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Mayor selling chapel on eBay

A CHAPEL in the Midi-Pyrénées has gone on sale
on the internet auction site eBay.

The building is 450 square metres and dates from the 17th Century.

It is described as having a romanesque porch, …

Easyjet in court over work rights

EASYJET is to be prosecuted over claims it failed to declare the number of staff it had working in France.

The low-cost airline has been under investigation since December 2006, when social charges c…

Woman throws mug at Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" was attacked with a mug earlier this month, but the world's most famous painting — protected by thick glass — emerged with its enigmatic smile undimmed.

French police say a woman "not in her senses" lobbed the mug at the 500-year-old painting, which hangs in the Louvre gallery in Paris.

Frugal Paris

The picnic is the great democratizing institution of summer, when Parisians spill onto riverbanks and bridges and into parks and gardens, chasing away the memories of winter and rain with baguettes and bottles, sandals and sundresses.

Charms of Paris Tempt a Busy President

“At some point, I will be the ex-president,” Mr. Obama said, “and then you will find me in France, I’m sure, quite a bit, having fun.”

…  With his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Sasha and Malia, Mr. Obama spent his final hours whipping through the city’s A-list attractions.

Obama hails `sheer improbability' of D-Day victory

OMAHA BEACH, France – Recalling the "unimaginable hell" of D-Day suffering, President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to the against-all-odds Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France and turned the tide of history.

"The sheer improbability of this victory is part of what makes D-Day so memorable," Obama said.

Obama arrives in Paris after visiting German camp

President Barack Obama has arrived in Paris after meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany and touring the Buchenwald concentration camp, where tens of thousands of Jews perished during the 0

Search Teams Converge on Presumed Air France Crash Zone –

Brazilian air force aircraft on June 2 found signs of debris that could be from the missing Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The jet disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean during a thunderstorm on June 1, 2009, with 228 passengers and crew …

Top 10 trains around the world

The French sense of style extends to train travel and the TGV is an acronym for "train grande vitesse" – or high-speed train — which can travel at 357 mph while the passenger runs hit 200 mph. Top route: Lorraine – Champagne-Ardenne Japan's original

Gordon Ramsay wins Michelin stars for first restaurant in France – Times Online

Gordon Ramsay weathered the disdain of French critics today, emerging as one of the winners in the 100th edition of the Michelin Red Guide, the bible of gastronomy.

Ramsay, 42, was given two stars for his first French restaurant, Gordon Ramsay au Trianon, at Versailles, which opened a year ago. This makes him the first British chef to be awarded deux macarons on Michelin's home soil in the 109 years since the guide was first published.