Elle magazine apologises for 'racist' article on Obamas' 'white fashion'
French magazine 'Elle' has apologised for a 'racist' article posted on its website that suggested that black American elite, inspi...

Seven-time Tour De France winner Armstrong cleared of doping charge
Seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong has been cleared of doping allegations, concluding a nearly two-year long inquiry.

Not all civilisations equal, French minister says
PARIS (AFP) - French Interior Minister Claude Gueant, who also holds the immigration portfolio, caused political uproar by claiming that not all civil...

6 Nations favorite France, England open with win
LONDON (AP)—France justified its status as Six Nations favorite with a 30-12 win over Italy, while England’s rebuilt side showed it has s...

French defence wins day in Six Nations
The defence-driven pragmatism that carried France to the Rugby World Cup final resurfaced in their opening Six Nations victory over Italy in Paris on ...

Judoka Alice Schlesinger wins bronze in Paris, on the way to London Olympics
Alice Schlesinger all but secured her place in the 2012 London Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal at the Paris Grand Slam tournament and her Is...

PSG, Montpellier maintain close race
Paris St Germain beat Evian 3-1 tonight to stay three points clear of closest challengers Montpellier at the top of Ligue 1. Victory also maintained t...

New Year greetings to the foreign diplomatic corps
Ladies and gentlemen, 2011 will go down in history as a year of upheavals. Upheavals with the Arab Spring. Upheavals with the tsunami in Japan and...

French far-right suffers over economic credibility
PARIS (Reuters) - France's far-right is pushing a nationalistic economic platform for April's presidential elections, but 70 percent of vote...

Camille Muffat Clocks Lifetime Best in 400 Free
MONTPELLIER, France, February 4. Montpellier has been kind to Camille Muffat, as she has clocked a pair of scintillating times in just two days. Tonig...