Paris - The pressure will be on new hero Neymar to end Brazil's fear of failing on home territory at this year's World Cup, according to the country's all-time great Pele.Pele told AFP in an interview that the World Cup is a major opportunity for Brazil despit...

Paris - The French economy is expected to grow by 0.2 percent in the first quarter, the country's central bank said Monday, confirming a preliminary forecast issued a month ago.The bank makes its forecasts based on a monthly survey of a panel of private sector...

Paris - Researchers in the United States say they have developed a prototype blood test that can tell with 90-percent accuracy whether a healthy person will develop Alzheimer's disease within three years.The test looks for 10 signatures of fatty proteins calle...

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Paris - French conglomerate Bouygues Telecom is ready to sell its cell phone antennas and frequencies to competitor Free to smooth its bid to take over Vivendi's SFR, its chief executive said Sunday.Bouygues Telecom is hoping to create a new French telecoms po...

The crisis in Crimea is handing a powerful set of cards on the table, heralding a new diplomatic strategy for Washington.

Paris - French conglomerate Bouygues Telecom is ready to sell its cell phone antennas and frequencies to competitor Free to smooth its bid to take over Vivendi's SFR, its chief executive said Sunday.Bouygues Telecom is hoping to create a new French telecoms po...

A 15-foot-long great white shark called Lydia has been spotted swimming towards the Cornish coastline in Britain, and is expected to arrive in UK waters by Monday.

Paris - French giants Marseille's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League suffered a huge blow with a 1-0 defeat at home to struggling Nice in the Cote d'Azur derby on Friday.Marseille coach Jose Anigo had complained before the game about the qu...

Paris - Tour de France organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) on Friday revealed the exact finalised route for July's race of 3,662km.The world's biggest and most popular cycling stage race is usually limited at 3,500km but the lack of an opening stage sh...

Paris - Whether you see Bitcoin as the future of finance or a reckless gamble, the digital currency has become headline news over the past year, even as its origins remain shrouded in mystery.Bitcoin began as a means of payment but quickly became a target for ...

Paris - Global warming will expose millions more people to malaria as parasite-bearing mosquitoes move to higher altitudes, according to new research into the health perils from climate change.

Paris - Michael Schumacher remains in a "wake-up phase" from the coma he was placed in following a life-threatening skiing accident nearly ten weeks ago, his spokeswoman said Friday.The statement from Sabine Kehm was the first since February 13, when the Formu...

Paris - Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.Europe is expected to witness some of the most dramatic climat...

Paris - Data released Thursday showed that French unemployment fell at the end of last year, suggesting a key campaign promise by President Francois Hollande has indeed been kept.

Biarritz - Artist Sam Dougados is based in Biarritz, France. His creative journey began with writing and he eventually found new outlets through painting and sculpting. Now, Sam focuses on beach art and is redefining how people interact with the sand and sea.

Paris - Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni on Thursday launched a legal bid to prevent any further publication of tapes secretly recorded during his 2007-12 term as French president.In a move that will inevitably fuel speculation the tapes could contain ...

Paris - Bouygues Telecom Thursday made a 14.5 billion euro ($19.9 billion) offer for Vivendi's SFR unit in a deal that could create a new French telecoms powerhouse amid a wave of consolidation in the sector.Bouygues Telecom said its offer, which includes 10.5...

Paris - Neymar scored a hat-trick as Brazil routed South Africa 5-0 while Spain edged fellow heavyweights Italy 1-0, but a host of World Cup rivals faltered.Ninety-nine days out from the World Cup, there were unimpressive 1-0 friendly wins on Wednesday for Eng...

Paris - Jerome Kerviel, a French rogue trader who cost Societe Generale bank nearly five billion euros ($6.7 billion) in high-risk transactions, is said to be walking the 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) between Rome and Paris as a protest trek against "the tyrann...