Kvitova beats Laura to reach French Open semis

By Agencies,

Petra Kvitova reached the French Open semi-finals for the first time since 2012 as an emotional run continued with victory over Germany's Laura Siegem...

French Open , Laura Siegemund. , Petra Kvitova , Semi finals

Former Kenyan rugby player Teddy Omondi on lockdown in France

By Bernard Ndong,

Finding something uplifting during these times of living under the shadow of a COVID-19 pandemic is tough. For Teddy Omondi, a former Kenya rugby i...

coronavirus

Victims thought they were paying millions to free hostages. But the ‘minister’ who asked them was a fraudster in a mask

By CNN,

There was a sense of urgency in the voice of the man claiming to be France's defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. "We're talking about the lives...

France , Gilbert Chikli , hostages , Jean-Yves Le Drian

Kenya 7s looking to better Japan’s performance in Paris to avoid relegation

By Evans Makokha,

Kenya 7s will be looking forward to redemption after a dim performance in London sevens where they only managed one win in their group. The stage i...

Kenya 7s , Paris 7s

Eiffel Tower evacuated after climber scales monument

By Reuters,

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated and surrounding streets locked down on Monday after a man was spotted scaling the upper heights of the monument in the ...

Eiffel Tower , Firefighters , Twitter

France asks: should Notre-Dame’s spire be rebuilt as it was?

By Reuters,

France will open the redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral’s historic spire to international architects after Monday night’s catastrophic blaz...

France , Notre-Dame Cathedral

Macron prepares response to ‘yellow vest’ protesters as Paris cleans up

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the country on Monday as he seeks to placate “yellow vest” anti-government protesters who wreaked ha...

France , French President Emmanuel Macron , yellow vest

Paris cleans up as Macron prepares to respond to ‘yellow vest’ riots

By Reuters,

Workers in Paris swept up broken glass and towed away burnt-out cars on Sunday after the latest “yellow vest” riots, while the government warned o...

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire , President Emmanuel Macron , Yellow vest riots

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters detained and tear-gassed

By CNN,

French police clashed Saturday in Paris with protesters staging a fourth weekend of "gilets jaunes," or "yellow vest," demonstrations against the gove...

France , Interior Minister Christophe Castaner , Le Parisien , Yellow vest protests

Paris in lockdown as France braces for new anti-Macron riots

By Reuters,

Paris looked like a ghost town early on Saturday, with museums, department stores and the metro closed. Riot police braced to meet “yellow vest�...

Paris

Number of French games cancelled due to protests rises to six

By Reuters,

The number of this weekend’s French top-flight soccer matches that have been cancelled rose to six on Thursday amid concerns about planned anti-gove...

French Ligue 1 , protests

Original Eiffel Tower staircase goes on sale

By CNN,

Forget your standard Paris souvenir, now you can take part of the original Eiffel Tower home instead -- a section of the statuesque building's famou...

Artcurial , auction , Eiffel Tower , Statue of Liberty , The Cité des sciences. , The Musée , Yoishii Foundation

PSG, Les Herbiers clash in David v Goliath Cup final

By AFP,

There may never have been a greater mismatch in a Cup final than Tuesday's French Cup showpiece which will see the mighty Paris Saint-Germain take on ...

French Cup , Les Herbiers , PSG

World cities go dark as Earth Hour climate campaign circles globe

By AFP,

The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and Moscow's Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to r...

Australia , Moscow's Red Square , President Emmanuel Macron , Ria Novisti news agency , Sydney Opera House , Sydneysider Dianna Ali , the Eiffel Tower , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d’Or award

By AFP,

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won a record-equalling fifth Ballon d'Or award for the year's best player on Thursday. The Real Madrid forward's ...

Ballon d'Or , Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi , neymar

IOC 2024 bid inspectors tour Paris

By AFP,

Olympic officials began their first day inspecting the Paris 2024 bid with a visit to the Eiffel Tower, the iconic backdrop to the triathlon start sho...

Paris goes car-free for the day as city fights against pollution

By Reuters,

Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday (September 25) as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing famili...

Paris

At sprawling Rio Games, even spectators are worn out

By Reuters,

Less than a week into the Olympics and people are looking tired around Rio de Janeiro. That is not just the athletes, mind you, but the spectators ...

Brazil , olympics , Rio 2016

France fans in party mode after opening victory

By Reuters,

France fans brushed any security fears aside to offer feverish support to the host nation in their Euro 2016 opener at the Stade de France on Friday. ...

Dimitri Payet , Euro 2016 , football , France , party , security

Cheque books open after Ibrahimovic declares PSG exit

By Agencies,

Sweden's larger-than-life captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play his final game for Paris Saint Germain on Saturday, he said in a social media post that...

Ligue 1 , Paris St. Germain , PSG , Zlatan Ibrahimovic