Online marketplace OLX will buy French motors classified platform La Centrale for 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion), OLX owner Prosus said on Friday, as it aims to establish itself as Europe's leading e-commerce provider.

Ajaccio, a club with 115 years in French football and the main representative of Corsica, faces the risk of shutting down its activities due to a legal dispute with a forward.In a letter sent to FIFA

The French navy has seized nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine, worth $610m (£540m) off the coast of West Africa, French authorities have said.

The grubby backroom deals and "bling bling" reputation that many French people have come to associate with Nicolas Sarkozy during his 2007-2012 presidency came back to haunt him on Thursday, as he became the first leader of modern-day France to face jail for a criminal conviction.

Sunbeam Products is recalling more than a million of its Oster French door-style countertop ovens because the doors can swing shut unexpectedly, posing a burn hazard to users. The recall, announced Sept. 25, includes 1,290,000 ovens sold over the past decade at retail stores in the United States.

Navy blue is one of the most popular nail colors for fall, and matte finishes are always in style this time of year. “I love the matte finish on the navy blue base in this autumn leaf-themed mani by Nailing Hollywood artist Laura Malarkey. “It adds a lot of depth and really makes the color of the leaves pop,” Hanna says.

French nuclear operator EDF said on Friday it had received notice of a labour strike to be held from late on October 1 through to October 2 as part of a nationwide protest.

A woman was arrested Wednesday after a 73-year-old man was found tied up and dead in a French Quarter hotel room the day before, according to the New Orleans Police Department.