President Idriss Deby said attempts by a group of French citizens to fly more than 100 African children out of Chad were "shocking," and promised that all those found involved would be punished. Complete Story...
Seven crew members of a plane contracted to fly more than 100 children out of Chad were detained, authorities said Saturday, and Chad's president promised punishment for anyone involved in a plan to spirit the children to Europe.
American and European rights groups filed a legal complaint in France accusing former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for torture in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay.
An Algerian man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping fund and organize a string of terror attacks that killed eight people in Paris more than a decade ago.
A look at the measures announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to improve France's environmental reputation:
No more incandescent light bulbs in chandelier-filled chateaux or French cafes. No more energy-wasting cars and televisions, and no more drafty windows.
Beaujolais Nouveau is seeing "la vie en rose."
France will eliminate all energy waste by households and ban incandescent light bulbs and polluting cars, under proposals announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who also met with former Vice President Al Gore.
French lawmakers adopted a hotly contested bill on Tuesday that would institute language exams and potential DNA testing for prospective immigrants, making it more difficult for families to join loved ones in France.
A number of French museums will temporarily stop charging entrance fees as an experiment: If museums are free, will they draw a wider, more varied audience?
Stamping camembert with a "carbon footprint" rating. Charging Parisians for the empty Bordeaux bottles they discard. Banning high speeds through the pasture-lined highways of the Loire Valley.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Morocco's king Monday and signed a string of deals aimed at fostering closer cooperation between the two countries and economic development projects.
Text of the farewell letter written by 17-year-old Resistance hero Guy Moquet and read in schools across France on Monday:
A Resistance fighter who was executed by the Nazis was honored Monday in schools across France, although some teachers defied an order by President Nicolas Sarkozy to have his final letter read aloud, saying the government was trying to twist history into propaganda.
Cecilia Sarkozy, newly divorced from France's president, said she and her ex-husband tried to work things out until the end and did not lie about their relationship to help his election campaign, according to a report Saturday.
Support for striking transport workers faltered Friday, with some unions returning to work on the second day of a protest against government plans to scrap some retirement benefits and commuters grumbling about delays and crowded platforms.
Newly divorced President Nicolas Sarkozy curtly told reporters Friday that his private life was not a public matter, while his ex-wife was quoted as saying she felt out of place in the limelight.
Commuters roller-skated, drove and biked to work, or simply stayed home. The biggest strike in 12 years crippled France's public transport system Thursday and handed President Nicolas Sarkozy the biggest political test of his young presidency.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office has announced that he and his wife, Cecilia, plan to divorce. Some other government leaders and heads of state who separated or divorced while in power.
France's glamorous First Couple is no more.
Thierry Henry broke Michel Platini's French national team scoring record, getting a pair of goals Wednesday night in a 2-0 victory over Lithuania in a European Championship qualifier.
Persistent rumors that Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have taken steps toward separation set off a debate Wednesday over whether the constitution even allows a French president to divorce.
Strikers defying President Nicolas Sarkozy's push to reform France crippled the country's public transport system Thursday, forcing commuters to drive, pedal or walk to work — or stay home. Some workers vowed to continue the walkout Friday.
Nearly two years late, Airbus finally delivered its first A380 superjumbo on Monday, a revolutionary behemoth that includes luxury suites equipped with comfy double beds.
Nearly half the 310 people detained recently in France on suspicion of spreading child pornography over the Internet have admitted to downloading images of naked children, police said Friday.