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Two young women pose underneath a plastic rainbow (AAP)

France legalises gay marriage

France will see its first gay weddings within days.

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A street vendor walks in front of Carige bank in Genoa, Italy (Reuters)

Eurozone in longest ever recession video

The eurozone is in a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

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Demonstrators in Paris take part in the march against austerity (Reuters)

Parisians march against president

Tens of thousands of people have marched through central Paris to express disappointment with President Francois Hollande's first year in power.

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The Battle of the Nations

Kiwis prepare for epic medieval battle video

A group of six New Zealanders are preparing to attend the Battle of the Nations in France on Sunday.

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Rescue forces surround the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Reims, France, where a building collapsed killing at least two (Photo: Reuters)

France building explosion kills two

A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France, killing at least two people and injuring at least 10 others, officials say.

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Biscuits, like memories and life, are not permanent

Kiwi's sculpture offers a taste of WWI video

An Anzac memorial with a difference is on display at an exhibition at France's WWI Museum in Peronne.

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French MPs have voted to legalise gay marriage despite hostile resistance (Photo: NZN)

France legalises gay marriage video

France legalised gay marriage overnight after a wrenching national debate and protests that flooded the streets of Paris.

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People stand among debris outside the French embassy after the building was attacked (Reuters)

Bomb targets French embassy in Libya

A car bomb targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital early on Tuesday, wounding two French guards.

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One of the silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (Reuters file)

Breast implant fraud trial starts

Poly Implant Prothese is accused of using cheap silicone to fill tens of thousands of implants that were prone to ruptures and leaking.

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A crane hoists the bus which crashed and burned on the road from l'Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps (Reuters)

Bus crashes in French Alps

A bus carrying British seasonal workers has crashed and burst into flames on the way down from a ski station in the French Alps, killing the driver.

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Dutchman Wilfred de Bruijn (L), with a battered and bruised face, with his boyfriend Olivier Coudert outside a cafe in Paris (Reuters)

Gay attack victim becomes poster boy

The shocking photo of a homophobic attack victim in Paris has become an emblem in a pro-gay rally.

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Eiffel Tower, Paris (Reuters)

Eiffel Tower evacuated

Police say the Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat.

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Riot police fire tear gas at protesters on the Champs-Elysees (AAP)

Clashes at France anti-gay march

Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris' landmark Champs-Elysees avenue.

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The bell 'Benoit Joseph', dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI, was displayed with the seven other replacement bells at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris in February before their installation for the 850th Anniversary (Reuters)

New bells are rung at Notre Dame

Thousands have gathered outside Notre Dame Cathedral to hear the inaugural ringing of nine gargantuan new bells at the Paris landmark.

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Malian soldiers sit together at a checkpoint in Gao  (Reuters)

France confirms death of al-Qaida chief

The al-Qaida-linked warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French-led troops in Mali in February, France said Saturday

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Nicolas Sarkozy (Reuters file)

Sarkozy's campaign donations probed

A judge is investigating former President French Nicolas Sarkozy over allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman.

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France's Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac (Reuters)

French minister resigns over fraud probe

French President Francois Hollande's office says the budget minister has resigned amid a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud.

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Peter (L) and Charlie Saunders)

Father, son die in French Alps video

Police say a British climber and his 12-year-old son have been found dead after plunging several hundred yards down a mountain in the French Alps.

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Free Syrian Army fighters (Reuters)

Syrian warplanes strike Lebanon

The US State Department has confirmed that Syrian warplanes have hit targets in Lebanon - a "significant escalation."

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Syrian and local children form the word "Syria" with candles (Reuters)

France, UK ready to arm Syrian rebels

France and Britain are pushing the European Union to lift its arms embargo on Syria as soon as possible.

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