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French budget chief denies claim of Swiss account
French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac is filing a legal complaint against a website that claims he has hidden money from French tax authorities in ...
Class of 2012: Would you move elsewhere in EU?
A language trap is blocking young people from seeking opportunity across the European Union. The Associated Press asks the Class of 2012: Would you ...
Mali separatists, Islamists make key pledges
Ethnic Tuareg rebels have agreed to stop pursuing a separate state in Mali's north, while one of the extremist Islamist groups in the area has pledged ...
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 ...
New search engine connects literary dots
Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," ...
Germany, France at odds over EU banking supervisor
European Union countries are dragging themselves to a year-end summit with a heavy load of unfinished business aimed at shoring up confidence in the ...
Louvre comes to poor French city, raising eyebrows
The Louvre has embarked on an ambitious quest — opening a €150 million ($196 million) extension in an abandoned coal mining town in northern France ...
Israel feels heat from allies over settlements
Israel rejected a wave of American and European condemnations Monday over plans to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements, vowing to ...
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 ...
10 on trial in France for alleged jihadist funding
Ten people have gone on trial in Paris for alleged links to the financing of a jihadist movement that the U.N. Security Council considers an affiliate ...
Cardin returns to native Veneto to receive award
Italian-born French designer Pierre Cardin is being honored by his native Veneto region for his artistic achievements and his ambitious plan to build ...
EADS: Confirms talks on shareholder structure
European aerospace and defense company EADS NV says its key shareholders are discussing potential changes to its structure and management.
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
Napoleon's coded Kremlin letter sold for $243,500
A secret code letter sent by French emperor Napoleon boasting that his multinational forces would blow up Moscow's Kremlin has sold at auction Sunday ...
Second act for DSK? After NY settlement, could be
His wife is gone (taking her family fortune with her). So is any chance at the French presidency (once considered his to lose). And a large chunk of ...
Eurozone unemployment hits another record high
Another month, another record unemployment rate for the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro. Figures released Friday by ...
Mauritanian president returns to France
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left Nouachott Friday, saying he was going back to France for "planned medical tests," less than a week ...
Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale
The single line of Napoleon's secret code told Paris of his desperate, last order against the Russians: "At three o'clock in the morning, on the 22nd ...
Gerard Depardieu caught allegedly driving drunk
French actor Gerard Depardieu was detained Thursday for allegedly driving drunk on his scooter, police said. The 63-year-old actor, who has appeared ...
French court overturns Concorde crash conviction
In a surprise ruling in one of the most high-profile disasters in aviation history, a French appeals court Thursday overturned manslaughter ...
Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...
Once technology's height, Concord timeline at end
A French court overturned the conviction of Continental Airlines and its mechanic in the crash of a Concorde that helped lead to the demise of the ...
French court delays Strauss-Kahn charge ruling
A French court on Wednesday pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief ...
Top editor at the French daily Le Monde dies
The top editor at France's leading daily newspaper has died suddenly of a heart attack. Erik Izraelewicz, 58, had led Le Monde for about two years, ...
France to recognize Palestinian state at UN
France announced Tuesday that it plans to vote in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week. With the ...