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Copy of Napoleon's will fetches $480,000 at Paris auction A copy of Napoleon Bonaparte's will, drawn up in 1821 when the former French emperor was living in exile, has been sold at auction for 357,000 euros ($480,000).

08 November 2013

Israel opposes alleged Iran nuclear proposal Israel urged world powers on Wednesday to reject what it said was an Iranian offer to partly cut back its nuclear programme in return for an easing of Western sanctions.

07 November 2013

St Jude hurricane to reach Kazakhstan St Jude hurricane that fiercely stormed Europe is expected to reach the northern regions of Kazakhstan tomorrow.

31 October 2013

Cask of Pitt-Jolie wine auctioned for 10,100 euros A single cask of organic white wine from the French vineyard owned by Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fetched more than 10,000 euros ($18,000) at auction.

31 October 2013

US spy chiefs hit back in Europe row US espionage chiefs turned the tables on European allies in the transatlantic spat over intercepted phone records, saying in many cases it was European agencies -- not the NSA -- that gathered and shared them with America.

30 October 2013

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade Britain faced travel chaos on Monday and more than 10,000 homes were without electricity in northwestern France as a massive storm swept in from the Atlantic Ocean.

28 October 2013

China's Dongfeng mulls 'rationality' of Peugeot move China's Dongfeng Motor is studying the "rationality" of coming to the aid of troubled French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen.

26 October 2013

Greenpeace activist hangs off Eiffel Tower in protest against Russia A Greenpeace activist Saturday staged a protest in a tent suspended from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower against Russia's detention of 30 members of the environmental lobby group.

26 October 2013

France, Germany push for new rules in spy game France and Germany pushed Friday for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.

25 October 2013

Sex, cops and undead push foreign success of French TV When a murdered boy and serial killer came back to life in French supernatural series "The Returned", hundreds of thousands of viewers in Britain tuned into what became a surprise Gallic hit.

25 October 2013

Mexico probes US spying, France says snooping must end Mexico ordered an investigation into allegations that the US spied on the emails of its president and his predecessor, the latest diplomatic wrangle stemming from America's intelligence-gathering efforts.

23 October 2013

Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.

22 October 2013

US hit by new spying row amid anger in France, Mexico The US has become embroiled in a new row over its controversial spying programme as allies France and Mexico condemned revelations Washington tapped millions of phonecalls and hacked into leaders' emails.

22 October 2013

Hollande under fire for 'emotional' response to Roma girl French President Francois Hollande has been attacked from all sides for offering a deported Roma schoolgirl the chance to return to France without her family.

21 October 2013

Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.

16 October 2013

Conflicts, energy top agenda as Hollande visits S.Africa French leader Francois Hollande arrived in South Africa Monday for a two-day state visit in which he is set to push for greater cooperation on African crises with the continental powerhouse.

15 October 2013

Kazakhstan poised to produce OCTG fittings KazMunaiGas and French Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes has signed a memorandum of understanding.

14 October 2013

Cancer costs EU $170 bln annually: study Cancer cost the then 27 countries of the European Union 126 billion euros ($170.1 billion) in 2009.

14 October 2013

Bookshops in Europe take stand against Internet rivalry European bookshops are taking a stand against competition from the Internet, boosted by a renaissance in independent stores and their enhanced know-how despite still facing a difficult climate.

13 October 2013

Piaf legend lives on, 50 years later Even as she lay dying, Edith Piaf carefully controlled the image that made her a star -- and 50 years after her death a legend -- in her native France and around the world.

08 October 2013

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