The city of romance got a lesson in love’s hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital’s first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out...

The Conservatives were accused by the French government tonight of “castrating” Britain’s position within the EU by adopting an “autistic”...

For decades, the French considered it taboo to question whether immigration and foreign influences were diluting France’s social and cultural character. Indeed,...

It has been billed as a quest for the soul of the Gallic nation: a voyage of discovery, with Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm, to discover the je ne sais quoi that makes...

Bike-sharing programs are gaining momentum throughout Europe and even in car-loving US cities, but vandals and thieves are doing a bang-up job of chipping away at that...

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his tenure as Paris mayor, a judicial official...

France is to adopt a series of measures to ‘reaffirm pride’ in the country and combat Islamic fundamentalism. They include everybody receiving lessons in...

When France held the Rotating presidency of the EU last year a three day summit was held in the Grand Palace of Paris for Mediterranean Union. A special made to order...

A French court convicted the Church of Scientology and one of its leaders of defrauding vulnerable members on Tuesday, but stopped short of banning the group’s...

Of course, the French foreign minister did not make the threat or warning on behalf of his own nation of La France but on behalf of Israel. While in Beirut, Bernard...

After the desecration of eight Moroccan soldiers’ tombs in the French town Montjoie-Saint-Martin, Morocco has expressed its deep indignation and condemned this ...

The 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he is withdrawing from a bid to run the country’s top business district. The bid by Jean...

A French prosecutor recommended Tuesday that former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin be convicted for his alleged role in a smear campaign against President Nicolas...

The heavily taxed French like to grouse about all the levies they pay, but there’s a new tax that’s turned that constant grumble into a roar. Called la taxe...

The Financial Times today has published a full-page account of the development of Gordon Brown’s bank rescue plan, which is worth reading for many reasons, but...

The possible – or even probable – appointment of a 23-year-old Paris law student to run Europe’s largest office development has generated a storm of protest...

President Barack Obama needs to immediately stop looking for space on his mantle to place his Nobel Peace Prize and get back to work on closing the ever-widening...

A French politician has refused to resign over comments that he enjoyed paying for “young boys” in Thailand. Frederic Mitterrand, 62, the culture minister,...

Some of Claire Vincent’s colleagues at France Telecom keep a box of anti-depressants on their desks, out in the open. “When things get too much you just pop...

A senior aide to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday defended Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand who is facing calls for his resignation for having written...