Will this be some sort of historic World Record for “First Lady’s CD Sales”? I think so.

Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations are attracting flocks of tourists for massive fireworks spectacles, street performers in garments of yore and a lineup of aging A-and B-list rock stars.

Producers warn the price of snails - one of France's more exotic foodstuffs - is about to soar, because of economic development in eastern Europe.

France consumes more than 14,000 tonnes of snails every year but practically none of them are actually French.

Some 40 heads of state from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe gather in Paris next Sunday to launch a new agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation between ...

The Tour de France has started.

The first stage of cycling's most prestigious race takes the 180 riders 122.7 miles from the Atlantic port city of Brest to Plumelec on a flat course favoring sprinters.

Alberto Contador won the Tour last year. He can't race this time because his Astana team is banned by organizers after doping infractions by other riders.

Among the challengers this year are Australia's Cadel Evans and Spain's Alejandro Valverde.

Riders will cover more than 2,175 miles during the three-week race.