French police detained former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning on Tuesday over allegations he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington paid for by a pair of businessmen.

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A court in France on Thursday rejected a prosecutors' request for a couple to be barred from naming their son Daemon after a character in television series ‘The Vampire Diaries’.

Prosecutors had brou

Do you take your champagne brut or rose? Around the world the French sparkling wine is still the ultimate festive drink, but these days it often comes in shades of golden pink to pomegranate.

A court in southern France Friday sentenced a Briton accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in a lake near their home in the rural Tarn region to 12 years in prison.

Robert Lund, 59, who ha

Police in France have charged a 33-year-old father with murder after he allegedly killed his three-year-old son by stuffing him into a washing machine and turning it on.

The man was charged with ‘mur

The last train carrying reprocessed nuclear waste back from France to Germany crossed the border on Friday after being delayed by demonstrations and steamed towards more trouble.

The train, carrying

World police body Interpol issued an arrest notice on Thursday for fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's playboy son Saadi for alleged crimes while head of the country's football federation.

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At least one person was killed and four injured in a blast at a nuclear site in the south of France on Monday as the government sought to play down fears of a radioactive leak.

France's state nuclear

Two-time runner-up Cadel Evans of BMC held off a late charge from Alberto Contador to claim a prestigious victory on the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

Norwegian Thor Hushovd, tipped

The Michelin star bestowed on Le Lisita restaurant in the ancient Roman outpost city of Nimes in southern France brought it acclaim and exclusivity.