AFGHANISTAN: French journalists spend six months in captivity in Afghanistan
Exactly six months after French journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier were captured in Afghanistan, French media and local officials are marking the longest period of captivity of a French journalist since the 1980s. Read More
FRANCE: Former Vivendi chief Messier goes on trial in Paris
Almost eight years after being ousted from the presidency of Vivendi Universal, Jean-Marie Messier is being asked to explain his actions as head of the French media giant as his trial opens in Paris. Read More