Paris menswear: UK designers, differing styles mark last day
PARIS — On the final day of menswear shows in the French capital, Lanvin put on an ode to contrasting styles, while British designers reigned supreme....
Paris Hilton reveals private side in upcoming documentary
PASADENA, Calif. — Having thrown her life open for years, it's hard to believe there isn't much the public doesn't know about Paris Hilton.
Fluidity and autumnal hues hit Paris menswear week
PARIS — Fluidity graced the menswear catwalks in Paris as fall-winter crescendoed through the weekend, with shows from houses such as Jacquemus and He...
Splits in France’s strike movement trigger fears of violence
PARIS — A French government minister warned that seditious groups bent on violence were hijacking the protest movement against pension reform that has...
Protests close Louvre museum in Paris amid pension strikes
PARIS — Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre museum and forced the famous Paris landmark to close Friday while they denounced the F...
New street protests in France amid pension strikes
PARIS — Opponents of President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of France's pension system marched in Paris and other French cities Thursday on wha...
Boyhood and theatrics mark Paris Fashion Week men’s shows
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton's exhibition caused VIPs — including model Bella Hadid and actor...
Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead
PARIS — American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event's 73-...
Former IAAF president’s corruption trial opens in Paris
PARIS — The corruption trial involving the former president of track and field's governing body was suspended Monday shortly after it began.
Nationwide protest in France over pensions as talks continue
PARIS — Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emma...
France calls on Britain to be flexible in post-Brexit talks
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Britain will need to show flexibility in negotiations that will follow the country's depart...
No end in sight for hobbling French rail strikes after talks
PARIS — France's government and unions appeared still far apart after talks resumed Tuesday over proposed pension reforms that have triggered record-s...
France and EU ready to respond to US threat of new tariffs
PARIS — France has warned it will retaliate with the full backing of the European Union if the United States imposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion wor...
Renovation chief: Notre Dame Cathedral is not saved yet
PARIS — The French general overseeing the reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is not saved yet because ther...
For France’s Macron, 2020 again brings rocky start, outlook
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron embarked Wednesday on what is shaping up to be another rocky year for his presidency of France, facing a fresh barrage of ange...
French unions behind strikes get public funds
PARIS — As France's strikes entered their 26th day Monday, some in the country are questioning if the labor unions that are driving the crippling stop...
Ukraine, separatists expected to swap prisoners on Sunday
KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv expects to swap prisoners with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sa...
Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved
PARIS — The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there's a “50% chance” the structure might not be entirely...
Holiday blues: French strikes hit Christmas shopping season
PARIS — Last year, it was the yellow vest protests. This year, it’s the strikes that have crippled Paris. The Christmas holidays aren’t proving to be ...
From New York to Moscow, Holocaust survivors share memories
PARIS — Holocaust survivors in several cities around the world are lighting candles for Hanukkah together, as Jewish community leaders try to keep fir...
Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust
PARIS — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building mat...
Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
PARIS — Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed.
French unions: Keep retirement strikes going through January
PARIS — France’s punishing transportation troubles may ease up slightly over Christmas — but unions plan renewed strikes and protests in January to re...
France on strike: Power cuts, schools shut, no Eiffel Tower
PARIS — French union activists cut electricity to nearly 100,000 homes or offices. Eiffel Tower staff walked off the job. Even Paris opera workers joi...
French pension reform architect resigns as strikes drag on
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron's government suffered a blow Monday when the key architect of the pension overhaul resigned over alleged conf...
French protest retirement changes, travel disruptions abound
PARIS — Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government's overhaul of France's retire...
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
PARIS — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains came to a standstill and hundr...
Young and old march in unity, fear at French pension change
PARIS — Anger, solidarity, tear gas and frozen noses.
Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show
PARIS — Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillar...
Across generations, French workers fight pensions overhaul
PARIS — Amid the crowds demonstrating in Paris against a planned overhaul of the pension system, a nephew and his uncle will be marching side by side ...