Economic gloom overshadows euro finance ministers meeting
Eurozone finance ministers meet Monday against the backdrop of a weak economy and increased political uncertainty after inconclusive polls in Italy, the group's third largest economy.
Tennis: Roland Garros extension blocked
Controversial plans to extend Roland Garros, the home of the French Open, were put on hold on Friday as residents living near the venue in the capital's leafy 16th arrondissement scored a crucial victory in their opposition.
Raf Simons unveils second Dior collection
Belgian designer Raf Simons' keenly anticipated second collection for Christian Dior received an enthusiastic welcome Friday, less than a year after he took over from the disgraced John Galliano.
Wang goes for 'modern elegance' in Balenciaga debut
New York fashion star Alexander Wang presented his much anticipated first show for Balenciaga with a collection praised as "elegance, modernity, structure".
Spielberg to head up Cannes festival jury: organisers
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will head up this year's Cannes Film Festival jury.
A history of couture in 100 dresses
From Worth and Balenciaga to Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior and John Galliano, a landmark exhibition due to open in Paris on Saturday traces the history of haute couture through some of the most exquisite dresses ever made.
Strauss-Kahn fails to ban tell-all book but wins damages
A Paris court Tuesday turned down disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's bid to ban a "despicable" book on his affair with the author, but ordered Marcela Iacub and her publisher to pay him 50,000 euros in damages.
Samsung defends working practices in China plants
Samsung Electronics defended its working practices Wednesday after a lawsuit was filed in France against the South Korean giant over conditions at its supplier plants in China.
Kazakhstan to test French military vehicles
Director General of Kazakhstan's KazSpetsExport held talks with President of RENAULT Truck Defense.
Transparent film uses light to power phone batteries
A transparent film that costs just one euro ($1.30) to make could bring an end to the anguish of mobile phone users facing the dreaded dead-battery message.
French Foreign Minister to visit Kazakhstan
An official visit of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to Kazakhstan is scheduled for March 1-2, 2013.
Tennis: Galina Voskoboyeva wins WTA Memphis International Doubles
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboyeva paired with Kristina Mladenovic won over Johanna Larsson/Sofia Arvidsson duo in the final match.
Turkey blasts Assad regime as Aleppo toll rises
Turkey lashed out against Syria as the death toll from a missile strike on Aleppo rose to 58 Sunday, while a US official urged the opposition to reconsider its boycott of international meetings.
France tops US in women on corporate boards: study
France has overtaken the United States in placing women on the boards of the world's 200 largest companies.
'Amour' triumphs at French Cesars
Michael Haneke's Oscar-nominated film "Amour" about a man and his dying wife on Friday scooped the top prizes at France's annual film awards, the Cesars.
US executive blasts 'extremist' French government
An outspoken American CEO criticized France's government anew Thursday, but praised French women and wine and said that he himself was named after the iconic crooner Maurice Chevalier.
French kidnap victims likely separated as search pushes on
A kidnapped French family of seven has likely been separated into two groups by their abductors, France said Thursday, as Nigerian security forces combed restive border areas to find them.
Witnesses accuse Malian soldiers of torture and murder
In northern Mali, the country's army frequently turns to torture and murder against people suspected of backing armed Islamist groups.
Europe horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
The fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagne brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.
French hostages taken from Cameroon to Nigeria: official
Kidnappers who seized seven members of a French family, including four young children, in Cameroon, have taken them across the border into Nigeria.