French authorities in Montpellier have managed to find Rudmilla Karamchand, 25, who was reported missing since April 16 in France. Mauritian ambassador in France Jacques Chasteau de Baylon informed, “The girl had run away with a friend.” The information was confirmed by the Mauritian honorary consul in Beziers, which is administratively linked to Montpellier, the [...]

Japan on Tuesday warned French president-elect Francois Hollande to keep the nation’s fiscal discipline in place amid worries that the new leader will overspend in a bid to boost the economy. Sunday’s victory for Hollande and huge losses for the two main parties in Greece came amid a backlash against cuts across Europe to tackle [...]

French police arrested 19 people in a crackdown on suspected Islamist networks Thursday as President Nicolas Sarkozy made the battle against extremism the keynote of his re-election campaign. Arrests took place in several cities, including Toulouse, where extremist gunman Mohamed Merah was shot dead by police last week after a series of cold-blooded shootings that [...]

All French motorists must have a breathalyser in their car from July 1, the French government said Thursday, in a bid to reduce the drink driving that is responsible for one in three road deaths. “Every driver of a motorised land vehicle, excluding mopeds, must possess an unused and immediately available breathalyser,” said a decree [...]