Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has managed only fifth place in a poll to find Paris' 'ideal' woman.

The probable appointment of President Sarkozy's son to run Europe's largest office development has generated a storm of protest and mockery in France.

A Pharaonic plan to construct 129km of new Metro to bind Paris closer to its troubled suburbs in just over a decade was approved by the French cabinet yesterday.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.

Stella McCartney kicked off the Paris collections with a show that appeared to reference childhood memories.

Fallen All Black hero Byron Kelleher has apologised to the French for his alcohol-fuelled road rage fracas, as he tries to avoid prison.

US reviewers for the famously secretive guides sacrifice a century of tradition by discussing the dark arts of their trade on the internet.

A photograph agency is suing former All Black Byron Kelleher's clothing company for alleged copyright breaches.

The parents of a eight-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in France have been held on suspicion of manslaughter.

A former All Black too drunk for a breath test suffers fractures to his face in a fight after a crash.

A French man who wanted to experience "the real New Zealand" was abducted and raped while travelling alone on a rural backroad.