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German real estate booms as people seek security
Buying a home in Berlin is widely viewed as one of the safest investments a German, or any European, can make. That is why some real-estate experts ...
Paris gets ice rink in palatial setting
Parisians and tourists can now glide and sway — or stumble— at an ice rink under the vaulted glass dome of the landmark Grand Palais. The seasonal ...
Discovery Channel close to deal on Eurosport
The parent company of the Discovery Channel is close to buying a stake in Europe's leading sports network, Eurosport. TF1, the Paris-based media group ...
PSG looks to retake top spot by beating Lyon
Back in form, Paris-Saint Germain can reclaim the top spot in the French league if it beats current leader Lyon on Sunday. PSG fell in the standings ...
Lyon needs late equalizer to draw at home to Nancy
French league leader Lyon needed a late equalizer from winger Michel Bastos to rescue a 1-1 home draw with relegation battler Nancy on Wednesday, ...
Notre Dame Cathedral kicks off 850th birthday
Dignitaries, tourists and Parisians gathered in the thousands Wednesday for a ceremony and Mass marking the beginning of year-long commemoration of ...
France trying to reconcile Afghan rivals
France is trying to ease tensions in Afghanistan by talking to conflicting parties and sees Pakistan as key to stabilizing the region, the country's ...
Taliban to attend Paris meeting on Afghanistan
The Taliban will attend a meeting in France to talk about Afghanistan's future but will not discuss peace and reconciliation, the militant group's ...
French official: 'Kind of racism' in Corsica bombs
France's interior minister said Sunday that there was a "kind of racism" behind the bombings of dozens of vacation homes on the French island of ...
French island of Corsica hit by attacks
A man was shot dead and several houses were bombed on the French island of Corsica, a vacation destination that has seen a wave of gang killings this ...
France nixing financial aid for expelled Roma
France will stop giving financial aid to Roma whom it has expelled to their native Romania after fears the money was being used to undermine the ...
3 French ex-troops convicted in Ivory Coast death
Three former French soldiers were convicted by a Paris jury Friday and another one was acquitted of murder-related charges in the 2005 suffocation ...
Rituals, dances and carnivals win UN protection
The frenetic music and vibrant colors of the Frevo, a Brazilian carnival dance, have been immortalized by UNESCO as a world heritage treasure.
Sephora wins right to open late in Paris flagship
Visitors to Paris hoping for a late-night makeover can get the chance on the Champs-Elysees after Sephora won the right to stay open after 9 p.m.
French court orders Sipa text agency closed
A French court on Thursday ordered the liquidation of the text service of the Sipa news agency and placed its photo service in bankruptcy protection.
The 'royal molecatcher' outlives Versailles king
The king is dead, but the molecatcher lives on. He even signs SMS messages: "Molecatcher to the king." It's been over two centuries since Louis XVI ...
Dettori banned 6 months for positive drug test
Jockey Frankie Dettori has been banned from racing for six months by French horse racing stewards following a positive drug test. The British-based ...
Court orders French tycoon to take paternity test
A French court on Tuesday ordered a paternity test for a multimillionaire who former Justice Minister Rachida Dati claims fathered her nearly ...
2 new arrests in French attack on Jewish school
Two arrests in southern France on Tuesday bolstered long-simmering suspicions that the country's worst terrorist killings in years involved multiple ...
PM: Ivory Coast mulls ICC request on Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast's new prime minister says his government has not yet decided how to respond to an International Criminal Court indictment against the wife ...
Europe takes on tech giants and their tax havens
A storm is brewing in Europe as nations try to force Internet powerhouses like Google and Amazon to pay more in taxes. Governments, hungry for money ...