Strikes disrupt travel around France as the French President tries to make his mark.

France's ex-leader was handed preliminary charges on Thursday.

Couple on trial accused of torturing French nanny before throwing body on bonfire.

COMMENT: Some politicians and parts of media trying to put us back into colonial diapers.

Serge and Beate Klarsfeld are horrified by the state of affairs in Europe and beyond.

The accused allegedly tried to cover up the murder by burning the body in their garden.

Judge threatens to change child's name if parents couldn't agree on new one.

Despite her misgivings, Belinda Henley lives through a trip to London with her daughters.

Tripe, brains, liver, kidneys - Lyon's storied chefs know how to make it all delicious.

Michel Fourniret has "confessed" to murdering Joanna Parrish almost three decades ago.

Former soldier led police to girl's body. He is being investigated over other Alps deaths.

Heavy snow in Midwest claims lives and causes chaos on roads and at airports.

US President could get his wish for a grand military parade in Washington granted.

Parisians will be hoping for insights as Salah Abdeslam appears in court.

Irish commentator Michael Corcoran could hardly contain himself.

The banks of the Seine in Paris are being overrun with rats,

The swollen River Seine, which flows through Paris, is expected to continue rising.

The discount on the beloved spread had the French fighting in the supermarket aisles.

NZ's newest international pro cycling event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Paris church introduces contactless card payment system to collect Sunday Mass donations.

Loan of famous Bayeux Tapestry seen as most significant ever from France to UK.

A car parked at Haumoana is the only clue to the whereabouts of Pierre-Antoine Paludet.

The Cote d'Azur is favoured by people with private jets and Prada-sized pockets.

All the jewels stolen from the Paris Ritz have been recovered.

Monastery raided in search for man suspected of murdering his family in 2011.

Sudden storm traps terrified skiers in Austrian resort chairlift.

Whanganui athlete Liam Back has his eye on world cross country glory in Paris in April.

New Zealand forecast to become world's 51st largest economy in 2018.

Police to look into whether suspected serial killer could be behind unsolved Alps murders

Police-Customs sting in Paihia seizes $10.8 million, one of New Zealand's largest hauls.