Late-winter snowstorm batters northwestern EuropeA severe late-winter snowstorm battered northwestern Europe on Tuesday, causing widespread travel chaos with the cancellation of hundreds of flights at main airports..
Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe France's surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe but smugglers are already finding new routes.
11 March 2013
French minister vows to cut red tape for investors A French minister vowed Thursday to cut bureaucracy in a bid to lure foreign investors, and said her South Korean roots would help to boost France's profile in booming Asia.
French army tight-lipped on Mali intervention More than seven weeks into its intervention to root out Islamist rebels in Mali, the French army keeps a tight lid on details of the operation -- a policy some call a public relations fumble.
04 March 2013
Serik Akhmetov meets French Foreign MinisterFrench business delegation and Kazakhstan reps exchanged opinions on enhancement of Kazakhstan-French relations in trade and investments.
04 March 2013
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.
04 March 2013
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.
02 March 2013
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.
02 March 2013
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".
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.
28 February 2013
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.
27 February 2013
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.