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Amongst the austere, man machine classics they performed was 1977's 'Trans-Europe Express', a paean to the romance of Continental rail travel.

Waist-to-height ratio may be a more accurate measure of cardiovascular health risk than the current standard, the body mass index, a St. Louis expert says.

Karun Chandhok is banking on past experience for a top five finish in his class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, zooming off this weekend at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

When it comes to hubs of alternative transportation and the sharing economy , one usually thinks of progressive hotspots like San Francisco or Portland.

If you've chosen to tie the knot in France this year then read on! First of all congratulations! And we have to admit we're a tad envious.

More than 550 years after he was hanged and then burned for offences ranging from sodomy to heresy, Gilles de Rais, Joan of Arc's companion in arms, is to be retried in an official process of rehabilitation.

BORDEAUX, France , June 16 -- French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll on Sunday denounced the violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, saying that the country's image was tarnished by the xenophobic act.

The Philippines' budget carrier Cebu Pacific is looking into purchasing one of today's most advanced passenger jet liners, as it expands its fleet by buying new planes capable of longer flights to new markets.

According to the latest Club Sandwich Index , the top 3 most expensive cities to buy a hotel club sandwich globally are Geneva, Switzerland; Paris, France and Oslo, Norway respectively.

When the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, France closed its medieval galleries for renovation over three years ago, it used that opportunity to send a traveling exhibition around the world of sculpture unsurpassed in the art of late medieval Northern Europe.

A A 75 million luxury yacht which was at the centre of the mysterious theft of a Picasso masterpiece has run into trouble again - this time off the coast of Sussex.

The Paris Air Show, which opens for business on Monday Jun. 17, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and a slew of innovations large and small.

The village fete circuit of the Vosges in north eastern France has been shaken by the start of the trial for attempted murder of an impersonator of the rock-provocateur, Serge Gainsbourg, who allegedly tried to stab to death his rival, a lookalike of the ageing French Elvis, Johnny Hallyday.

Chinese Internet users reacted with outrage to reports of a racist assault on six Chinese studying oenology in France, while others denounced the victims, whom they said were children of wealthy officials.

A visitor takes pictures of sculptures by Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow during the opening day of his exhibition at "La citadelle de Besancon" in Besancon, eastern France, on June 15, 2013.

Fans will have the opportunity to commemorate the 100th edition of the Tour de France this weekend by taking to the course of cycling's most famous stage race, two weeks ahead of the Grand Depart.

As Iranians go to the polls on June 14, the country's weak and sanctions-hit economy weighs heavily on their minds.

A Urals city mayor has been captured on camera at the French Open when he was supposed to be on a business trip, the ura.ru news agency reported Friday.

Tecsor Machines et SystA mes based in Meyreuil near Marseille, France develops and sells machinery for making and filling PET containers for liquid and paste-like foodstuffs.

Ellen, of Ash Bank Road, Ash Bank, decided to submit it after reader Michael Hopkin's memories of taking part in the trips.