A YOUNG Frenchacademic flew home from Iran yesterday, 10 months after she was arrested and accused of spying, as France denied striking a secret deal with Tehran.

FRENCH tourists going to risky foreign destinations could be asked to pay if their government has to come to the rescue.

Iran expanded its mass trial of opposition supporters today, adding 25 more defendants, including a Jewish teenager, who are accused of involvement in unrest over the disputed presidential election.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said today a French Embassy employee on trial in Iran has been freed from prison.

A young French academic and local employees of the British and French embassies appeared before an Iranian judge today along with dozens of opposition figures accused of involvement in the country's post-election unrest.