Le Figaro fights for independence
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Journalists at the conservative French newspaper Le Figaro are fighting for their independence against what they regard as a threat from the daily's new owner, wealthy industrialist Serge Dassault.
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Yasser Arafat, fighting for his life in a French hospital Thursday, triggered a war of words about his legacy: Palestinians hailed a freedom fighter who saved them from national extinction; Jewish leaders welcomed the imminent death of a terrorist.
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The imposing headquarters of France's leading conservative daily, Le Figaro, rises from the wide sidewalks of the Rue du Louvre here like some great, battered ocean liner.
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Jean-Yves Le Naour pinpoints the country's hope, faith, delusion and despair in his poignant saga of France's sacrifices during World War I.
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She lost an election. Now S&#201;gol&#200;ne Royal has shed a mate. In France the marital exploits of the nation's pols are becoming fair game
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The split between SÃ©golÃ¨ne Royal and FranÃ§ois Hollande threatens to complicate efforts by the Socialist Party to close ranks.
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Albert II, King of the Belgians, has been confronted with the first great test of his reign by the political crisis pitting the Flemish and French-speaking communities against each other.
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The French fizzy water in the green bottle is in trouble. Perrier, a source of domestic pride and one of the world's best-known brands, is caught in a labor dispute that smacks of a culture clash between old-world France against the New World Order.
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How do you compete with mom, flag, and apple pie?That's the American version of the question facing France's conservatives, now that Segolene Royal has emerged as the Socialist Party's candidate for president ...Comment
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Analysis: Socialist Strauss-Kahn is a widely admired economic manager. Better to have him in Washington than heading up the opposition in Paris
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Figaro cita esperti diritto,cerimonia doveva essere pubblica
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Celebrations to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France took a musical turn with a big concert in London bringing together stars from both sides of the Channel.
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The celebration can&#39;t last long in the nation&#39;s capital. The real work is just beginning now that the Montreal Expos are on the way: The city government must race against time to approve funding for a new stadium.
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After years of snubbing Mickey, leaders give flagging theme park a hand. For years, France has fought what it sees as an American cultural invasion, powered by Hollywood movies, U.S. pop music and giant brands ...
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Martin Buckley meets the Corsicans determined not to let a national hero be forgotten.
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France's crusader of the far right, who rallied flag-waving followers at a National Front party congress Sunday, is making his sixth long-shot bid for France's presidency.
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The German Opera's controversial production of Mozart's Idomeneo goes ahead despite protest fears.