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Family: Mauritanian president recuperating well
The family of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said Thursday that he is recuperating well in France from a gunshot wound and should ...
Hollande stands tough against anti-Semitism
The French president on Thursday promised Jewish children targeted in a deadly attack by an Islamist militant that their country will protect them and ...
Column: Madness shouldn't be required of referees
The players were more boys than men, not yet 17. But they were furious. Mimicking the ugly behavior of professionals seen on TV, they swarmed around ...
Querrey uspets Djokovic in Paris Masters
Sam Querrey recovered from a humiliating first set to beat second-seeded Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on ...
US wants Syrian opposition shakeup to defeat Assad
The Obama administration said Wednesday it would push for a major shakeup in Syria's opposition leadership so that it better represents those dying ...
Europe takes on Google, looks to Brazil with hope
European news organizations bleeding money and readers are trying to avoid extinction by asking governments in France, Germany and Italy to step in ...
Israeli, French leaders push for Iran sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won pledges Wednesday from France's president to push harder for new sanctions against Iran to keep it from ...
Museums, theaters among NYC attractions reopening
Museums, the Empire State Building, Broadway theaters and many stores reopened Wednesday to the relief of tourists who'd been stuck in hotel rooms ...
Querrey upsets No. 1 Djokovic at Paris Masters
American Sam Querrey used 18 aces to upset top-ranked Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Wednesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. It marked ...
Turkish PM: Too soon to call for Syria no-fly zone
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether a no-fly zone should be imposed on ...
Teen deaths case behind French riots reopens
France's highest appeals court on Wednesday reopened a trial of two police officers accused of failing to help two teenagers whose 2005 electrocution ...
Bad weather boosts revenues at utility GDF-Suez
Franco-Belgian utility GDF Suez reported Wednesday that its revenues were up 8.4 percent this year so far, driven in part by weather conditions in ...
Sales up for oil giant Total but profit down
Total saw its revenue grow 8 percent in the third quarter, the French oil giant said Wednesday, but profits slipped 7 percent, in part due to one-off ...
EU beer brewers refuse to swallow French suds tax
France, the land of wine, is planning heavy taxes on beer, and that is not going down well with brewers — even in other nations. President Francois ...
French government gets anti-sexism lessons
First there was Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who allegedly referred to women as "material," then catcalls in the French Parliament just because a female ...
France eyes 'Google Tax' for French websites
French President Francois Hollande is considering a pushing for a new tax that would see search engines such as Google have to pay each time they use ...
Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French govt
The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. So how on earth can France's Socialist government keep its promise to make ...
France's president opens Elysee garden to public
Hundreds of Parisians and tourists lined up Sunday to get a rare chance to visit the gardens of France's presidential palace. Visitors were taking ...
Spain: French police arrest top Basque ETA leader
A member of the Basque separatist group ETA responsible for its arms and explosives caches was arrested in eastern France on Sunday, officials said.
I'm back: Berlusconi's post-conviction about-face
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has responded to his tax fraud conviction with a full-out attack on the government of Mario Monti, warning his party ...
Air France demonstrators scuffle with police
Several hundred striking Air France workers have clashed with police during a demonstration inside Paris' Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport.
FBI tip leads French police to wanted US mogul
An FBI tip helped French police track down and arrest an 87-year-old real-estate developer and his wife wanted by U.S. authorities — more than a year ...
France: Lawmakers pass bill to pay for abortions
France's lower house voted Friday to fully reimburse all abortions and to make contraception free for minors. National medical insurance currently ...
Iranian dissidents win 2012 Sakharov prize
Two Iranian dissidents — a lawyer and a film director — were awarded the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The European Parliament awarded ...
Air France strike at vacation start seems limited
A strike by some Air France employees at the start of a nationwide two-week school vacation is delaying flights but the company has said the effect ...