The EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea was emblazoned with the words "we will bring this plane down" two years ago.

The EgyptAir flight disappearance could be the result of a bomb, according to a prominent counter-terrorism researcher.

The actresses all went barefoot or in flat shoes for photo calls and film premieres.

COMMENT: Visiting French PM Manuel Valls acknowledges the talent and experience of Helen Clark, but says it is too early to have a formal opinion on whether she should have the top UN job, writes Barry Soper.

French prime minister Manuel Valls tells political editor Audrey Young that Paris wants much closer co-operation with New Zealand in several areas.

French PM Manuel Valls says the infrequency of visits to NZ by French leaders does not reflect the relationship, which he describes as "excellent".

Farming and Helen Clark's bid for the top UN job will be top of the agenda in Prime Minister John Key's meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday.

Shocking footage of an ISIS suicide bomber detonating his bomb in a Paris restaurant has been broadcast for the first time in France.

Surrounded by 35 sharks in an underwater chamber, three couples have experienced a unique way to spend a romantic evening in Paris.

COMMENT: Money and hope fuel TV conference in France where a writer's dreams can come true, or be dashed.

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to a tiny French seaside town where nothing is left to the imagination.

The terrorists who carried out the attacks on the Brussels airport and metro had initially planned an attack on France instead, the Belgian federal prosecutor said.

Stop! This is the empire of the dead, reads a sign greeting visitors at the entrance to the two-kilometre long tunnels filled with bones, writes Patrick Fort.

France's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years.

Air France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes.

It being midday and the sun being out, the mayor of Volvic was on the beer. Not the famous local water.

The Louvre, as a famous museum, even has a museum celebrating its own history. It's in two sections across a hall near the entrance and is well worth a few minutes.

Riot police fired tear gas to push back migrants who set fire to tents and threw stones as bulldozers and demolition teams moved into the Calais "Jungle" camp yesterday.

Now is the time to relish the warm sea air and deserted beaches of Languedoc-Roussillon - land of pastis, seafood and rugby.

Residents of French Polynesia who suffered because of 30 years of French nuclear tests have a legitimate right to compensation, President Francois Hollande said.

Of course it is possible to take the Metro from the Eiffel Tower to Montmartre but Paris is a wonderful city to explore on foot.

Quan, half-Vietnamese, half-French, is a Greeter. A half-dozen times a year, he gives up a day to play host to visitors who want the inside story on his city.

The owner of a Michelin-ranked restaurant has banned bankers from his eatery in revenge for being denied a business loan.

Provision would give employees the right to ignore professional emails and other messages when outside the office.

Liberty, equality, fraternity - and now, the "right to disconnect".

A disabled rights campaigner has blasted Air France for "nearly ruining his honeymoon" after they refused to allow his electric wheelchair on board.

A woman whose tip-off allowed police to kill the Paris Attacks ringleader says he planned further attacks including one on a creche, and bragged about entering from Syria.

Iran's President has gone on a post-sanctions European shopping trip, buying 118 Airbus jetliners.

Here are a few reasons why the French are different to us, writes Alan Duff.