PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy hit back on Wednesday after being charged with corruption, denying he broke the law and suggesting his political enemies were...
PARIS: The declaration of an Islamic caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria is a direct challenge to Al-Qaeda and could set off a dangerous contest for the...
DOHA: U.N. cultural agency UNESCO granted its prized World Heritage status to a prehistoric cave in southern France Sunday, one renowned for containing the...
PARIS: France’s longest rail strike in years entered its second week Monday, causing major disruptions in a crucial test for President Francois Hollande’s...
KIEV: Ukraine's election body issued a stark warning Saturday that it may be impossible to hold next week's crucial presidential election in the east, where a...
KIEV: Pro-Russian activists attacked supporters of Kiev's new leaders with clubs and whips as thousands rallied across Ukraine in rival demonstrations Sunday,...
KIEV: Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of pouring more troops into Crimea and giving its forces an ultimatum to surrender as US President Barack Obama accused...
GENEVA: Talks between Syria's warring sides entered their fifth day in Geneva on Wednesday with no signs of progress on a transfer of power or on...
GENEVA: Syria's regime agreed at peace talks in Geneva Sunday to allow women and children safe passage from rebel-held areas of the city of Homs where...
MONTREUX, Switzerland: UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi meets Syria's warring sides behind closed doors Thursday to gauge if they are willing to sit down...
PARIS: Business leaders on Wednesday hailed promises by French President Francois Hollande to cut taxes and spending, but the left accused him of lurching to...
GENEVA: A fresh round of talks between Iran and world powers kicks off in Geneva Thursday amid guarded hopes a deal may finally be possible in the standoff...
PARIS: Prolific spy novelist Gerard De Villiers, the creator of the top-selling SAS series with a hero often described as France's answer to James Bond, has...
PARIS: Four Frenchmen held captive for three years by an Al-Qaeda offshoot in North Africa were reunited with their families Wednesday, as sources said at...
PARIS: Comic book hero Asterix and his rotund sidekick Obelix returned for their first new adventure in eight years Thursday, reviving a global phenomenon...
PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry continues a diplomatic offensive in Europe on Sunday to win backing for military strikes in Syria, after Washington...
ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom: The world’s leading industrialized nations agreed Tuesday to crack down on the “scourge” of tax evasion and...
PARIS: Thousands are to protest in France on Sunday to mark President Francois Hollande's first year in office, with some accusing the Socialist leader of...
PARIS: President Francois Hollande on Wednesday urged France to put a divisive debate behind it after parliament defied months of protests to approve a bill...
PARIS: Mired in a scandal over an ex-minister's secret Swiss bank account, French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday vowed to "eradicate" tax havens,...
PARIS: Pressure was building on French President Francois Hollande on Thursday over a disgraced ex-minister's secret foreign bank account, as it emerged that...
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande was forced to defend himself Wednesday as critics questioned how much he knew about a secret foreign bank account...
BRUSSELS: France and Britain were set Friday to push European leaders to lift a ban on supplying arms to Syria's rebels, as the country marked the second...
PARIS: The reported killings of two leading Islamist militants in northern Mali are raising fears over the fates of several French hostages held in the region...
DAVOS/DAMASCUS: Arab officials including Jordan’s King Abdullah II called on global leaders Friday to take urgent action over Syria’s civil war...