Azerbaijanis injured in fight at French parliament
French officials on Thursday condemned Armenian and Azerbaijani activists for clashing with one another in France's parliament. Azerbaijan and Armenia ...
French nuclear giant Areva loses $130M in 2012
France's state-controlled nuclear engineering giant Areva said Thursday that it lost €99 million ($130 million) last year but that it is making ...

Study: Daisies sprout in King Richard I's heart
King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior whose bravery during the Third Crusade gained him the moniker Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of ...

Putin signals Russia can be more flexible on Syria
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia should listen to some of the French arguments about Syria — over a bottle of vodka, not merely wine
Steven Spielberg to head Cannes jury this year
France's Cannes Film Festival says it has finally snagged Steven Spielberg to serve as president of the award jury. Gilles Jacob, the festival's ...
Europe dents profits at utility GDF Suez
Growth in developing markets helped Franco-Belgian utility GDF Suez eke out revenue growth last year, but concerns over the economic outlook in Europe ...

World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks
World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic ...

US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and ...

Hessel, France's surprise elder icon, dies at 95
Stephane Hessel of France was a man of many talents. As a spy for the French Resistance, he survived the Nazi death camp at Buchenwald by assuming the ...

Multilingual Kerry charms French, German hosts
Secretary of State John Kerry is charming his way through the capitals of western Europe with his knowledge of local languages, delighting audiences ...

Airbus parent EADS sees Q4 earnings halve
Airbus parent company EADS NV posted a 47 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit Wednesday after taking costly charges at its helicopter and ...

US to bolster support for Syria rebels, Kerry says
The United States is looking for more tangible ways to support Syria's rebels and bolster a fledgling political movement that is struggling to deliver ...

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 ...

AP sources: US weighs direct aid to Syrian rebels
The Obama administration, in coordination with some European allies, is for the first time considering supplying direct assistance to elements of the ...

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, ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

Beckham to start for PSG against Marseille
David Beckham will make his first start for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Cup match against rival Marseille on Wednesday. Beckham made his debut ...
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 ...