Mr Fillon has said his enemies are trying to "take me down, through Penelope" The wife of French presidential candidate François Fillon has been placed under formal investigation amid the continuing...
A month before the first round of France's presidential election, 43 percent of voters are hesitant about who to vote for, a poll said on Friday, underlining the uncertainty surrounding the volatile...
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged diversion of public funds, prosecutors say. The centre-right contender is suspected of paying...
Beleaguered French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has urged supporters to fight on, in a speech to a mass rally in Paris. He told tens of thousands of supporters, many waving tricolour flags,...
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has suffered another blow as his campaign manager quit late on Friday. Patrick Stefanini said his resignation will take effect on Sunday night. Earlier,...
After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush -- and the hobby has become something of a career. An exhibition of his oil paintings depicting US...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign. For weeks, Mr...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
Former US president George W. Bush has kept a low profile since leaving the White House in 2009. But he is set to reveal some of the fruits of his second career on Tuesday in a book called "Portraits...
France has warned Russia against meddling in its elections after American intelligence accused Moscow hackers of helping Donald Trump win the US presidency. Foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault...
A peaceful rally in a Paris suburb has descended into violence amid anger over the case of a black youth worker who was allegedly raped with a police baton. Police on Saturday fired tear gas at...
French independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron is forecast to win the race to the Elysee Palace, beating with a large lead his rival Marine Le Pen, a survey showed on Wednesday. An opinionway...
A French judge has ordered ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case. Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros...
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case, judicial sources say. Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 22.5m...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial over allegations of illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election bid, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The source added that 13 others...
French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon will launch a fightback on Monday against the fake-job scandal that threatens his campaign, a source close to him said. "Counter-attack,"...
France’s military chief on Wednesday took the unusual step of urging the country's next president to raise defence spending in a rare public appeal. Chief of Defence General Pierre de Villiers...
A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence but did not hand down any punishment. As French finance minister in 2008, she approved an award of...
play videoMs Lagarde said earlier that the trial had put her and her family through a As French finance minister in 2008, she approved an award of €404m ($429m; £340m) to businessman Bernard Tapie...
