Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who became a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis for his role in deporting Jews during the Second World War, has died. He was 96.

French MPs adopted a tough immigration law that makes it harder for foreigners to remain in France or bring in their families, but easier for those with special talents.

French lawmakers adopted a tough immigration law today that makes it harder for foreigners to remain in France or bring in their families, but easier for those with special talents.