news reports about the U.S. National Security Agency's alleged spying efforts against French citizens, said the White House.
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday said he had "proof of life" of the two journalists kidnapped in Syria three months ago.
French President Francois Hollande says UN resolution on Syria resolution could take place by the end of next week, media said on Sunday.
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday had a phone conversation with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over Russia's proposal to place Syrian chemical arms under international control and to ensure their "total" and "effective" destruction, a French Presidency statement said.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday stressed the need to take quick moves to respond the alleged use of the deadly gas in Damascus.
Syrian Parliament Speaker Jihad Lahham said that he had written to French lawmakers and urged them to reject a military intervention in the name of secularism, the French channel FRANCE 24 reported Wednesday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that France will face negative repercussions if Paris and its allies launch a military intervention against his country.
French intelligence reports indicated that the chemical attack of Aug. 21 in Damascus was conducted by the Syrian government forces.
After last week's alleged chemical attack in rebels-held suburbs of Damascus, some western leaders insisted the use of force as they believed Syrian government was behind the attack.
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