Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels

French airstrikes overnight in Mali drove back Islamic rebels from a key city and destroyed a militant command center, the French defense minister said Saturday.

Mother of French gunman 'filled with remorse'

The mother of the French gunman who killed seven people including children in a spate of attacks that shocked France is filled with remorse and fears reprisals, her lawyer said Saturday.

French school killings suspect will 'surrender

A gunman suspected of killing seven people in the name of al-Qaida, including three children at a Jewish school, said on Wednesday he would hand himself over to police to end an hours-long siege in southwestern France.

In a unique ruling, a French court has reportedly ordered a 51-year-old man to pay his ex-wife nearly 8,500 pounds in damages for failing to have enough sex with her during their 21-year marriage.