
Mexico, France divided on release of Frenchwoman
She left Mexico to jeers of "killer!" but touched down Thursday in Paris to the fanfare of a state welcome. Seven years in prison in Mexico on ...

Mexican court frees Frenchwoman in kidnapping case
A Frenchwoman who had spent seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges was flying back to Paris on Thursday after Mexico's Supreme Court ...

Germany, France seek unity on Europe
Germany and France will produce joint proposals on improving economic coordination in the European Union this spring, the countries' leaders said ...

Its allies reluctant, France goes it alone in Mali
France's allies have offered vocal support for the country's military operation in Mali, but when it comes to sending troops or weapons, they are ...

French president bares tough side in Africa fights
Bombing militants in Mali may be the most popular thing Francois Hollande has done as France's president. The bespectacled and self-described "normal" ...

France chooses Africa intervention carefully
France has a history of intervention in Africa, where it was a colonial power for decades and still maintains several military sites and has hundreds ...
France counts 1,193 cars torched on New Year's Eve
Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year's Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much lamented tradition that remained ...

French leader honors troops home from Afghanistan
President Francois Hollande on Friday declared "mission accomplished" for French combat troops in Afghanistan, hailing their 11-year military ...
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 chief of Sarkozy's dispute-racked party named
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party, now the main opposition force to France's governing Socialists, moved deeper into disarray on ...

French minister wants steel firm ArcelorMittal out
Many European countries with lagging economies are trying to draw in foreign investors. But in France, a Socialist minister says he wants to kick the ...

Carla Bruni backs gay marriage, but not feminism
France's former first lady Carla Bruni says she disagrees with her conservative husband Nicolas Sarkozy and supports a plan to allow gay marriage and ...

France: Sarkozy's party battles to save itself
Parents struggle to explain it to their kids. Ambassadors struggle to explain it to their governments. The only thing that's clear is that French ...

France's Sarkozy questioned over campaign funds
He faces the possibility of charges on allegations he took advantage of an aging heiress to get envelopes stuffed with illegal cash for his ...

Sarkozy joins ex-French leaders under legal fire
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. Voted out office in May, the 57-year-old ...