From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 5:12 PM

A 32-year-old man was arrested after he grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy and almost knocked him to the ground while he was shaking hands with locals in southwestern France on Thursday.

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 4:10 PM

Without the street violence that plagued Greece since the outbreak of the worst financial crisis in its history, the country’s parliament approved on Thursday a second round of the austerity measures, that are meant to save the country from default.

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 1:14 PM

Le 29 Juin, les deux journalistes de France 3 ont été libérés. Hervé Ghesquière et Stéphane Taponier, ainsi que leurs trois accompagnateurs afghans, avaient été enlevés par les Talibans 18 mois plus tôt, alors qu’ils tournaient un reportage pour le magazine "Pièces à conviction".

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:28 AM

Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier described their long-hostage ordeal in Afghanistan after they arrived back on French soil on Thursday. The pair were greeted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the First Lady.

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 10:29 AM

Stéphane Taponnier and Hervé Ghesquière, the two French journalists kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan in December 2009, have been released. They were working for state TV channel France 3 when they were captured and held for 547 days. They’re expected to be home in France by Thursday morning.

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 8:28 AM

The UN-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri (pictured), has delivered indictments and four arrest warrants, which implicate Hezbollah members in the murder.

From: France 24 on Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:51 AM

En cinq sets, le Français Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a réussi à éliminer le Suisse Roger Federer, numéro 3 mondial, en quarts de finale de Wimbledon. Le Français affrontera en demi-finale le serbe Novak Djokovic.

From: France 24 on Wed, Jun 29 2011 10:10 AM

L'état-major français a confirmé le parachutage d’armes légères aux rebelles libyens. Selon Le Figaro, qui avait révélé l'information, l'initiative a permis aux tribus berbères de se rapprocher de la capitale libyenne.

From: France 24 on Wed, Jun 29 2011 8:10 AM

Marc Perelman speaks to Dan Meridor, the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister. They discuss the new flotilla which is due to leave for Gaza on Thursday. This time Israel is determined to stop the flotilla with as little friction as possible with its passengers. They also talk about the situation in Syr...

From: France 24 on Tue, Jun 28 2011 10:08 AM

Le conseil d’administration du FMI doit se réunir ce mardi à Washington pour départager la Française Christine Lagarde, grande favorite, et le Mexicain Agustin Carstens. Le successeur de Dominique Strauss-Kahn sera désigné au plus tard jeudi.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jun 27 2011 5:05 PM

Libyan justice minister said Monday that Tripoli dismissed the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for the country’s leader Muammar Gaddafi, because he holds no "official position in the Libyan government."

From: France 24 on Mon, Jun 27 2011 3:04 AM

Le président yéménite contesté Ali Abdallah Saleh, hospitalisé en Arabie saoudite après avoir été blessé par une bombe placée dans son palais à Sanaa, devrait annoncer dans les médias sous 48 heures son intention de transférer ses pouvoirs.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jun 26 2011 5:29 AM

Accusée d’une nouvelle bavure par les médias d'État libyens, l'Otan assure avoir frappé des sites militaires à Brega et n'avoir aucune information concernant des pertes civiles. Plusieurs explosions ont eu lieu à Tripoli en pleine journée ce samedi.

From: France 24 on Fri, Jun 24 2011 9:33 AM

Le journaliste et écrivain franco-libanais a été élu au premier tour par ses pairs de l’Académie française. L'auteur de "Léon l'Africain" siègera sur le fauteuil 29, celui qu'avait occupé Claude Lévi-Strauss, disparu en 2009.

From: France 24 on Wed, Jun 22 2011 3:15 AM

Former Dior fashion designer John Galliano will appear before a Paris court Wednesday for allegedly unleashing an anti-Semitic rant in a Paris bar earlier this year. He faces a possible six months in jail and a €22,500 fine if convicted.

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From: France 24 on Mon, Jun 20 2011 4:56 PM

A Tunisian court has sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife in absentia to 35 years in prison after finding them guilty of theft and misappropriating public funds.