French Policemen and gendarmes were "ferociously brutal, they were raging to inflict harm" survivor Rabah Sahili tells AFP as he recalls the bloody events that followed a rally in Paris against a decision to impose a curfew solely on the...

The OECD estimates that French economic activity should grow by around 6.8% this year (compared to 6.3% previously), thanks to a stronger recovery than anticipated since the summer (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

A 19-metre fin whale weighing around 15 tonnes is examined by scientists before being moved by French authorities after it washed up on a beach near the port of Calais (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

With the beginning of the summer period and high temperatures, the activity of the Paris River Brigade has increased, especially with patrols on the Seine to warn tourists and locals of the risks of drowning (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...

The leader of Burkina Faso's CDP party Eddie Komboïgo reacts to the return of the former president, and former party chief Blaise Compaore, who returned to Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in exile (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...

French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a way out of "this day of endless crisis" in the health sector, during his wishes to caregivers at the Sud Francilien general hospital in Corbeil-Essones near Paris (Footage by AFPTV via...