France Archives

In France, a Battle to Save Weakened Whale Lost in the Seine

French environmentalists were hoping to feed a catch of herring to a worryingly thin Beluga...

Man Detained in Police Probe of Raging Wildfires in France

French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in...

Was a Giant Snake Skeleton Found on Google Maps?

Titanoboa was "the largest snake that ever lived" at a length of "about 42 feet...

French Cave Tells New Story About Neanderthals, Early Humans

Researchers from Europe and the United States described finding fossilized homo sapiens remains and tools...

Possible Rise in Baguette Prices Poses Crunch for the French

A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible...

129-Year Journey Nears End As France Returns Benin Treasures

France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them to...

Vintners Despair After French Wildfire Ravaged Grapevines

Rows of charred grapevines stand next to a vast expanse of steaming black vegetation devastated...

French Woman Convicted of Killing ‘Monster’ Abuser, Set Free

The case had drawn broad attention and support for the defendant amid a national reckoning...

France Announces 3-Week School Closure, Domestic Travel Ban

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic...

Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! French Rooster Crows over Court Win

Maurice the rooster can keep crowing, a French court ruled, as it rejected a complaint...

French Police Try to Catch Attack Suspect, Operation Ongoing

Police union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a...

France: Suspected Gunman Named, Had Long Police Record

A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the city...