Prosecutor says she may have been there since birth
France
Fraudsters Rake In Millions with Faux French Wine
Father-and-son team used wax to make bottles look older
E.U. Pushes for Stricter Data Protection After Snowden’s NSA Revelations
In the fight for online privacy, Jan Philipp Albrecht, a German member of the European Parliament, sees himself as Edward Snowden’s comrade in arms. They are the same age, 30, and take the same crusading tone when the subject …
U.S. Ambassador to France Summoned Over New Snowden Leaks
NSA reportedly eavesdropped on over 70 million French phone calls in just under a month
Roma Family Runs Into More Trouble After Deportation From France
Mother assaulted in Kosovo, after family’s expulsion lights firestorm of French protests
First Gay Adoption Approved in France
Two moms got the good news.
French Court Upholds Scientology Fraud Conviction
Accused preying financially on followers, church vows appeal
Killing of a Jewelry Thief Divides France
The case of a jeweler who is facing murder charges for shooting dead a fleeing thief has become a subject of intense debate in France.
Prosecutors have charged Stephan Turk, a 67-year-old jeweler from the Cote d’Azur, with murder for shooting 19-year-old Anthony Asli in the back as Asli and another alleged robber fled on a scooter …
French Navy Makes Record Pot Bust
Illicit haul when up in flames
Et Tu, Paris? France’s Hollande Faces Growing Opposition Against Syrian Intervention
When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addressed reporters on Saturday in Paris about military action against Syria, he tapped into a deep nerve in this country: the memory of two horrific world wars waged on French soil last …
DSK Charged with Aggravated Pimping. What Is Aggravated Pimping?
Scandal-plagued Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund who was once seen as a frontrunner to become president of France, was charged on Friday for “aggravated pimping as part of a …
After Weiner and Spitzer, Can France’s DSK Also Mount a Comeback?
As many a politician knows, the descent from power can be brutally fast. And yet comebacks might be possible, at least judging by New York City politics, where both Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer are attempting to bury their …
France Struggles With Scandal Even as It Tries to Clean Up Politics
Over the past three decades, Bernard Tapie has periodically hit the headlines in France in roles ranging from working-class hero to capitalist villain. A self-made businessman with a square jaw and sharp tongue, Tapie was already …