A man in a ninja costume injured two police officers with a sword on Thursday in France's northwestern town of Cherbourg, France Bleu reported

Sixteen people were found and freed from a sealed truck container on a ferry going from France to Ireland, the ferry operator's spokesman said on Thursday

Famed French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, was admitted to hospital in Paris after suffering a "limited" stroke, her family said

Renowned French composer Michel Legrand, the winner of three Academy Awards and five Grammys, has passed away at the age of 86, Le Monde newspaper reported on Saturday, citing his spokesperson