French composer Henri Dutilleux dies aged 97: family

Paris: An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, researchers said on Wednesday. The stone is made of Iceland spar, a transparent, ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The discovery of a lost self-portrait of Charles Baudelaire has rekindled interest in the 19th century French poet, revealing a lighter, painterly side to a literary "enfant terrible" known for his dark, erotic poetry.

This is Not a Ball Game from Absurd Interactive is a physics-driven puzzle game set in Paris in the early 20th century. Bring the magic back to the Absurd Circus in more than 70 levels with retina-quality graphics inspired by the Art Nouveau ...

Caked in dust and full of turn-of-the century treasures, this Paris apartment is like going back in time. France's énarques weren't trained to succeed in the world but in central Paris Subtle shifts within the royal family are preparing Charles for ...

there is a festival of music of Erik Satie, the great French modernist end of the XIX -beg. of XX century . His works are performed by musicians from Italy, England, Switzerland, Israel, France and other countries of the world. The concert opens by ...

PARIS Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. It's the first suicide in decades at the landmark ...

Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral has been evacuated after a far-right historian shot himself dead in front of the main altar, according to a police source. The man was reported to be Dominique Venner, 78, who is known in France for his far-right ...

Its the end of an artistic era: After more than a century, the Metropolitan Opera has disbanded its ballet with a modern-day buyout. The eight remaining members of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, down from 16 in 2011, agreed Monday to leave the ...

Flickr/angeloangelo How to train for an ultramarathon From Tsitsikamma to Tatouine: [q&a] During a recent trip to Paris, one of my companions said he needed to find a bank to change money. No, you dont, I said. Changing money is so last century like ...