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Mali: 6 killed in bomb as fighting rages in north
A suicide car bombing killed six government allies in the northern city of Kidal, as French confirm that they are engaged in heavy fighting in ...
Court orders publisher to add Strauss-Kahn insert
A lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn is claiming victory after a judge ruled that a publisher must add an insert to a book about the former ...
Fiery balloon accident kills 19 tourists in Egypt
The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, ...
99 shows, 22 countries: Bonjour Paris fashion week
Bye, New York! Ciao, Milan! And bonjour, Paris. The world's largest traveling circus of fashion editors, models, buyers and journalists has descended ...
French in tough fight in northern Mali
France's defense minister said Tuesday that French troops are involved in "very violent fighting" in the mountains of northern Mali and that it's too ...
Cedric Charlier mixes bright prints, architecture
Architecture, the patterns of painting movement "art brut" and the surrealistic colors of Dutch Master Brueghel were all inspirations behind Cedric ...
In grim French north, worker protests seem doomed
Workers at a dying French tire factory who have become the butt of American jokes staged a last-ditch protest on Tuesday to defy anyone — plant owner ...
AFP photo Twitter account hacked
French news agency Agence France-Presse says one of its photo accounts on Twitter has been hacked and is now suspended. Pierre Celerier, deputy global ...
Branquinho mixes cowgirl with bohemian never m
It was the modern bohemian woman on parade in Belgian designer Veronique Branquinho's ready-to-wear. Fall-winter 2013-14 saw a mix and match of ...
Shiite militant threatens Iranian exiles in Iraq
The head of a new Shiite militant group in Iraq on Tuesday threatened to carry out more attacks on a camp for Iranian exiles that was struck by dozens ...
Bolt to compete in 200m at in Paris in July
Usain Bolt will race in the 200 meters at the Areva Meeting in Paris on July 6 as part of his preparations for the world championships. It will be the ...
Beckham to start for PSG against Marseille
David Beckham will make his first start for Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's French Cup match against rival Marseille. Beckham made his debut for ...
Le Moine Tricote opens Paris fashion week
Fall-winter 2013-14 sees bright-eyed designer Alice Lemoine brimming with ideas. First of all, in the unique presentation of her Le Moine Tricote ...
France makes 2 changes to squad to face Ireland
Toulouse wing Maxime Medard and Perpignan lock Sebastien Vahaamahina were brought into the France squad on Tuesday for the visit to Ireland in Six ...
Strauss-Kahn: Leave me and my love life in peace
Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he's sick of people trying to exploit his private life to make money. The former International Monetary Fund chief filed ...
Video claims Nigeria sect holds 7 French hostages
A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical ...
Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ...
Milan designers propose assertive winter looks
Milan designers have proposed assertive and even aggressive looks for next year, as if to fill a power vacuum felt keenly in Italy in the face of ...
MLS, France launch youth coach partnership
Major League Soccer is sending its youth academy coaches to study abroad. Personnel from teams in North America's top pro league will visit France's ...
German central banker: stick to deficit goals
The head of Germany's national central bank urged France to set an example for troubled eurozone countries and help restore confidence in the euro by ...