France

Rebecca Marshall for The New York Times

News about France , including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Aug. 21, 2014

Former French premier Alain Juppe, now mayor of Bordeaux, announces that he is seeking nomination of France's main conservative party for president. MORE
Aug. 21, 2014

French Pres Francois Hollande says austerity policies that country has been compelled to adopt to meet eurozone's budget deficit targets are making growth impossible and announces fresh stimulus measures; it is the most public rejection by France of austerity that Germany has long prescribed for the eurozone. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014

French authorities describe brazen robbery in Paris of unidentified Saudi royal and say they believe it was carried out by criminals who knew that the royal was carrying large amount of cash; prosecutors are investigating whether robbery was inside job. MORE
Aug. 15, 2014

Disappointing second-quarter economic reports from Germany and France stymie hopes that Europe is breaking free of its economic malaise. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014

Six French climbers are reported dead after falling hundreds of feet as they began to descend one of the highest peaks of the Mont Blanc range in France. MORE

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In Steps of Grandfather, a German Soldier in France

By NICOLA CLARK

Nicola Clark’s grandfather was among the multitudes of German soldiers who stormed into France and left some 27,000 French soldiers dead 100 years ago today. She returned to the scene to piece together more.

August 22, 2014, Friday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Clark, Nicola , France , Defense and Military Forces , Grandparents , World War I (1914-18) , Germany

1889: President Carnot Leaves Paris

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: French president is waved goodbye as he leaves for vacation in 1889.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Politics and Government , Travel and Vacations

Paris to Host Championships

By REUTERS

Paris will host the 2015 track cycling world championships.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Cycling, Track , Paris (France)

More People Going to Switzerland for Assisted Suicide, Study Finds

By PAM BELLUCK

A study found that the number of people arriving in Switzerland from other countries for help with suicide increased steadily from 2009 to 2012.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Switzerland , Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide , Journal of Medical Ethics , Research , Dignitas , Germany , Great Britain , France , United States

Alain Juppé, Ex-Premier of France, Seeks Party’s Nomination for President

By DAN BILEFSKY

Mr. Juppé, who rebounded in politics after a 2004 graft conviction, said he would compete to be the candidate of France’s main conservative party.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Juppe, Alain , Union for a Popular Movement , Sarkozy, Nicolas , Hollande, Francois

France Acknowledges Economic Malaise, Blaming Austerity

By LIZ ALDERMAN

President François Hollande, saying the eurozone’s budget deficit targets are making growth impossible, vows to pursue stimulus measures instead.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Economic Conditions and Trends , Hollande, Francois , European Union , Europe

Saudi Prince Is Identified as Target of Paris Heist

By DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUME

While the police in France have refused to release his identity, the French news media reported that it was Prince Abdul Aziz, 41, who was ambushed by gunmen in a Hollywood-style robbery.

August 20, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Robberies and Thefts , Fahd, Abdul Aziz bin (1973- ) , Paris (France) , Saudi Arabia , Four Seasons Hotel George V (Paris, France)

The French Resistance Would Weep

By SYLVAIN CYPEL

Seventy years after the liberation of Paris, the ascending force in French politics recalls the spirit of Vichy.

August 19, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Paris (France) , World War II (1939-45)

Saudi Is Robbed in Paris, Quickly and Efficiently

By DAN BILEFSKY

Eight armed men attacked a convoy as it was heading to Le Bourget airport north of Paris, taking about $335,000 in cash and sensitive diplomatic documents from the Saudi Embassy.

August 19, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Robberies and Thefts , Saudi Arabia , Royal Family , France , Paris (France) , Four Seasons Hotel George V (Paris, France) , Fahd, Abdul Aziz bin (1973- )

Women Beyond the Veil in Mali

By WHITNEY RICHARDSON

Katie Orlinsky traveled throughout Mali for almost a month, speaking with women who had lived under Shariah law imposed by Islamic radicals.

August 18, 2014, Monday

MORE ON FRANCE AND: Bamako (Mali) , France , Mali , Mexico , Nepal , Timbuktu (Mali) , Human Rights Watch , Height (Stature) , Muslim Veiling , Muslims and Islam , Photography , Shariah (Islamic Law) , Tuareg (Ethnic Group) , Women and Girls , Women's Rights

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