WorldClues to pilot under pressureOne year before he made the cut for Lufthansa's elite flying school, Andreas Lubitz worked at a Burger King behind a car wash, flipping Whoppers and frying fries and talking to co-workers about his dream.29 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldProsecutors: Co-pilot may have hidden illnessGermanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.Watch27 Mar 08:18 PM
WorldCo-pilot suffered 'broken heart'Media reports tell of a disturbed young man in relationship crisis as friends say he was happy in job.27 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFrench Alps crash: Evidence collectedPolice investigating the Germanwings crash said they had made a 'significant discovery' at the home of pilot Andreas Lubitz.26 Mar 05:17 PM
WorldGermanwings silent on locked-out pilotGermanwings last night would not confirm reports one of the two pilots on its doomed flight was locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps.26 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldAlps crash: Pilot locked out of cockpitOne of the two pilots on the doomed Germanwings flight was apparently locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps.26 Mar 04:33 AM
WorldSchool stunned by scale of plane lossAll that could be heard outside Joseph-Konig Gymnasium high school was birdsong and the quiet sobbing of pupils who had lost friends and classmates.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFrench Alps plane crash: Repair before crashPilots and cabin crew refused to fly over concerns the crash may have been linked to a repair to the nose-wheel landing doors, according to an unconfirmed report in Spiegel magazine25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldExperts focus on Airbus' flight sensorsAviation experts are focusing on the possibility that key sensors on the Airbus A320 could have iced up, causing the aircraft to descend rapidly.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSound of plane 'like an avalanche'As the search and rescue helicopters descended from the high peaks, hope faded even of finding intact bodies from the Barcelona-Dusseldorf flight.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSarkozy supporters head off National FrontConfounding many expectations, mainstream conservatives prevented the far-right National Front from breaking through in local elections seen as a test of faith in France's battered political....23 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleLaws against too-thin modelsAnyone employing skinny, undernourished fashion models or "glorifying anorexia" faces fines and prison sentences under new laws tabled in France.17 Mar 08:55 PM
WorldThe Emperor rides once again in ParisOn March 20, Napoleon Bonaparte will once more set foot on the cobbled streets of Paris, the staging point of his plan to rout his enemies and recover the empire he lost.08 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelFrance: Rolling with the richFancy treating your love to a five-star stay but not sure how to play the part of the fabulously wealthy? Anthony Peregrine explains how to act like you belong.24 Feb 11:00 PM
WorldChelsea fan to explain to policeA director of an international human rights organisation has admitted he was involved in preventing a black French man from entering a Paris underground train amid racist chanting by Chelsea football fans.23 Feb 04:00 PM
RoyalsFlying palace plan vanishes into thin airAirbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.17 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldTen hours as a Jew in ParisA journalist decided to test how safe the streets of Paris are for Jews - by wearing a religious skullcap and filming the public's reaction using a hidden camera.16 Feb 11:04 PM
New ZealandKiwi veteran receives prestigious French honourThe 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.12 Feb 07:30 AM
WorldGirls raised by the wrong mothersTwo French families who were given the wrong babies by a hospital have been awarded $3 million in compensation.11 Feb 02:26 AM
OpinionColin Hogg: BBC drama The Missing is terrible in the very best wayEntertainment is a funny business, especially when it's not that funny at all. Take, for instance, The Missing, a new British television drama series that launched on TV One on Sunday night in both terrific and dreadful style.03 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldFrench put knife in with own best eatery listWar is declared, not for the first time, between France and Britain. The conflict might be called "Michelin star wars" or "the gastronomic empire strikes back".01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi's ashes will come back homeA Kiwi killed in an avalanche in the French Alps will have her ashes brought back to the country of her birth.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAvalanche victim a 'remarkable' womanA New Zealander who died in an avalanche in the French Alps was a “remarkable” woman and an accomplished alpinist and skier, colleagues say.26 Jan 11:12 PM
WorldL'Oreal family fraud feud in courtThe drawn-out saga of the alleged fleecing of France's richest woman - a senile L'Oreal heiress - has finally come to court.26 Jan 08:47 PM
WorldKiwi killed in avalancheA New Zealander is among six skiers who went missing after being carried away by an avalanche during a trek in the French Alps.25 Jan 10:49 PM
WorldFox News' grovelling mea culpa to Britain, FranceAmerica's most unrepentant news network has issued a string of on-air apologies for broadcasting erroneous information, including an expression of regret.19 Jan 11:22 PM
WorldHow brothers became killersIn 1992, two boys who would grow up slaughter 12 people at Charlie Hebdo, came home to find their mother lying dead in their council flat in Paris.18 Jan 09:01 PM
WorldMan killed in 'Islamophobic' attackA Moroccan man in France was stabbed 17 times in front of his wife at his own home in what is described as a “horrible Islamophobic attack”.18 Jan 04:43 AM
WorldSecurity tight across EuropeEurope is on high alert following anti-terror raids and arrests of suspected Islamist militants.17 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Provocations Charlie Hebdo's way, not for allFreedom of expression requires there to be a freedom not to say, not to publish certain things.16 Jan 08:00 PM
