De Niro held, questioned in Paris over vice ringThe American actor, Robert De Niro, was arrested by the French vice squad at the Bristol Hotel in Paris yesterday and held for…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Certified French prophet warns EMU is madnessThe French writer Emmanuel Todd has earned a reputation for accurate predictionsFri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Suicide seen as major concernHelene (20) and Stephanie (19) skipped classes at the Lycee Chagall in Reims that Friday last March. Just before 5 p.mWed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
French film producer breaks his silence on wife's murderThirteen months after his wife Sophie was murdered in west Cork, the French film producer, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, has finally…Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
French murder victim's family angered by slow progress of caseThe family of Ms Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the French woman murdered in west Cork in December 1996, yesterday expressed frustration…Thu Jan 29 1998 - 00:00
Inquiries begin after avalanche deaths stun townAs a small French town mourns nine schoolchildren and a teacher killed in France's worst avalanche since 1970, questions are …Mon Jan 26 1998 - 00:00
Pressure on Jospin as unemployed vow to continue protestsThe "gang of four" associations of French unemployed, which occupied 75 dole offices over Christmas and the New Year, yesterday…Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
EU troika `treads softly' and avoids embarrassing its hostsDerek Fatchett, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Georges Wohlfart did not see the bodies of the 37 Algerians who were murdered just…Wed Jan 21 1998 - 00:00
Two survivors who witnessed Saddam's brutalityOnce a month, Canadian-born Bernice Shahristani took her children Zahra and Mohamed Ibrahim to visit their father in prisonWed Dec 17 1997 - 00:00
Leaders with opposing views of Islam battle for soul of IranOpposing visions of Islam and the West turned yesterday's opening of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit into a…Wed Dec 10 1997 - 00:00
Iranians welcome former Islamic foes to summitThirty heads of state and government - a record assembly in Iran since the 1979 Revolution - gathered in the Iranian capital …Tue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
Ideological battle of ayatollahs seems certain to resurfaceOur plane was moving slowly towards its parking spot at Mehrabad Airport when people began swarming out of cars and buses towards…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Pilgrims recall de Gaulle's grandeurCharles de Gaulle's favourite word was grandeur, and it was for its simplicity and grandeur that he purchased a vine-covered, …Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00
Former Communist leader, Marchais, dies aged 77Mr Georges Marchais (77), the steel worker who led the French Communist Party (PCF) with Stalinist severity for nearly a quarter…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Chirac tries to placate French language puristsWhen President Jacques Chirac opened the seventh summit of Francophone nations in Hanoi yesterday, there was a certain confusion…Sat Nov 15 1997 - 00:00
Adams restates SF commitment to peace on French visitFrom the warmth of the welcome given to Mr Gerry Adams in Paris yesterday, you would have thought he was Wolfe Tone returning…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Politicians adopt truckers' philosophyThe French have a bizarre sense of timingFri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Optimism on talks front as strike worsensThere was good news and bad news in the French lorry drivers' strike yesterdayThu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
High drama opens road to freedomPaddy McCabe had been held for 36 hours at the Lille-Lesquin lorry drivers' blockade, and the Irish trucker from Dublin was fed…Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Jospin acts as Irish exporters put trade lost at £10m dailyThe French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, intervened in the worsening truck drivers' strike yesterdayWed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Solidarity in truckers' no man's landThree busloads of riot police and a half-dozen more on motorcycles are parked at the roundabout outside the Platforme Logistique…Wed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Lorry drivers begin `hard, long' strikeFrench truckers last night began a nationwide strike that threatens to paralyse France and cripple Europe's road transport system…Mon Nov 03 1997 - 00:00
Experts give conflicting accounts on Vichy roleFrance was yesterday faced with two conflicting versions of its second World War history: in one version, the nation was Germany…Sat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Understanding the key words of warParis - A few key words for understanding Algeria's civil war:Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Algerians tortured by security forcesDefectors from the Algerian army and police have described in horrific detail to The Irish Times how security forces routinely…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Algerians openly angry at Zeroual's claims of victorySince the Algerian government announced the results of nationwide local elections last Friday, the words "democracy" and "democratic…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Disillusioned Algerians have little faith in `democracy' voteThe fourth and final step in the "democratisation" of Algeria took place yesterday as the smoke of battle hung over the forests…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Slow descent into a life of terrorAs Nacera poured the mint tea, I asked my hosts who was this pale beauty with thick black hair, a manic grin and frightened eyes…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
War-weary Algerians unmoved by new pollIt's official, because it's written in L'Authentique, the newspaper loyal to the Algerian presidential adviser, Gen Mohammed …Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Papon's release on bail angers plaintiff groupTo the astonishment of France, Mr Maurice Papon (87), the retired official on trial for crimes against humanity for his role …Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Parisian fumes eased by strict lawFrench authorities yesterday for the first time put a strict anti-pollution law into force in Paris, allowing only vehicles with…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
Continuing campaign of violence claims lives of 11 women teachersThe last words of the Armed Islamic Group's (GIA) most recent diatribe summed up the group's strategy: "Blood, blood! Destruction…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Jospin captures the new mood in FranceWhen Lionel Jospin led the French left into parliamentary elections last spring, no one believed that the Socialist leader, considered…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Bodyguard does not advance investigationFrench judiciary sources say the brief testimony of the bodyguard who was severely injured in the August 31st car crash which…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
`Right person in right role' at the UN praisedLe Monde devotes an entire page to a favourable profile of Mrs Mary Robinson in its latest editionTue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00
French Protestants begin three-year commemoration of edict of NantesThere were no slick advertising campaigns, no live television broadcasts, no souvenir T-shirts or official CDs by famous musicians…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Continuing campaign of violence claims lives of 11 women teachersThe last words of the Armed Islamic Group's (GIA) most recent diatribe summed up the group's strategy: "Blood, blood! Destruction…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
France's folly, France's FolliesIf there is such a thing as national character, one of the most salient features of the French is a dragging world weariness, …Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Establishment turns on photographersThe man who will decide the fate of Princess Diana's tormentors sat in a first-floor office at the Palace of Justice yesterday…Wed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
Photographers indicted over death of princessIn an unprecedented step that shook the French media and legal professions yesterday, Magistrate Herve Stephan indicted six photographers…Wed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
Seven `paparazzi' claim driver taunted themBefore leaving the Ritz Hotel after midnight, Princess Diana and Mr Dodi al-Fayed first sent two decoy cars in hopes of fooling…Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Princess's car driver was drunk - French prosecutorThe driver of the car in which Princess Diana and her Egyptian companion were killed was drunk and the car was travelling at …Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
European integration accorded top priority by French leadersPresident Chirac, the Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, and the Foreign Minister, Mr Hubert Vedrine, accorded top priority to…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Up to 300 Algerians dead in worst slaughter of civil warThe worst massacre in the 5 1/2 year Algerian civil war has left as many as 300 people deadSat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Creating jobs for youth key challenge for France's new `Joan of Arc'The French Minister of Employment and Solidarity, Ms Martine Aubry, is responsible for keeping three of Mr Lionel Jospin's most…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Rwandans got combat training from US army, paper claimsThe US army provided combat and guerrilla warfare training for the predominantly Tutsi Rwandan army, according to a report by…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
Berbers see farther than corner shopParisians know them simply as l'Arabe du coin, the corner shop that sells fruit and vegetables, wine and breadWed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Rains bring relief to polluted citiesWhen two weeks of hot summer weather ended in thunderstorms yesterday, no one was more relieved than the French Environment Minister…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Pope ignores Socialists' warning on 'provocation'Five hundred gendarmes wearing black boots and jackets cordoned off the wooded hillside where the cemetery is located 24 hours…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Irish enjoy Papal 'Woodstock'The American gospel singer Dee Dee Bridgewater was belting out Oh Happy Day, the signal that the "Popemobile" had reached the…Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
