France’s trade deficit widened to a record in 2011, underlining a drop in competitiveness that President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to counter with a cut in corporate payroll taxes. The shortfall swelled to 69.6 billion euros ($91 billion) last ...

Air France scrapped some flights today because of a strike by pilots, cabin crew and ground workers over proposed changes to rules governing labor protests. The French unit of Air France-KLM (AF) Group operated 449 flights as of 12:30 p.m. in ...

Seen from the air, the coral ring that separates the deep blue of the ocean from the lighter water of the lagoon lends Mururoa and Fangataufa atolls a sense of normality. But the picture changes dramatically as you come closer. Parts of the ...

Canada is protesting France's decision to include Canada in one of its electoral districts in its upcoming legislative elections, re-running a similar dispute Canada had last fall with Tunisia. The issue is not likely to die, as other countries have seats ...

Air France said it would cancel almost half its long-haul flights Tuesday on the second day of a strike by French pilots, flight attendants and other workers. The airline advised passengers to postpone their trips until after Friday. Passengers ...