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Policeman, partner killed in 'terrorist act'

A man who claimed allegiance to Isis stabbed a French policeman to death yesterday before he was killed in a dramatic police operation, sources close to the investigation said.

Train evacuated over WWII shell

Eurostar passengers were left stranded in Paris overnight after a tourist attempted to board a London-bound train with a WWII artillery shell.

French town bans pesticides near homes

A small town surrounded by farms has become the first in France to ban the use of pesticides within 50m of homes.

Migrant numbers to UK surge

Record numbers of migrants gathering in Calais have sparked fears of a summer of violence and chaos.

Google raided over $2.6 billion tax fraud

Google's offices in Paris have been raided by police in an investigation into money laundering and "aggravated tax fraud".

'We will bring this plane down'

The EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea was emblazoned with the words "we will bring this plane down" two years ago.

How can a plane just disappear?

The EgyptAir flight disappearance could be the result of a bomb, according to a prominent counter-terrorism researcher.

Barefoot rebellion on the red carpet

The actresses all went barefoot or in flat shoes for photo calls and film premieres.

Barry Soper: French PM visit reminder of fraught history

COMMENT: Visiting French PM Manuel Valls acknowledges the talent and experience of Helen Clark, but says it is too early to have a formal opinion on whether she should have the top UN job, writes Barry Soper.

Inside the world's biggest nude town

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to a tiny French seaside town where nothing is left to the imagination.

Brussels attack initially aimed at France

The terrorists who carried out the attacks on the Brussels airport and metro had initially planned an attack on France instead, the Belgian federal prosecutor said.

Paris: What lies beneath

Stop! This is the empire of the dead, reads a sign greeting visitors at the entrance to the two-kilometre long tunnels filled with bones, writes Patrick Fort.

Napoleon's island home recreated

France's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years.

Staff plan boycott over Iran headscarf ruling

Air France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes.

Airbnb hosts first underwater bedroom

Bar/fly: Volvic, Lyon

It being midday and the sun being out, the mayor of Volvic was on the beer. Not the famous local water.

Paris: Queuing for the Louvre

The Louvre, as a famous museum, even has a museum celebrating its own history. It's in two sections across a hall near the entrance and is well worth a few minutes.

Aid groups condemn French tactics

More than a dozen humanitarian and nongovernmental organisations yesterday accused local authorities in France of brutality against migrants as the demolition of a shantytown known as "the....