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Ex-President Sarkozy's home, offices searched
French investigators searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy's home and office on Tuesday as part of a probe into suspected illegal financing of his ...
Christian Dior changes its face in couture day 1
The start of haute couture week in Paris is a must on any self-respecting fashionista's calendar. But day one of the French capital's fall-winter 2012 ...
Lanvin, Paul Smith give a strong menswear finale
The final day of spring-summer 2013 menswear shows saw the return of legendary designer Pierre Cardin. Sixty-five years after he first burst onto the ...
Hermes and Dior play it safe with color
Day Four of Paris menswear shows had one overriding message: We're tastefully playing it safe. Fashion collections at this time of year are often ...
Givenchy puts Virgin Mary images on menswear
Eclectic was the word to describe Day Three of Paris menswear week. Friday's spring-summer collections had a little something for everyone: from the ...
Ivory Coast's Paris Club debt nearly wiped out
The Paris Club of creditor nations says it has agreed to almost completely wipe out the debt Ivory Coast owes its members — a reduction of nearly $6.
A show or a statement? 60 hours of Paris fashion
Was it a fashion show or performance art? In their Paris debut, the fashion label Band of Outsiders is claiming to have pulled off the longest fashion ...
Evans to defend Tour de France title
Cadel Evans thinks one Tour de France title will make it easier to win another one. And he's ready to add that second championship right now.
Suu Kyi's Europe trip revives lifetime of memories
Paris brought back memories of onion soup. Oxford, of carefree student days and sharing a passion for literature with her two young sons. In London, ...
Suu Kyi holds no grudges against jailers
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday that she holds no grudges against the military regime that kept her under house arrest for ...
Israeli man jumps to his death off Eiffel Tower
A 25-year-old man from Israel jumped to his death from the Eiffel Tower after thwarting security measures and climbing the Paris monument at twilight, ...
Huge Iranian resistance rally in Paris
Thousands of Iranian exiles have led a Paris rally to demand democratic change in Iran and help for Iranian resistance members in Iraq's refugee camps
Serena Williams has 'no intention of stopping'
Just in case there were any doubts out there, Serena Williams wants to make perfectly clear that she's going to be around tennis awhile longer. So is ...
Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use their position as the newest ...
16th century French queen's pin found in toilet
It may be the Renaissance equivalent of a royal flush. A hairpin belonging to 16th century French Queen Catherine de Medici has been discovered at a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...