Michael Schumacher remained in a "critical but stable" condition in a French hospital, his spokeswoman said, denying claims made by a friend that he was out of danger.

A Paris-bound flight was rescheduled after Venezuela grounded an Air France plane that French authorities said terrorists might have been planning to blow up.

More than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic, aid officials said, as France reported that gunmen killed two of its soldiers.

A disgraced French businessman was convicted of fraud and sentenced to four years in prison for filling tens of thousands of breast implants with industrial grade silicone.

Bob Dylan is being sued for alleged racism after he likened Croatians to Nazis and slave owners.

Lyon's famous food has to be tasted to be believed, writes Deborah Telford.

France's government is pushing one of Europe's toughest laws against prostitution and sex trafficking, and other countries are watching closely.

French spies plotted to pose as neo-Nazis to assassinate Abu Hamza, the extremist cleric, in London because they were so frustrated with Britain's failure to deal with him.

Could it be au revior to the Magic Kingdom in France? Disneyland Paris is still reeling from a worker's attempted suicide, a strike and a continuing financial losses.

He's been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home - and his family says it's because of he has been deemed too fat to travel. Now Frenchman Kevin Chenais' long and fitful journey is coming to an end.

Sex, politics and morality: Put the three together, and you are sure to end up with a steaming tub of trouble.

If your mind's slowly turning to the Christmas holidays and you're after something different, consider these top ski resorts.

Be it in the corporate, political or sporting worlds, rarely has there been a comfortable alliance between the top two in the hierarchy.

An actual party animal has become a worldwide sensation after his night out with a bunch of French revellers went viral.

Police investigating the murder of a British man killed along with three other people in the French Alps have released an image of a male motorcyclist they would like to track down.

'It was an execution.' Questions remain about the deaths of two veteran French journalists - including how such an attack was carried out near a UN base.

By many measures, to be Interior Minister in France today is to have the country's toughest job.

Barack Obama has spoken to France's President Francois Hollande as a row rages over claims that a US spy agency eavesdropped on millions of phone calls of French citizens.

France wants answers from the US after it was revealed the NSA swept up - and in some cases recorded - 70.3 million French phone calls and emails over a month.

Deborah Telford plunges into polishing up her command of French with practical lessons in a Provence village.

There's nothing like a beautifully shot film to make you feel like up-and-leaving the very next day. Here are five examples that show off their stunning destinations to full effect.

Anthony Peregrine sees the best of Nice, a magnet to the rich for centuries.

After his jaunt with royalty, Prime Minister John Key will return to business with a thud tonight.

This amazing GoPro cam footage captured some amazing scenes as it was placed upon an eagle flying through Mer de Glace glacier and Montenvers Railway on northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps.

In a televised address, French President Francois Hollande says he hasn't ruled out the "military option" against Syria.

An 84-year-old man has been killed near Paris after an elephant belonging to a local circus escaped from its pen and hit him with its trunk.

French and British investigators probing a quadruple murder in the French Alps say they are looking at a dispute over a multi-million-dollar family inheritance as a motive for the slayings.