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BNP Paribas sees Q1 earnings tumble
French bank BNP Paribas said Friday its earnings slumped 45 percent in the first quarter amid a steep drop in corporate and investment banking as ...
AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah
The son of Iran's toppled shah has a new job as spokesman for a nascent movement that is challenging the clerical regime to hold free and fair ...
France defends interest in blocking Yahoo deal
The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers ...
Sanofi earnings slashed in first quarter
French drug maker Sanofi said Thursday its net profit was slashed in the first quarter from a year earlier as falling sales and patent losses on key ...
Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.
France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali
French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video ...
NYSE Euronext Q1 profit up on lower costs
NYSE Euronext says its net profit jumped 45 percent in the first quarter thanks to lower merger expenses compared to a year earlier. The owner of the ...
Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
President Francois Hollande announced on Monday a series of measures to encourage the French entrepreneurial spirit, including drastic cuts in capital ...
German exporters pin hopes for growth on China, US
China and the United States represent the biggest growth opportunity for German exporters, as European economies continue to falter, a group ...
3 killed in French building collapse after blast
A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne country on Sunday, killing at least three ...
Mini-stroke could limit Algeria president ambition
The mini-stroke suffered by Algeria's president has cast fresh doubt on his perceived ambition to run for a fourth term next year as leader of one of ...
Lonely year for French president at time of crisis
The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment is rising to levels not seen in over a decade, and his country's economy ...
Jews ease back into Tunisia for famed pilgrimage
Under a bright Mediterranean sun Saturday, Jews whose forebears once thronged Tunisia are trekking to a celebrated synagogue under the protection of ...
French government cuts EADS stake
The French state has cut its stake in Airbus parent company EADS to 12 percent following the latest sale of shares, the second this month.
USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI
The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing ...
UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali
The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half ...
Nuclear giant Areva sees revenue rise 12.5 percent
France's state-controlled nuclear engineering giant, Areva, says revenue grew 12.5 percent in the first quarter, driven by strides in its mining and ...
Sales inch up 1 percent at French retailer Kering
Kering says revenues rose 1 percent in the first quarter of the year, unusually little growth for the French luxury and retail group whose Puma brand ...
3 under investigation over topless Kate photos
French prosecutors have placed the publisher and photographer of unauthorized topless snaps of Prince William's wife, Kate, under formal criminal ...
Artist decorates the Louvre's iconic pyramid
An Italian artist decorated the Louvre museum's glass pyramid Wednesday for the first time in the iconic monument's history, in a protest against ...
Renault 1st quarter sales slide on weak Europe
Renault says that sales of its cars slumped 12.6 percent in the first quarter as Europe's sliding economies hit automakers across the continent.
Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee join starry Cannes jury
The Cannes Film Festival announced its most Hollywood-heavy jury lineup in years Wednesday, with a list that includes Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, ...
French gov't rejects destructive strike amnesty
The French government will not vote for a law that would give amnesty to workers who ransacked company offices or threatened their bosses during labor ...
Peugeot Citroen blames Europe for Q1 sales slump
PSA Peugeot Citroen said Wednesday crumbling automobile markets across Europe lay behind a steep drop in its first quarter sales. The parent company ...