Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira in Nantes PARIS (Reuters) - Former French justice minister Christiane Taubira on ...

PARIS — The torrential rain was the least of Christiane Taubira’s worries as she stood in a market in an impoverished Paris suburb and announced her candidacy for president of France. Flanked by ...

Characterized by tight cornrows and a stern look that erupts in a brilliant smile without warning, Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira has quickly become an iconic politician in France. Taubira was ...

"I am putting an end to this needless suspense," Taubira told a news conference on Wednesday. France's Constitutional Council posted data showing Taubira had so far only won 181 endorsements ahead of ...

For the past week or so, France has been deep in debate, wondering if there's a resurgence of an old colonial racism, or if people have just become more tolerant of bigots. The questions stem from a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Almost 400,000 French leftwing supporters chose former minister Christiane Taubira as their candidate for the ...