Alain Orsoni, 71, ex-FLNC leader and former president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper at his mother’s funeral in Vero.

   Francis deliberately shunned the grand reopening of France’s Notre Dame Cathedral last weekend - instead he’s visiting the Mediterranean where...

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   The FLNC’s overnight attacks came just ten days after a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who offered Corsica autonomy within the Republic.

   In a speech to the Corsican Regional Assembly, Emmanuel Macron proposed a constitutional text to build Corsican autonomy within the French State.

   The FLNC says it carried out multiple attacks on the Mediterranean island, which has seen an uptick in nationalist-linked violence this year.

   Winds of up to 224 kilometres per hour were recorded in some areas of the Mediterranean island.

   A demonstration by thousands of supporters of murdered Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna turned violent on Sunday amid fears the clashes with police...

   More than 500 people take part in a tense demonstration in front of riot police barracks near Bastia, in Corsica.

   Several hundred people accompany the coffin of Yvan Colonna through the streets of Cargèse, Corsica, to the Latin church where his funeral is taking...

   The fatal attack has sparked rioting and protests on the French Mediterranean island.

   Violent clashes and riots have broken out on the Mediterranean island after a pro-independence prisoner was attacked.

   Protesters have rallied for several days after a convicted murderer and Corsican independence activist was left in a coma by another prisoner.

   The spills were made deliberately by ships trying to save money by dumping used oil overboard rather than having it removed in port.

   On 5 May 1992, a stand collapsed at Bastia’s Furiani stadium just before their French Cup semi-final against Olympique de Marseille, killing 18...

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   One dead and six injured after man opened fire and stabbed people in Bastia, northern Corsica.

   The collision resulted in a fuel spill that spread across 25 km in the Mediterranean Sea.

   The family of a dead French diver are overjoyed after a camera containing his finals photos was found in Corsica.

   Wild olive trees cover vast swathes of the Mediterranean island and the authorities warn the risk of disease spreading is immeasurable

   French President Emmanuel Macron said he was open to adding a specific mention of Corsica in the French Constitution, but rejected other demands by...

   The French President’s visit comes as the independence movement gains momentum on the Mediterranean island.

   Emergency services struggle to bring several fires under control on the French Mediterranean island.

   Around 1800 hectares of land has been destroyed by fires that have spread across the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

   Forest fires continue to spread across southern France and Corsica due to strong winds, with around 1,400 hectares of forest and woodlands destroyed.

   A tourist was hospitalised after trying to take a photo with a cow on a Corsican beach, officials have revealed.

   Belgian Thierry Neuville won the Rally of Corsica for Hyundai on Sunday to become the fourth different driver to triumph in four rounds so far this...

   Defending champion Sebastien Ogier kept his composure to consolidate his lead of the World Rally Championship’s Tour of Corsica on Saturday.

   It comes after violent clashes on Saturday night between what are described as local youths and people of north-african origin.Five people were...

   The so-called Islamic State is being warned there will be reprisals, if it targets the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

   Separatist fighters in Corsica have said they will end military operations in their quest for independence from France. The National Liberation Front

   A rare Mediterranean cyclone has wreaked havoc in Sardinia, as more than two months of rain hit the island in just 24 hours. There are no reports of

   Some 68 sources of contamination by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa have been identified on Corsica, according to a report by local officials. Known

   French customs officials have seized a Picasso painting worth 25 million euros from a boat moored in the Corsican port of Calvi. There were concerns

   Former French interior minister, Charles Pasqua has died at the age of 88. A hardline politician, Pasqua was a close ally of former president Jacques