Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday that the salaries of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ministers would be frozen as part of austerity measures, calling on business leaders to do t

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has confirmed that three Formula One teams - Team Lotus, Renault and Virgin Racing - will be changing their names for the 2012 season.

Team Lotus, which

Dapper Venezuelan militant Carlos the Jackal goes on trial in a Paris court on Monday charged with four deadly bombings carried out almost 30 years ago as extreme-left wing attacks ravaged Europe.

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Grey hair and a paunch have replaced the beret, leather jacket and dark glasses but Carlos the Jackal's defiance remains intact before he stands trial in France for a series of bombings in the 1980s.

The internationally publicized allegation of rape by a New York hotel maid against former International Monitory Fund head Dominique Strauss Kahn will now turned into a porn movie.

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AC Milan and defending champions Barcelona both reached the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, but Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea were made to wait to secure qualification.

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Scientists said on Tuesday they had transformed age-worn cells in people over 90 — including a centenarian — into rejuvenated stemcells that were “indistinguishable” from those found in embryos.

The offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published a special Arab Spring edition on Wednesday with the prophet Mohammed as guest ‘editor’, were destroyed in a petrol bomb attack o

Palestinians won a crucial vote to enter UNESCO as a full member on Monday, scoring a symbolic victory in their battle for statehood and full membership in the UN General Assembly.

"The general assem

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday the country had lowered its economic growth forecast for next year from 1.75 per cent to 1 per cent.

Speaking in a national television interview, Sar