The French agency devoted to combating discrimination has determined that the burqa inhibits integration into French society.

The violence broke out after a teenager was killed in a car crash while fleeing the police, the authorities said.

Spurning the secular state schools, some Muslim students have found religious accommodation at private ones.

Some of the country’s Roman Catholic schools have become refugees for Muslim students seeking equal opportunities and religious accommodation.

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France called for an overhaul of the world’s financial system, arguing that an era of unregulated markets was over.

Around a half-dozen French chefs and culinary experts are trying to persuade the United Nations to declare French gastronomy a world treasure.

Around a half-dozen French chefs and culinary experts are trying to persuade the United Nations to declare French gastronomy a world treasure.

Bernard-Henri Lévy confronts French leftists on issues and revisits a conversation with President Nicholas Sarkozy.

The global financial upheaval only makes President Nicolas Sarkozy’s economic lot more complicated.

France will tax non-recyclable throwaway plates and cutlery to encourage consumers to buy products that are more environmentally friendly.