Paris, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) France's exports of ready-to-wear clothing rose 3.4 percent in 2012, compared to the previous year, with market share growing in the US and Asia, while sales continued to decline domestically and across Europe, media reports said.

Berne, Feb 18 (IANS) Tiny, ultra-flexible electrodes could be the answer to more successful treatment of Parkinson's, which afflicts an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide.

Montreal, Feb 16 (IANS) Darkness therapy may help restore vision in patients with the visual disorder amblyopia, says a Canadian study.

Paris, Feb 14 (IANS) Though France and India have advanced fairly significantly in their negotiations on both the Areva nuclear reactors and the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, France is looking at India to help boost its sagging economy in several other sectors, notably manufacturing.

Paris, Feb 13 (IANS) Urban development, education and energy will be at the forefront as French President Francois Hollande arrives in India Wednesday night on a two-day visit to India, his first visit to Asia since his electoral win last May.

Paris, Feb 12 (IANS) The latest indicators issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed improved growth in most major economies but with "diverging patterns", the Paris-based agency said.

Paris, Feb 12 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande has slammed the "unacceptable behaviour" of selling horsemeat as beef and pledged to punish those who are responsible for the horsemeat scandal.

Paris, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) A young and apparently "unstable" woman used an indelible marker to deface renowned painting "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix, which was being exhibited at a branch of the Louvre in the northern French city of Lens.

Paris, Feb 8 (IANS) The Indo-French romance will blossom with the arrival of French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by nearly half a dozen ministers and CEOs of over 60 leading French enterprises, in New Delhi on a two-day visit that will be his first trip to any country outside of Europe and the Francophone Africa.

Paris, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) The Mars Express space probe, which this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of its launch, has mapped almost 90 percent of the surface of the Red Planet, the European Space Agency announced Monday.

Paris, Feb 4 (IANS) Visiting US Vice President Joe Biden Monday said France and America haev agreed on the need to hand over the Mali military operations to a UN mission when it is "prudent", Xinhua reported.

Paris, Feb 2 (IANS) French publishers and Google Friday announced their accord to end a month-long dispute over whether the search engine giant should pay to display news content in its search results.

Paris, Jan 27 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West reportedly spent around $65,000 to buy jewelleries for his pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardarshain.

Paris, Jan 23 (IANS/EFE) Ex-first lady of France and singer Carla Bruni has switched from the independent Naive Records label to the Barclay logo, a property of the multinational record company Universal Music, for the launch next April of her album "Little French Songs", the Challenges.fr Web site reported Tuesday.

Paris, Jan 22 (IANS) Jehan Daruvala, the 14-year old from Mumbai and a member of the Sahara Force India Academy, received the CIK FIA Karting Award here Sunday for his victory at the Asia Pacific KF3 Championship in late October 2012.

Castries (St Lucia), Jan 18 (IANS/CMC) Barbados captain Dwayne Smith has apologised to Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Dwayne Bravo for running him out after he backed-up too far at the non striker's end in their Caribbean T20 match.

Paris, Jan 14 (IANS) A French soldier who went missing during a rescue operation to free a hostage in Somalia was apparently killed by Al Qaeda-linked group Al Shebab, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Monday.

Paris, Jan 4 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell is said to have suffered a leg injury when she was attacked and robbed on a street here over a month ago, reports nypost.com.

Port-Of-Spain (Trinidad), Jan 4 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago cricket all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says his New Year's resolution is to regain his place on the West Indies Test team.

Port-of-Spain (Trinidad), Jan 4 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago fast bowler Ravi Rampaul will miss this year's Caribbean T20 tournament due to injury, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced.

Paris, Jan 2 (IANS) Four armed and masked robbers forced their way into an Apple store in Paris and made off with Apple devices worth $1.3 million, while police were busy in areas popular with New Year revellers, CNN reported Wednesday.

Port-of-Spain (Trinidad), Jan 1 (IANS/CMC) Discarded West Indies cricketer Jason Mohammed says he has been working overtime in an effort to repeat the performance that earned him Man of the Series in the 2011 Regional Super50 tournament.

Castries (St. Lucia), Dec 20 (IANS/CMC) West Indies captain Darren Sammy has embraced the multi-million dollar Caribbean T20 Premier League (CPL), terming its emergence as a "special time," in the regional game.

Paris, Dec 20 (IANS) Gut microbes, vital to health, comprise a community that interacts with the mammalian nervous system, and could trigger diseases like cancer and affect moods, say researchers at the University of Rouen, France.

Paris, Dec 20 (IANS) Gut bugs, which play a vital role in the biology of human beings and animals, could also be driving appetite, say researchers in France.

Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport have agreed to a unified list of prohibited substances and practices in sport and the 2013 Prohibited List will come into effect on Jan 1, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced.

Strasbourg (France), Dec 13 (IANS/EFE) The European parliament Wednesday presented the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Conscience to a pair of Iranian opposition figures who are under detention in their homeland and could not attend the ceremony.

Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) The news of singer Chris Brown's patch up with Rihanna has been making the rounds, but the former was seen partying with many girls here.

Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) Although the news of singer Chris patch up with has been making rounds, the former was seen partying with many girls here.

Paris, Dec 6 (IANS) French scientists have for the first time synthesised gold nanoparticles for dyeing white hair to near permanent brown shades.

Paris, Dec 4 (IANS) Singer Carla Bruni is keen to revive her music career, now that she has stepped down as France's first lady.

Macau, Dec 2 (IANS) Ethiopia's Heile Haja Gemeda and Ehitu Kiros Reda became the winners of Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon here Sunday.

Macau, Dec 1 (IANS) The Indian challenge came to an end as rising shuttlers R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and K. Srikanth went down in their respective matches of the men's singles semifinals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold here Saturday.

Paris, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will pay $6 million in an out-of-court settlement to New York hotel maid Nafissitou Diallo who accused him of sexually assaulting her, France's Le Monde reported Friday.

Macau, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian shuttlers R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and K. Srikanth reached the men's singles semi-finals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold here Friday by winning their respective matches.

Paris, Nov 28 (IANS) Brazilian winger Nene has said he wants to stay at French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint−Germain (PSG) even after losing his starting position in the football team.

Paris, Nov 28 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's economy, which will grow 3.8 percent this year, will see growth slow to 3.3 percent in 2013 due to weakness in some of its main trade partners before rebounding and growing 3.6 percent in 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, said Tuesday.

Paris, Nov 22 (IANS) Researchers have identified the skull of a rhino that perished in a volcanic eruption about 9.2 million years ago, making it a rare find as less than two percent of such fossils are preserved.

Port−of−Spain, Nov 21 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago opening batsman Adrian Barath has turned to a West Indies legend to improve his batting as he attempts to regain his place in the regional side.

Paris, Nov 20 (IANS) French oil giant Total has announced that it has sold 20 percent of its stake in a Nigerian oilfield to Sinopec, a subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation.

Nimes (France), Nov 17 (IANS) India outclassed Hong Kong China 2−0 in a playoff match here and will take on Ireland in the 5−6 classification tie in the WSF Women's World Team squash championship.

Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) France's double Olympic champion Yannick Agnel timed three minutes 32.25 seconds in the short course 400m freestyle, setting a new world record in the event at the French championships held in Angers of France.

Nimes (France), Nov 16 (IANS) Second seeds Egypt ended India's run in the quarterfinals of the WSF Women's World Team Championship squash here with a 3−0 win.

Nimes (France), Nov 14 (IANS) India created history by making their maiden entry into the quarter-finals of the WSF World Women's Team Squash championship here Wednesday after defeating eighth seeded Netherlands 2-1.

Nimes (France), Nov 14 (IANS) After upsetting seventh seeds Ireland 2-1 in the first qualifying round of the Women's Squash World Team Championship, 10th seeds India clinched pole position in Pool G by dispatching Argentina 3-0 to enter the pre-quarter-finals here.

Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) The US would lead global oil producers by around 2020, outpacing Saudi Arabia, thanks to an "extraordinary growth in oil and natural gas output" in the world's largest crude consumer, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.

Paris, Nov 10 (IANS) France's industrial production fell by 2.7 percent in September from a month earlier due to sharp decline in refining activities and the ailing auto industry hit by global economic recession, official data showed.

Paris, Nov 9 (IANS) The French Football Federation handed rising star Yann Mvila more than 18 months of international ban after the player broke a night-time curfew between two key U-21 European championship qualifiers last month.

Paris, Nov 5 (IANS) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy would be heard this week over allegations of suspected illegal financing of his 2007 election campaign by L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, Xinhua reported.

Paris, Nov 3 (IANS) Indian duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna claimed a berth in the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-4 win over Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the quarter finals of BNP Paribas Masters here.