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The opposition Socialists said that the prospect of Dominique Strauss-Kahn standing for the presidency next year was unlikely.

The rating agency said a plan proposed by the French government and banks to roll over some debt could fall within the definition of default.

Dormant anti-Americanism has been reawakened in France, fueled by a sense that the culture of the United States has undermined fair play.

Video captured a surprising assault on President Nicolas Sarkozy during a hand-shaking appearance in southwestern France.

European health officials have cautiously identified contaminated fenugreek seeds as a probable common link between the large outbreak in Germany and a smaller one in France.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund. She will become the first female managing director of the global lending organization....

Under the plan, French banks would give Athens more time to pay back loans as they come due over the next three years.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde appeared poised to become the head of the International Monetary Fund this week despite a strong challenge to Europe's traditional hold on the job.

Horrendous weather and a public transport strike caused chaos at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, delaying a raft of order announcements for Airbus and dampening the mood at Boeing's unveiling of its new 787 jet....

Five children admitted to hospital in northern France after eating beefburgers infected with a strain of E.coli bacteria are seriously ill, health officials said on Thursday, fanning fears of a wider outbreak.