Scandal-plagued French Labour Minister Eric Woerth denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest when police questioned him for eight hours Thursday in connection with financial scandals surrounding France's richest woman, his lawyer said.
Approximately 140 people died Wednesday after a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Bandundu province, the provincial governor's office said. Two children thought to be the only survivors were rescued on Thursday.
Italy's lower house of parliament approved a €25 billion austerity package on Thursday aimed at reining in the public deficit. The controversial package includes a three-year salary freeze for public workers and less funding for local governments.
The co-Prince of Andorra pays a visit to the mountain statelet today. Nicolas Sarkozy, better known as the president of France, doubles as one of the two heads of state of this princedom on the border with Spain.
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has begun filming alongside Hollywood star Owen Wilson in director Woody Allen's latest movie "Midnight in Paris", a romantic comedy set in the City of Light.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has questioned the West's willingness to act against Taliban havens in neighbouring Pakistan only days after secret files showed close connections between Pakistani intelligence agents and Taliban insurgents.
Authorities are sifting through the wreckage for clues as to what caused Wednesday's Airblue crash that killed all 152 passengers. Foul weather is suspected.
Russian special forces foiled an attempted hijacking of a plane on Thursday coming from Mineralnye Vody in the Caucasus to Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russian news agencies said.
France's Christophe Lemaitre won the 100 metres gold at the European championships in Spain Wednesday, clocking 10.11 seconds. The next four athletes all came in at exactly the same time of 10.18 seconds.
France's Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux announced Wednesday that half the country's illegal "travelling people" and Roma camps would be dismantled within three months, and that any caught breaking the law would be deported.
Theary Seng was among the hundreds of people who came to Phnom Penh from all over Cambodia to see the trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch. She was numb with shock when she heard the sentence: 30 years in jail, possibly as little as 19.
The body of a second US sailor who went missing in Afghanistan's Logar province last week has been recovered, a US military official said on Thursday. The remains of the other sailor were found on Sunday.
A US federal judge Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, allowing it to take effect but without the anti-immigrant provisions that angered opponents.
France and the US are strong presences in the selection of films vying for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 67th Venice Film Festival, to kick off September 1. One of those films is François Ozon's "Potiche", starring Gérard Depardieu (pictured).
As the gay marriage debate continues in the US, a smart, entertaining new film by Lisa Cholodenko, "The Kids Are All Right", is drawing crowds and slyly updating the big-screen standard for what is a "normal" American family.
The regional president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, denies he is considering unilaterally splitting away from Sudan and says southerners will work within the comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) signed in 2005.
Les Filles de Joie is a troupe of dancing girls who aim to bring burlesque back to the music halls of Paris. Every weekend, they give lessons to anyone who’s ever had the urge to flutter a feather fan or twirl a nipple tassel.
A new take on the old Pink Floyd anti-authoritarian anthem "Another Brick in the Wall" blends the power of social media with political activism to raise awareness about human rights in Iran.
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