France, first country to join EU refugee pilot project
(Times of Malta) Jun 27, 2009
France planned to take another group of 100 refugees from Malta next year, French Immigration Minister Eric Besson said yesterday as the first group of 99 prepared to leave the island on July 9....

Search ends for Air France dead
(BBC) Jun 27, 2009
The Brazilian military says it has ended its search for bodies from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic almost a month ago....

Turkey to 'never give up' EU bid
(BBC) Jun 26, 2009
Turkey has urged France and Germany to back its bid to join the EU, rejecting calls for a special partnership rather than full membership....

France striker Cisse set to join Panathinaikos
(Reuters) Jun 24, 2009
France striker Djibril Cisse is set to join Panathinaikos after the Greek club reached an agreement with Marseille....

Sarkozy speaks out against burka
(BBC) Jun 22, 2009
The French president says the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France undermines their dignity....

Atlantic crash bodies identified
(BBC) Jun 22, 2009
Officials in Brazil identify the first 11 bodies recovered from the Air France disaster in which 228 people were killed....

Italy and France 'failing Africa'
(BBC) Jun 11, 2009
Aid pledges made by Italy and France to Africa are not being met, according to a campaign group set up by rock star Bono....

Bodies of Air France victims returned to land
(CNN) Jun 09, 2009
The first bodies recovered from the Air France crash were flown by helicopter to the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha today, according to a CNN reporter on the scene. Also today, Air France announced it will quickly replace air sensors on all ...

France 'freezer baby' case begins
(BBC) Jun 09, 2009
A Frenchwoman accused of killing three of her own babies and hiding two of them in a freezer has gone on trial in Tours, in central France....

Dalai Lama made citizen of Paris
(BBC) Jun 08, 2009
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been made an honorary citizen of the French capital, Paris....

Searchers find 17 bodies from Air France crash
(CNN) Jun 07, 2009
A total of 17 bodies have been recovered from the crash of an Air France jetliner off the South American coast last week, Brazil's military announced today....

More bodies found from missing Air France plane
(CNN) Jun 07, 2009
Three more bodies were found Sunday from the Air France plane that went missing off the coast of Brazil nearly a week ago, Brazilian officials said....

Air France replaces speed sensors
(BBC) Jun 07, 2009
Air France steps up replacing speed monitors on Airbus planes after an Atlantic crash, as Brazil says the first bodies are found....

Bodies found from missing plane
(BBC) Jun 06, 2009
Bodies have been found from the Air France plane which went missing over the Atlantic, the Brazilian military says....

Missing plane 'sent 24 error messages'
(BBC) Jun 06, 2009
The Air France plane which vanished over the Atlantic sent 24 error messages and its auto pilot was not on, officials say....