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Cameron ignites new war of words with France
As if it's not enough that England and France are battling for Europe's soccer championship this week — now their leaders are sniping over taxes, too.
Danone warns Europe woes to hit 2012 profit
French food and drink group Danone SA warned Tuesday that economic woes in southern Europe would hit its profits this year. The Paris-based maker of ...
Tax banks, hire teachers: France's new agenda
France is now officially a land of the left, and the next parliament is set to prove it with a raft of new taxes on the powerful and increased ...
Market relief on Greek vote fades; Spain bonds hit
Market relief over Greece's election results faded quickly on Monday, with Spain suffering a jump in its borrowing rates as investors worried that the ...
Lawyer targets Sarkozy over bombing probe leak
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy is under legal pressure just days after losing his immunity from prosecution as French head of state. A lawyer for ...
After vote, reformist French Cabinet gets new look
President Francois Hollande's Socialist government formally resigned Monday after the legislative election, a tradition that sets the stage for a more ...
Greek vote boosts Asia stocks but Europe muted
European stock markets briefly rose Monday after elections in Greece eased fears of global financial turmoil, but any euphoria wore thin by midday — ...
Socialists take French Parliament, sweep power
Francois Hollande is the man in charge after his Socialist Party swept France's parliamentary election. Voters welcomed the French president's vision ...
Le Pen loses race for French parliament seat
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has lost her race for a parliamentary seat, but her anti-immigrant National Front party will have its first seats in ...
Royal, French leader's ex, loses parliament race
French former presidential candidate Segolene Royal is decrying "political treason" against her after she lost her controversial campaign for a ...
Affairs of politics and heart mark French election
Back-room deals, black lists and bitter duels. Political and personal intrigue has wormed its way into Sunday's final round of French legislative ...
Spurs PG Tony Parker hurt in Drake-Brown brawl
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer ...
US basketball star hurt in Drake-Brown brawl
Professional basketball starTony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Sweden 2, England 3
France and England both recorded much-needed victories at the European Championship Friday. The French beat Ukraine 2-0 to top the group, while ...
France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Group D
Ukraine's players were first drenched by a thunderstorm, then swamped by France's clever, passing soccer. The French ended a six-year drought for a ...
Comparing prices for tourist itinerary in 5 cities
The Associated Press sent reporters out with a tourist's itinerary on a weekday in June in five cities around the world — New York, Paris, Tokyo, ...
A tourist's day in 5 cities: Expensive, exhausting
It's an hour on line to the top of the Empire State Building and $82 for a cab from Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The Louvre Museum is closed on Tuesdays, ...
Fashion spotlight shines on Ferragamo's Giornetti
He's come out of the shadows and into the world spotlight. But Massimiliano Giornetti, Salvatore Ferragamo's creative director since 2010, says that ...
Carrefour pulling out of Greek supermarket venture
French retail giant Carrefour SA is selling its stake in a leading supermarket chain in Greece because of economic uncertainty in the country, which ...
Italy, France find common ground on crisis
The Italian and French leaders on Thursday found common ground on how to confront Europe's worsening debt crisis, emphasizing that budget discipline ...
Merkel firmly behind euro, but will she act?
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted repeatedly that "if the euro fails, Europe fails." Now the crisis in the 17 countries that use the ...