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Roma expulsion orders called into question by lawyers In the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, 14 Roma men were ordered to leave French territory after a police roundup in August. Lawyers say their case proves the government is behind a discriminatory and illegal policy of expulsions.

Who's on strike in France? Numerous industry sectors have joined the growing strikes against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reforms. Here are the sectors causing the most disruption.

Who will be France’s next first lady, or gentleman? A singer, a journalist, a housewife or a plasterer’s son: who will move into the Elysée Palace in May, and can candidates count on their partners to help them get there? FRANCE 24 takes a look at who might be France’s next first lady… or gentleman.

'Lust’ is not a crime, say Strauss-Kahn lawyers Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers have said their client, placed under formal investigation Monday for alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, was being hounded for “the offence of lust” which is “not forbidden in the penal code”.

Greens secure ‘historic’ gains in French parliamentary poll France’s Green party won 17 seats in the country’s general election Sunday, an unprecedented score that makes it prominent enough to form its own parliamentary group, giving it more clout in political decision-making.

French far-right shames Socialists in by-election The far-right National Front has moved on to the second round of a parliamentary by-election to replace disgraced former MP Jérôme Cahuzac. The victory is an embarrassing blow to the Socialist government of President François Hollande.

US consultant admits role in France's 'Karachi affair' A US political consultant has admitted being paid by an intermediary in 1994 arms sales for advising the campaign of French presidential hopeful Édouard Balladur. The admission may shed new light on the scandal known as the “Karachi affair”.

French court drops probe into Sarkozy campaign cash A French court on Monday dropped a formal investigation into illegal campaign financing by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been under investigation since March for allegedly accepting funds from L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

World leaders arrive in France for D-Day celebrations Seventy years after the first Allied planes set off for the World War II invasion of Normandy, world leaders descended on France Thursday to remember the dead and commemorate D-Day in two days of memorial celebrations.

‘France is your homeland’, Hollande tells French Jews French President François Hollande announced tough new measures to combat anti-Semitism on Tuesday as he marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp with a visit to Paris's Holocaust memorial.

Top contemporary French artist Christian Boltanski dies aged 76 Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday.

Grenade thrown into bar in French city of Grenoble injures 12 Twelve people were injured in an explosion after a grenade was thrown into a bar in France's southeastern city of Grenoble on Wednesday, officials said. French authorities said they did not believe the incident to be terror-related.

Left-wing alliance trumps Sarkozy’s party in regional polls The ruling UMP party of President Nicolas Sarkozy experienced a wipeout in the second round of France’s regional elections, with the Socialists and their left-wing allies winning in all but one of mainland France's 22 regions.

Violent protests have ‘weakened unions’ in retirement battle As the French government gets closer to signing a law that will raise the retirement age in France from 60 to 62, a leading French labour expert says violent clashes between youths and police have undermined the unions’ position.

Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy will both visit French overseas regions Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana in upcoming weeks, with Hollande kicking off the charm offensive first.

New poll gives Sarkozy first round election lead An opinion poll for the first time Tuesday put French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of Socialist rival François Hollande for the April 22 first round of presidential elections but showed Hollande would win a run-off vote on May 6.

Record number of women and minorities in new French parliament With more women and members of foreign descent than any previous National Assembly, France's newly-elected parliament has moved a step closer to mirroring French society, even as ethnic-minority groups demand more diversity in politics.

French conservatives defeat far right in tight by-election France’s conservative UMP party narrowly defeated the far-right National Front in a by-election on Sunday, with candidate Jean-Louis Costes (pictured) winning the seat vacated by disgraced Socialist MP Jérôme Cahuzac following a tax...

African troops march with French for Bastille Day The famed military parade for Bastille Day on Paris’s Champs-Elysées Sunday featured African troops who assisted France in its Mali operation against Islamist rebels. However, some have criticised the African presence as a sign of neo-colonial ties.

Sarkozy’s legal woes roll on despite court ruling A probe into claims Nicolas Sarkozy received illegal funding for his successful 2007 presidential campaign has been dropped. But as he considers a political comeback, several other cases threaten serious damage to his reputation.