A teenager who escaped from a French prison in November has been arrested, authorities have told the BBC. The 19-year-old - along with a 32-year-old man - had fled a prison in the eastern city of Dijon. They sawed through cell bars and climbed down a wall using bed sheets, according to local media.»»»

The claims come just days after a separate case involving an eight-year-old boy, prompting Paris authorities to refer the matter to the courts. After the case of an eight-year-old boy having his hair forcibly shaved as "punishment"in a Paris foster home shocked the country, a second mother has come»»»

Sarkozy gets hero's welcome as he unveils prison memoir Nicolas Sarkozy, modern France's first-ever president to have gone to jail, received a hero's welcome from hundreds of supporters on Wednesday as he unveiled a book about his 20-day prison experience. Sarkozy gets hero's welcome as he unveils »»»

The French prison service granted a notorious drug trafficker day release from a maximum security prison on Monday so that he could go and meet a prospective employer. The decision sparked outrage in France, where the recent murder of an anti-trafficking activist's brother in Marseille has reignite»»»

Veteran forward Olivier Giroud netted twice as Lille won 4-2 at home to Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The 39-year-old struck in both halves after Willem Geubbels had given the visitors the lead. Aissa Mandi headed a third and Lohann Doucet then gave Paris FC late hope, until Marius Broholm's spot-»»»

— French jails were hit by a second wave of attacks overnight, including three cars set alight at Tarascon prison in southern France, the Justice Minister and a prison workers’ union said on Wednesday, as authorities sought to identify those responsible. “Cars were set on fire very early this morni»»»

PARIS: Multiple French prisons have been attacked in recent nights, including with automatic weapons, in what the justice minister said on Tuesday was a response to a government clamp-down on a drug trade turbocharged by a surge in cocaine trafficking. Military-grade weapons were fired at entrance »»»

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain clinched the Ligue 1 title on Saturday with a 1-0 win at home against Angers as they prepare for a Champions League quarter-final showdown with Aston Villa. PSG needed just a draw at home to their struggling opponents to be confirmed as champions again, having started the»»»

Prosecutors have recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence for Gerard Depardieu in his sexual abuse trial, along with a €20,000 fine and damages. Depardieu, accused of sexual assault by two women during the 2021 filming of 'Les Volets Verts', denies the charges and claims the allegations are »»»

Paris Saint-Germain won against Marseille 3-1, getting closer to another Ligue 1 title. Ousmane Dembele scored the opener for PSG. The Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne match was abandoned due to crowd trouble. Flares were thrown by supporters, causing a fire in the stadium. Local police reported seven »»»

Algerian authorities suspended consular cooperation with France in its consulates of Nice, Marseille, and Montpellier, amid a worsening diplomatic crisis that led the French interior minister to call for banning entry to the Algerian nomenklatura. The Algerian escalatory move came in a series of pr»»»

French police have arrested 10 people suspected of aiding a convict caught in Romania nine months after being freed in an ambush in which two prison officers were killed, a prosecutor said Sunday. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the 10 are alleged to have helped in the escape of Mohamed Amra, w»»»

NEW DELHI: General (Gen) Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), on Sunday departed on an official visit to France. The Indian Army in a statement said the visit aims to “strengthen the military collaboration between India and France, exploring new avenues of cooperation and enhancing stra»»»

The majority owner of the emblematic Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette, Ginette Moulin, has died aged 98, the company told AFP Tuesday. Moulin, who died on Sunday, was the granddaughter of Theophile Bader, who co-founded the store in 1894. The ne ... »»»