The wreckage of a car bomb which ripped apart the intellectual heart of Baghdad went on display in London on Thursday as chilling evidence of the impact modern-day conflicts have on civilians.The buckled and burnt heap of metal was salvaged from the March...
A Thai director's Cannes-winning reincarnation movie "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" opened to rave reviews in France but has flopped at the box office, industry data showed Thursday.After a week in French cinemas, Apichatpong Weerasethakul'...
The European Parliament voted on Thursday to condemn France’s policy of deporting Roma, as two French ministers travelled to Bucharest to seek greater cooperation on the issue with the Romanian government.
Fernando Alonso has admitted that he must score points at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix if he is to keep his dream of a third world title alive.The 29-year-old Ferrari driver failed to score any points at the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks ago and now l...
Leading Iranian opposition members claimed Thursday to have uncovered a secret nuclear enrichment site buried in the mountains northwest of Tehran and run by Iran's defense ministry.Information obtained by the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (PMO...
US Marines Thursday rescued a German-owned ship seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia after hijackers vainly sought the crew which hid in a secret compartment, the US military and the shipping firm said.The pirates spent nearly 20 hours search...
UMP party chief Xavier Bertrand (pictured) says that police searched the party headquarters in Paris on Wednesday as part of their ongoing investigation into the alleged involvement of Labour Minister Eric Woerth in the L'Oreal scandal.
The judiciary committee of the French Senate has rejected several amendments to a revised national security bill, which were tabled as part of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign to toughen punishments for lawbreakers.
A British man has been charged with aggravated murder for killing his wife, burning her body and burying it in cement at their chateau in north-west France, French prosecutors said on Tuesday.
French unions have called for a further day of strikes on Sept. 23 after President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday's mass protests would not derail plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.