Paris  - French car-maker Renault and Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto have agreed on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a car for the Indian market, Renault announced Monday.

Paris  - As violence escalated in Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Friday called for a political solution to the crisis.

Paris - The French government on Thursday said the sit

Paris- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attacked French media accusing several publications of assuming the role of political opposition, the news web site Mediapart reported on Thursday.

The alleged attack on several publications including the daily Le Parisien, the weeklies L'Express and Marianne and the state-supported French news agency AFP - took place on Wednesday during a lunch meeting with lawmakers from Sarkozy's UMP party.