PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris for talks with French officials about aid to the Syrian opposition and the situation in Mali. Kerry arrived in the French capital Tuesday on the last ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris' landmark Champs-Elysees avenue as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — President Francois Hollande's office says the budget minister has resigned amid a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud and money laundering centering on him. Hollande's office says Jerome ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Police have discovered the body of one of France's most prominent lawyers washed up on a beach near his home in Brittany. The Vannes public prosecutor's office said 63-year-old Olivier Metzner was ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Police say a British climber and his 12-year-old son have been found dead after plunging several hundred yards down a mountain in the French Alps. Capt. Patrice Ribes of the mountain gendarme ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Jerome Savary, a director who broadened the appeal of theater to French audiences and helped popularize musicals, has died at age 70. Known for joyous, entertaining productions, the prolific Savary ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — France's finance minister says his government won't enact any more austerity measures this year, even though it has acknowledged it won't meet its deficit goal because of slow growth. The French ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is charming his way through the capitals of western Europe with his knowledge of local languages, delighting audiences by speaking German and French to his hosts. The ... Read more
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical Islamic group Boko Haram from neighboring ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France's president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor's amorous exploits. ... Read more