Scientists have witnessed the rare spectacle of a supermassive black hole devouring a star that had ventured too close — an event that occurs about once in 10,000 years, they reported on Thursday.

Socialist Francois Hollande was on track to defeat right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy as France saw the final day of campaigning on Friday before its presidential election run-off.

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Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies committing any acts of violence against women, his lawyers said Friday, after French prosecutors said witness testimony suggested he took part in a rape.

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Nicolas Sarkozy faces Francois Hollande in a 'moment of truth' television debate on Wednesday that could be the French president's last chance to avoid defeat at the hands of his Socialist challenger

The graves of several Muslim soldiers in a cemetery in southeastern France were desecrated over the weekend, officials said on Monday. The French president called the act 'a slur' on the country's his

Muammar Gaddafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported Saturday, publishing what it said was documen

French President Nicolas Sarkozy swung further to the right on Thursday, proposing a new licence to shoot for police pursuing suspects, in an increasingly frantic quest to woo far-right National Front

The French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent on Thursday posted a first quarter net profit of 398 million euros ($526.2 million), against a loss of 10 million euros a year earlier.

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The French group Dassault Aviation reported on Thursday a 47 per cent jump in 2012 first quarter sales to 950 million euros ($1.25 billion) owing to strong results from its business aviation division.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National