
Marseille draws 0-0 at Lille in French League
Marseille saw its slim title hopes diminish as it was held to a goalless draw at Lille in the French league on Sunday. Lille, which is making a late ...

Bus carrying Russians crashes in Belgium, 5 dead
A Polish bus carrying Russian youngsters crashed through the guardrails of a bridge and plunged 5 meters (16 feet) to a field below on Sunday, killing ...
PSG tops Troyes to move closer to French title win
Paris Saint-Germain moved closer to ending its long title drought with a scrappy 1-0 win at Troyes on Saturday, leaving second-place Marseille ...

Ex-AP writer McArthur, who covered Vietnam, dies
Former Associated Press writer George McArthur, who was the quintessential foreign correspondent as he reported from the boulevards of Paris to the ...
Saint-Etienne draws 0-0 with Valenciennes
Saint-Etienne remained undefeated this year by drawing 0-0 with Valenciennes in the French league on Friday but it missed an opportunity to make up ...

As protesters jeer, Hopi masks sell in Paris
In a chaotic auction repeatedly interrupted by protests, dozens of Native American tribal masks were sold Friday after a French court ignored the ...
Scandal of disgraced French taxman widens
He feels hounded and, like a marked man, says he changes locations every few days. Less than a month ago, Jerome Cahuzac, France's disgraced former ...

French Senate passes gay marriage bill
The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer. The vote in the ...
Turkey amends anti-terror laws to protect rights
The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved changes to anti-terrorism laws in a bid to reduce the number of prosecutions for the non-violent ...
French judge to rule if Hopi masks can be sold
Is there such a thing as too sacred to sell? That's the question a French judge could answer Friday in a potentially landmark decision in Paris on ...

France's top rabbi takes leave amid scandal
France's top rabbi announced Thursday he is taking leave from his post, hoping to end a scandal that has unsettled the Jewish community after he ...

Lille makes push for Champions League spot
On the back of a good run, Lille is making a late push for a Champions League spot as it hosts second-place Marseille in the French league on Sunday.
Paris judge sets hearing on auction of Hopi items
A judge in Paris is holding a hearing Thursday on the auction of dozens of items central to an Arizona tribe's religious practices.

Gay attack victim in France becomes cause celebre
The shocking photo of a homophobic attack victim in Paris that went viral on social media this week and caused the French interior minister to weigh ...

EU warns of imbalances in Spain, Slovenia
The European Commission turned up the heat on Spain and Slovenia Wednesday, warning that the two struggling countries are facing "excessive" problems ...
Louvre workers walk off job over pickpockets
The Louvre was closed Wednesday after its workers walked off their jobs to protest what is said to be a rising problem of pickpockets haunting the ...

Qataris reportedly eye takeover of French retailer
Investors from energy-rich Qatar are again trolling for assets in France — this time eyeing a purchase of luxury retailer Printemps. Labor leader ...

France names new spymaster
President Francois Hollande has appointed French ambassador to Afghanistan Bernard Bajolet as the new head of France's main spy agency.

Mideast feminists reject Europe topless protests
Bewilderment, scorn, resentment. Women's rights activists across the Middle East are reacting with everything but joy to topless demonstrations in ...

Paris exhibit asks: Was there an Italian Monet?
Years before Impressionism — the influential Paris-based art movement — began, a similar style of painting capturing colorful impressions of light may ...

French parliament approves looser labor rules
Legislation aiming to loosen up France's rigid labor rules has won approval by the lower house of parliament, amid protests by hard-line unions.