The French Government may have made a major error of judgment by helping Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stay in power for so long.

Finance ministers from the eurozone are meeting to consider the issue of bailouts for debt-ridden countries.

The Inception star and her French actor-and-director partner Guillaume Canet are expecting their first child together.

A sunlit Gallic Brief Encounter, this French film of love confounded remains mostly on the right side of the line between exquisite and excruciating, thanks largely to the pitch-perfect performances of its two leading actors.

Advice from travel experts on observing protocol in Australia's Red Centre and finding cheap accommodation in Paris.

When Yannick Denis won tickets to see his favourite band play in Waihi tonight, there was one minor hitch.

Former All Blacks star Doug Howlett was arrested by Irish police on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at his Christmas party night out with his Munster teammates.

Paris will become the first metropolitan area in the world to experiment with an extensive system of self-service hire cars.

A Muriwai-based company's panel mounting system is holding together an exhibit celebrating the fashion house's 125th anniversary.

Former expat Georgina Robertson has brought the fashion influences of France and England home with her to New Zealand.

The embalmed head of one of the most infamous kings of France has been identified by scientists 400 years after his assassination.

The debate rages on across France. Just 10 months before the Rugby World Cup, is the national team a lost cause?

Graham Robb has that rare gift of storytelling that compels riveted attention from readers of non-fiction as much as fiction and he understands that stories may spring emotionally from places but inevitably embrace the lives of people.

New technology is lighting up cities and saving energy.