Franck Ribéry: could be sentenced to up to three years in prison and fined €45,000 if convicted

Judge refers case to the court of cassation, which will take it up in January 2014

France’s former finance minister Christine Lagarde and her then head of cabinet Stephane Richard in 2008. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Magistrates say settlment the result of a ‘sham arbitration’

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks at a news conference before the start of a G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Row between French PM and Commission President as G8 summit begins

An Irish medic has helped revolutionise how we treat heart attacks with his research on aspirin

Seamus Heaney at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris. Photograph: Des Harris/The Picture Desk

Irish poet’s 90-minute performance the highlight of month-long Marché de la Poésie festival

French president Francois Hollande will use next week’s G8 summit in Co Fermanagh to ask Russian president Vladimir Putin to pressurise Syria to take part in peace talks. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Hollande will use summit to press for new peace talks on Syria

French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who will be presented with the Moreau report on Friday.  Photograph: Reuters

Key provisions of Moreau report leaked as socialists plan to tackle issue for first time

Left-wing militants pay tribute to Clement Meric, who was attacked by skinheads on Thursday in Paris, France. Meric was reportedly left brain dead after a fight with skinheads thought to be associated with a small far-right group. Photograph: Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images

Clément Méric a symbol of conflict between extreme left and right in France

Samantha Power speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House after President Barack Obama made his announcement about her appointment. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

Ireland has secured another friend in the high echelons of the US administration

More articles

Twitter