It is unclear how the ICC could proceed given that the court has no jurisdiction for crimes in Syria because it is not a member of the ICC.
‘Charlie Hebdo’ is to release its latest edition with a cartoon depicting the Islamic prophet holding a placard saying "Je suis Charlie".
A new legislation states that terminally ill patients are allowed the right to ongoing sedation until death, if requested.
The United Nations Security Council has called for a ceasefire in hostilities as Western ministers make plans to discuss the conflict at Iran talks.
Michel Djotodia will step down at a summit of regional leaders amid frustration at his failure to quell religious violence in the country.
Francois Hollande refused to ‘repent’ for France’s colonial past in Algeria, saying instead that he wanted to boost trade with the oil-rich country.
France has voted which could crown Francois Hollande its first Socialist president in two decades, marking a leftward shift at the heart of Europe.
Police have lost contact with Mohamed Merah, the gunman suspected of seven people, more than a day after 300 police first surrounded his house.
A gunman suspected of killing seven people, including three children at a Jewish school, says he would hand himself over to police.
A gunman suspected of killing three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in France has wounded three police officers in a shoot-out during a raid.