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US and UK spies 'targeted Air France passengers' mobiles'

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:26:26 +0100

Reports in the French media claim American and British spies intercepted data from Air France passengers' mobile phones.

Le Monde ordered to pay Malkovich over SwissLeaks

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 11:20:55 +0200

A French court on Friday ordered Le Monde newspaper to pay damages to US film star John Malkovich over a story falsely claiming he had a hidden Swiss bank account.

HSBC leaks: Le Monde's owner attacks newspaper

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:03:00 +0100

Journalists at French newspaper Le Monde have reacted angrily after they were were accused of "informing" on businessmen by the paper's own owners. Le Monde had published names of wealthy HSBC clients who dodged tax by opening Swiss accounts.

Bilingual ex-Le Monde editor moves to Guardian

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:29:00 +0200

Four months after a newsroom rebellion prompted her departure from Le Monde, Natalie Nougayrède, the French newspaper’s former editor-in-chief, has secured a new job with the Guardian.

Le Monde's top editor quits after rebellion

Wed, 14 May 2014 14:46:00 +0200

The first woman editor-in-chief of Le Monde, France’s left-leaning paper of record, stepped down on Wednesday, saying a battle with her top editors had left her no longer able to “fully” perform her duties.

Le Monde: Crisis blamed on first woman top editor

Wed, 07 May 2014 17:05:00 +0200

Last year Natalie Nougayrède was heralded when she became the first woman to land the top job at French newspaper Le Monde, but just over a year later she has blamed for causing a rebellion that saw seven senior editors resign, plunging the daily into a major crisis.

Editors at Le Monde newspaper quit en masse

Tue, 06 May 2014 19:36:00 +0200

A majority of chief editors at French daily Le Monde resigned from their posts on Tuesday amid a conflict with management over editorial reforms. The mass resignation comes while staff at another French newspaper are in uproar over plans to turn into a "social network".

Sarkozy's phones 'tapped over Libya cash' scandal

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:09:00 +0100

Judges in France ordered the phones of former president Nicolas Sarkozy to be tapped as part of a probe into allegations his 2007 presidential campaign was partly funded by ex-Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, French daily Le Monde claimed on Friday.

French reporters witness chemical arms in Syria

Mon, 27 May 2013 13:19:00 +0200

French newspaper Le Monde reported Monday that the Syrian army is using chemical weapons against rebel forces in the outskirts of Damascus, quoting two of its journalists who were in the area in April and May.

Le Monde head dies after rush to hospital

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:56:08 +0100

The director of the French daily Le Monde, Erik Izraelewicz, died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 58, the group's president Louis Dreyfus told AFP.

France Soir set to abandon print version

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:05:00 +0200

One of France's best-known newspapers failed to appear in news kiosks on Tuesday after journalists and employees stopped working to protest against plans to switch to an online-only version of the 67-year-old title.