http://www.mail.com/locations/1438-paris.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1438-paris.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763806-german-real-estate-booms-people-seek-security.html BERLIN (AP) — Buying a home in Berlin is widely viewed as one of the safest investments a German, or any European, can make. That is why some real-estate experts are worried the market could get overheated. Home prices in Germany's largest cities are booming. Building permits and home ownership rates are climbing fast. And the percentage of foreigners sna... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763806-german-real-estate-booms-people-seek-security.html 2012-12-13T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764276-discovery-channel-close-to-deal-eurosport.html PARIS (AP) — The parent company of the Discovery Channel is close to buying a stake in Europe's leading sports network, Eurosport. TF1, the Paris-based media group that owns Eurosport, says Discovery Communications could pay €170 million in cash for a 20 percent stake in Eurosport. The planned deal gives Discovery the option of lifting its stake in Eurosp... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764276-discovery-channel-close-to-deal-eurosport.html 2012-12-13T15:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1762132-notre-dame-cathedral-kicks-850th-birthday.html PARIS (AP) — Dignitaries, tourists and Parisians gathered in the thousands Wednesday for a ceremony and Mass marking the beginning of year-long commemoration of Notre Dame Cathedral's 850th anniversary. The 12th-century Gothic cathedral looming over the heart of the French capital will get a set of new bells in February, one of the highlights of a year's ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1762132-notre-dame-cathedral-kicks-850th-birthday.html 2012-12-12T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755840-taliban-to-attend-paris-meeting-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban will attend a meeting in France to talk about Afghanistan's future but will not discuss peace and reconciliation, the militant group's spokesman said Monday. The meeting, organized by a French think tank on the outskirts of Paris, is not expected to produce results, but it will produce a rare face-to-face gathering of... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755840-taliban-to-attend-paris-meeting-afghanistan.html 2012-12-10T14:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753996-french-official-kind-racism-corsica-bombs.html PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister said Sunday that there was a "kind of racism" behind the bombings of dozens of vacation homes on the French island of Corsica but stopped short of saying nationalist groups were responsible. No one has claimed responsibility for the Friday night attacks and officials have not overtly pointed the finger. But several ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753996-french-official-kind-racism-corsica-bombs.html 2012-12-09T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752678-french-island-corsica-hit-attacks.html PARIS (AP) — A man was shot dead and several houses were bombed on the French island of Corsica, a vacation destination that has seen a wave of gang killings this year and is also home to a simmering nationalist movement. The attacks Friday night come after the series of killings that has outraged France and prompted the government to vow to stamp out the... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752678-french-island-corsica-hit-attacks.html 2012-12-08T14:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750978-rituals-dances-carnivals-win-un-protection.html PARIS (AP) — The frenetic music and vibrant colors of the Frevo, a Brazilian carnival dance, have been immortalized by UNESCO as a world heritage treasure. The electrifying tradition from the city of Recife will now stand alongside the likes of the Argentine tango, the Spanish flamenco and the French gastronomic meal, all protected by the U.N. as pieces o... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750978-rituals-dances-carnivals-win-un-protection.html 2012-12-07T16:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747552-royal-molecatcher-outlives-versailles-king.html VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The king is dead, but the molecatcher lives on. He even signs SMS messages: "Molecatcher to the king." It's been over two centuries since Louis XVI was guillotined on Paris' Place de la Concorde, but the job of hunting the underground pest that so troubled French monarchs on the grounds of the Versailles palace still exists. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747552-royal-molecatcher-outlives-versailles-king.html 2012-12-06T11:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745760-african-leader-aims-mali-mission-early-2013.html PARIS (AP) — U.N.-mandated African forces could intervene early next year to dislodge al-Qaida-affiliates from their new stronghold in northern Mali, Ivory Coast's president said Wednesday, even as the president of Chad decried "total confusion" about a possible international intervention. The African leaders were in Paris separately Wednesday amid increa... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745760-african-leader-aims-mali-mission-early-2013.html 2012-12-05T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1742396-court-orders-french-tycoon-to-take-paternity-test.html PARIS (AP) — A French court on Tuesday ordered a paternity test for a multimillionaire who former Justice Minister Rachida Dati claims fathered her nearly 4-year-old daughter. But the mystery of the glamorous politician's love life is likely to continue, for a while at least, because the alleged father is legally entitled to refuse. The birth of the child... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1742396-court-orders-french-tycoon-to-take-paternity-test.html 2012-12-04T18:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740250-europe-takes-tech-giants-their-tax-havens.html PARIS (AP) — A storm is brewing in Europe as nations try to force Internet powerhouses like Google and Amazon to pay more in taxes. Governments, hungry for money to prop up their struggling economies, are accusing the technology giants of incorporating themselves in low-tax countries so they can avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars to countries su... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1740250-europe-takes-tech-giants-their-tax-havens.html 2012-12-03T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739538-10-trial-france-alleged-jihadist-funding.html PARIS (AP) — Ten people have gone on trial in Paris for alleged links to the financing of a jihadist movement that the U.N. Security Council considers an affiliate of al-Qaida. The trial that began Monday comes four years after the suspects, mostly Turkish-speaking, were rounded up in a police sweep in France, Germany and the Netherlands. The defendants a... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739538-10-trial-france-alleged-jihadist-funding.html 2012-12-03T16:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739836-cardin-returns-to-native-veneto-to-receive-award.html MILAN (AP) — Italian-born French designer Pierre Cardin is being honored by his native Veneto region for his artistic achievements and his ambitious plan to build a glass skyscraper to revitalize Venice's industrial port. Cardin said by phone Monday that he intends his "Palace of Light" to be a "livable sculpture." He expects final approval shortly for t... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739836-cardin-returns-to-native-veneto-to-receive-award.html 2012-12-03T15:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738012-napoleons-coded-kremlin-letter-sold-243500.html FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AP) — A secret code letter sent by French emperor Napoleon boasting that his multinational forces would blow up Moscow's Kremlin has sold at auction Sunday for €187,500 ($243,500) — 10 times its estimated presale price. A Paris museum, the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts, was finalizing its purchase of the Oct. 20, 1812, document ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738012-napoleons-coded-kremlin-letter-sold-243500.html 2012-12-02T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734678-second-dsk-ny-settlement.html PARIS (AP) — His wife is gone (taking her family fortune with her). So is any chance at the French presidency (once considered his to lose). And a large chunk of his dignity has vanished (he still faces a charge of "aggravated pimping"). But second acts come in mysterious ways for French politicians, and the man universally dubbed DSK appears to be making... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734678-second-dsk-ny-settlement.html 2012-11-30T17:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1733580-eurozone-unemployment-hits-record-high.html LONDON (AP) — Another month, another record unemployment rate for the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro. Figures released Friday by Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, showed that the recession in the eurozone pushed unemployment up in the currency bloc to 11.7 percent in October, the highest level since the introduction of th... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1733580-eurozone-unemployment-hits-record-high.html 2012-11-30T14:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1731974-gerard-depardieu-caught-allegedly-driving-drunk.html PARIS (AP) — French actor Gerard Depardieu was detained Thursday for allegedly driving drunk on his scooter, police said. The 63-year-old actor, who has appeared in more than 150 films, was brought in to a Paris police station Thursday afternoon, an official with the Paris police department said. The Paris prosecutor's office ordered him detained, the off... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1731974-gerard-depardieu-caught-allegedly-driving-drunk.html 2012-11-29T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730598-french-court-overturns-concorde-crash-conviction.html VERSAILLES, France (AP) — In a surprise ruling in one of the most high-profile disasters in aviation history, a French appeals court Thursday overturned manslaughter convictions against Continental Airlines and a mechanic for the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people. The crash hastened the end for the already-faltering supersonic Co... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730598-french-court-overturns-concorde-crash-conviction.html 2012-11-29T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728452-top-editor-french-daily-le-monde-dies.html PARIS (AP) — The top editor at France's leading daily newspaper has died suddenly of a heart attack. Erik Izraelewicz, 58, had led Le Monde for about two years, after a career that included top jobs at some of France's leading business newspapers. In a statement, Le Monde journalists said Izraelewicz collapsed while working in his office Tuesday evening a... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728452-top-editor-french-daily-le-monde-dies.html 2012-11-28T14:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725562-oecd-europe-weighing-global-economy.html PARIS (AP) — The global economy could easily slide back into recession if its major problems — like U.S. budget standoffs and Europe's lack of jobs — are left to fester, a leading international economic body said Tuesday. In its half-yearly update, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the recovery will be "hesitant and une... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725562-oecd-europe-weighing-global-economy.html 2012-11-27T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718582-sarkozy-joins-ex-french-leaders-under-legal-fire.html PARIS (AP) — 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 conservative faced a judge Thursday over allegations that he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman for his 2007 election campaign. For whatever reason — political or personal vendettas,... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718582-sarkozy-joins-ex-french-leaders-under-legal-fire.html 2012-11-22T13:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1713046-markets-remain-solid-despite-french-downgrade.html PARIS (AP) — Hopes that Greece will get its next batch of bailout cash to avoid bankruptcy helped shore up markets Tuesday despite a downgrade of France's credit rating. Finance ministers from the euro countries are meeting in Brussels and the expectation is that they will agree to the release of more bailout money to Greece. Markets have been awaiting a ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1713046-markets-remain-solid-despite-french-downgrade.html 2012-11-20T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1713320-good-bad-salvador-dali-finally-meet.html PARIS (AP) — Was Salvador Dali — who proclaimed himself a genius and "divine" — one of the world's greatest artists or one of the world's biggest showoffs? For years art critics wrestling with this problem were forced to carve up his 70-year career into the "good" Surrealist years and the embarrassing "bad" decades — when the mustachioed eccentric was acc... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1713320-good-bad-salvador-dali-finally-meet.html 2012-11-20T13:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1711172-spotlight-researcher-mccullough-ken-burns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivists at the Library of Congress know well the ruddy face and tenacious mind of researcher Michael Hill. He might arrive looking for the U.S. Senate records of Harry Truman, or a newspaper clipping about boxer Jack Johnson, or background on Gen. George Armstrong Custer. He might show up alone, or with a famous historian, perhaps... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1711172-spotlight-researcher-mccullough-ken-burns.html 2012-11-19T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709474-pro-anti-gay-protesters-clash-paris.html PARIS (AP) — The controversial Ukrainian group Femen, whose topless members stage pranks to support gay rights, have taunted a march in Paris by Catholics who oppose France's draft law to legalize gay marriage. The Catholic group Civitas organized Sunday's march by several thousand people carrying pro-family banners. Several Femen activists turned up topl... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709474-pro-anti-gay-protesters-clash-paris.html 2012-11-18T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1709332-reporters-without-borders-condemns-israeli-strikes.html PARIS (AP) — Reporters Without Borders has condemned Israeli missile attacks on two media centers in Gaza that wounded six Palestinian journalists Sunday and damaged the equipment of foreign media outlets. The attacks on the two high-rise buildings damaged offices of the Hamas TV station, Al Aqsa, and a Lebanese-based broadcaster, Al Quds TV, seen as symp... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1709332-reporters-without-borders-condemns-israeli-strikes.html 2012-11-18T15:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1708354-wagner-us-wins-skating-gold-paris.html PARIS (AP) — Ashley Wagner of the United States and Takahito Mura of Japan had strong free programs to win gold at the Trophee Bompard on Saturday. Both rallied past the overnight leaders. Wagner nailed her jumps to overtake the 14-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia, while Mura beat American Jeremy Abbott. Lipnitskaia finished third behind 15-year-old E... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1708354-wagner-us-wins-skating-gold-paris.html 2012-11-17T20:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707432-bold-move-france-welcomes-syria-ambassador.html PARIS (AP) — France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition coalition and encourage other Western nations to follow suit. The new envoy, Mounzir Makhous, appeared before the press after talks at France's presidential palace between President Francois Hol... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707432-bold-move-france-welcomes-syria-ambassador.html 2012-11-17T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708084-anti-gay-marriage-marchers-take-to-french-streets.html PARIS (AP) — Groups opposed to President Francois Hollande's plans to legalize gay marriage and gay adoptions took to the streets Saturday across France. Hollande said he would enact his "marriage for everyone" plan within a year of coming to power in May, but vocal opposition from religious leaders, some politicians and parts of rural France has divided ... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708084-anti-gay-marriage-marchers-take-to-french-streets.html 2012-11-17T18:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1703408-france-urges-mali-to-step-up-talks-with-rebels.html PARIS (AP) — France's president called Thursday for stepped-up talks between Mali's government and any leaders from its breakaway north "who reject terrorism," even as African nations geared up for a possible military operation against Islamic extremists there. President Francois Hollande's comments suggested a growing openness to dialogue with the extrem... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1703408-france-urges-mali-to-step-up-talks-with-rebels.html 2012-11-15T18:44:00Z