World news about “Paris” published by euronews.
Airbus and Boeing seek new market take-off at Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show is getting underway at Le Bourget with traditional rivals Airbus and Boeing both buoyant about new orders – and new manufacturers hoping to… 17/06/2013
French drive-in with a difference in Paris Fifties nostalgia has swept Paris as a temporary drive-in style cinema took over the Grand Palais. Just off the Champs Elysees fortunate film fans could… 12/06/2013
Serena beats Sharapova for French Open titleAmerica’s Serena Williams kept her composure to outclass defending champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the final of the French Open in Paris on… 08/06/2013
Nadal and Ferrer set up all-Spanish French Open finalSpain’s Rafael Nadal stunned world number one Novak Djokovic in five sets in Paris on Friday to reach the final of the French Open. In a rematch of last… 07/06/2013
Anti-fascist demonstrators in France denounce fatal attack on student Several demonstrations have taken place in France following the death in Paris of a young left-wing activist in an attack blamed on skinheads. Thousands… 07/06/2013
Sharapova and Williams Advance to FinalDefending champion Maria Sharapova kept her composure to outclass Victoria Azarenka in three sets in the semi-finals of the French Open on Thursday. The 26… 06/06/2013
Paris teen attack: four arrested Police have arrested four people in connection with an attack that killed a teenager in Paris. Those in custody are three men and a woman. Clement Meric… 06/06/2013
Paris teen brain damaged in political attack An 18 year old has been left brain dead after an attack by neo-Nazis in Paris. Left-wing activist Clement Meric, was attending a clothing sale with friends… 06/06/2013
19 year old left brain dead in a scuffle with far-right skinheads in ParisClément Méric, a 19-year-old left-wing activist, was left brain dead after a violent scuffle with far-right skinheads at around 6pm near Saint-Lazare train… 06/06/2013
Paris Jackson in apparent “suicide attempt” The 15-year-old daughter of late pop star Michael Jackson is in hospital near Los Angeles after an apparent suicide attempt. Perry Sanders, an attorney for… 06/06/2013
Berlin Wall art collection goes under the hammer A unique collection of art goes on sale this week. “Artists for liberty” consists of work made up from pieces of the Berlin Wall. A total of 48 wall… 05/06/2013
Rally in Paris to support Turkish protesters – nocomment Almost one thousand people protested in central Paris to show their solidarity with the anti-government demonstrations in Turkey. 05/06/2013
Sex workers‘ protest in France – nocomment Sex workers protest at Paris’s fabled Place Pigalle to demand end to legal curbs on their trade and their clients. 03/06/2013
Elysee vintage wine sale fetches over 700,000 euros One bottle alone, a Petrus 1990, fetched a cool 7,625 euros at auction in Paris: three times the expected price. The French presidency was selling off part… 01/06/2013
PSG’s Leonardo gets nine month ban for shoving referee Paris St Germain sporting director Leonardo has been banned for nine months from all official functions for pushing a referee. Television footage showed the… 30/05/2013
Young French Muslim convert admits attacking soldier A 22-year-old Muslim convert has reportedly confessed to the attempted murder of a French soldier in Paris at the weekend. The subject of an intense manhunt… 29/05/2013
French police arrest stabbing suspect French police say they have arrested a 22 year-old man near Paris on suspicion of involvement in the stabbing of a soldier in the city centre at the… 29/05/2013
Peking to Paris Vintage Car Challenge roars off in China Few car rallies can compete with the stunning backdrop provided by the Great Wall of China. Some 96 vintage and classic cars are setting off from the… 28/05/2013
Violence flares on the streets of Paris Violence flares on the streets of Paris after a largely peaceful protest against France’s new gay marriage law. The organisers say a million people had… 27/05/2013
Paris protesters say no to gay marriages ahead of first gay wedding Organisers of a Paris protest against gay marriage say more than one million people have taken part in the event to express anger at the bill passed into law… 26/05/2013
Police search for attacker after French soldier stabbing in Paris A French soldier has been stabbed in a neck whilst he was patrolling La Defense area of Paris on Saturday. He was on patrol as part of the ‘Vigipirate’… 25/05/2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285 million euros arbitration… 24/05/2013
IMF chief is back in court over 2007 payout to a French tycoon IMF chief Christine Lagarde is back in court today facing more questions over her role in a controversial payout made to a French businessman. If the… 23/05/2013
World more dangerous for refugees – Amnesty Refugees and migrants are facing increasing dangers, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights organisation says the millions… 23/05/2013
Rubens at the Louvre A new branch of the famous Parisian art museum, the Louvre, opened earlier this year in the quiet French town of Lens, near the Belgian border. Now the new… 22/05/2013
Carlo Ancelotti to leave French champions PSG After leading Paris Saint Germain to their first league title in 19 years Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave the French capital club at the end of the current… 19/05/2013
Beckham: Tearful goodbye for ‘Le Spice Boy’ With tears in his eyes, David Beckham bid adieu to Paris at his last home match for PSG. Going out with a bang on a 3-1 win against Brest on Saturday, the… 19/05/2013
Save the date, France’s first same-sex wedding is set for May 29 No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the… 18/05/2013
PSG hope to keep Beckham involved with club As well as celebrating extending their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates by another five years Paris Saint Germain bosses announced they would like to meet… 18/05/2013
Man shoots himself dead in Paris nursery schoolIn France a man has shot himself dead in front of a group of children in a nursery school in Paris. According to reports, the man, believed to be in his… 16/05/2013
Violence at PSG celebrations in Paris turn into political football Parisians are assessing the damage after a night of football celebrations descended into chaos and violence. Up to 15,000 fans had gathered near the Eiffel… 14/05/2013
Paris police chief bans celebrations after PSG football fans turn violent Celebrations for football team Paris Saint-Germain winning the league will not be allowed again says the city’s police chief, after the revelry descended into… 14/05/2013
Football violence lights Paris skyFireworks and tear gas fill the Paris sky as football fans clash with police.Several thousand supporters of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were celebrating the… 14/05/2013
Varied title celebrations for Barca and PSG Manchester United were not the only ones across Europe to celebrate their title winning exploits on Monday. Barcelona paraded their La Liga trophy through the… 14/05/2013
PSG end 19-year wait for league title Paris Saint Germain’s massive two-year spending spree has paid dividends after the French capital club were crowned league one champions for the first time in… 13/05/2013
New moves for Ravel’s Bolero Paris’ Opera Garnier has asked Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui to produce a new version of Ravel’s Bolero, which was first performed there in 1928… 07/05/2013
Flood alerts in France as river levels riseSeveral areas of France to the south-east of Paris are on special alert after serious flooding. Although a period of heavy rain has given way to drier… 06/05/2013
The secret behind the scent – Chanel No 5 exhibition in Paris An exhibition on an iconic perfume opens in the Palais de Tokyo in Paris this weekend, inviting visitors to explore the history and mystery behind Chanel No… 03/05/2013
World Press Freedom Day – nocomment French journalists’ group Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day by pasting a wall in Paris with giant posters of the leaders whom it says… 03/05/2013
France holds first gay marriage wedding fair France’s first gay marriage fair has been held in Paris, just four days after it became the 14th country to legalise the ceremony for same-sex couples. In… 28/04/2013
Street clashes follow gay marriage vote in Paris Protesters opposing the passage of France’s same-sex marriage bill clashed with police in Paris and other major cities late on Tuesday night. Many of… 24/04/2013
Spanish police break up kidnapping ring Spanish police have broken up a criminal gang that used prostitutes to lure businessmen to bogus meetings. The victims were then held to ransom strapped to… 22/04/2013
France polarised by gay marriage bill Protesters on both sides of the gay marriage debate have taken to the streets of Paris ahead of a vote in the French parliament on Tuesday. Some 45,000… 21/04/2013
Crillon puts its history up for sale One of Paris’s great hotels, the Crillon, is selling off its fixtures and fittings ahead of a major renovation in a rare sale that is giving everyone with… 12/04/2013
Hopi fail to block auction of sacred masks in Paris The sale has gone ahead in Paris of a collection of Hopi masks that the native American tribe considered sacred, and had demanded be returned. A court… 12/04/2013
Paris judge to rule on Hopi Indian masks auction A French judge is due to rule on Friday on whether an auction of American Indian masks can go ahead in Paris amid claims by the tribe that they were… 12/04/2013
Homophobic attack sparks Paris protests A photo taken of Wilfred de Bruijn’s battered and bruised face shortly after he was kicked unconscious by unknown assailants has gone viral on the Internet… 11/04/2013
Barca and Bayern complete Champions League semi-final lineup Barcelona remain on track for a fourth Champions League title in eight seasons after the Catalan’s beat Paris Saint Germain on the away goals rule to reach… 10/04/2013
French union labour reform protest – nocomment Thousands of trade unions demonstrators took to the streets of Paris, as the French National Assembly voted on a labour reform bill that includes measures… 09/04/2013
Paris: Hotel de Crillon closes for two years One of the world’s oldest luxury hotels, the Hotel de Crillon in Paris, has closed down for a two-year renovation. At the weekend, regular guests gathered… 01/04/2013
French unconvinced by Hollande’s pep talk President Francois Hollande has pleaded with the French people to give him more time to get the country out of its economic mess, but it mostly fell on deaf… 29/03/2013
Scientists urge caution over AIDS ‘functional cure’ A French study of 14 patients with HIV who have remained healthy for years despite stopping treatment has offered fresh evidence that early medical… 27/03/2013
Massive anti-gay marriage protest turns ugly in Paris Riot police in Paris clashed violently with anti-gay marriage protesters on Sunday, March 24. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over France gathered… 25/03/2013
Thousands join anti-gay marriage protest in Paris Demonstrators filled the streets of Paris on Sunday, to show their opposition to a draft law which would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt… 24/03/2013
Winter is coming… again – nocomment Less prepared for the kind of heavy snow that regularly hits northern and eastern neighbours, France, Britain and Belgium struggled to keep moving on Tuesday… 13/03/2013
Coma software can accurately predict outcome French teenager Eloi Parpaillon spent a month in a coma after he was knocked off his bike. But from his first moments in intensive care, doctors at the… 11/03/2013
PSG and Juventus through to Champions League quarter-finals Paris Saint Germain reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a one all draw in the second leg was enough to see off Valencia 3-2 on… 07/03/2013
Chanel at Paris Fashion Week A-listers including Vanessa Paradis and Jessica Chastain turned up to watch Karl Lagerfeld show his new autumn-winter collection for Channel, at Paris Fashion… 06/03/2013
Yves Saint Laurent at Paris Fashion Week Hedi Slimane has shown his collection for Yves St Laurent at Paris Fashion Week. The style was definitely rock and roll, with lots of grunge and rock chick… 05/03/2013
Jean Paul Gaultier at Paris Fashion Week Jean Paul Gaultier has shown his autumn/winter collection at Paris Fashion Week. The inspiration was clothes as body armour but overall, the style was… 04/03/2013
Chagall as historian A new exhibition of Marc Chagall’s work has opened at the Musee de Luxembourg in Paris. His paintings are presented as an eyewitness account of the turbulent… 04/03/2013
Paris Fashion A-listers and more Manish Arora has shown his new collection at Paris Fashion Week. It was inspired by a trip to Nevada: “The first thing when I came back that I remembered was… 01/03/2013
Etam at Paris Fashion Week Etam has shown their lingerie collection at Paris Fashion Week. Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova is the face of Etam and also designing a lingerie… 27/02/2013
Paris Fashion Week, live on euronews!All the leading prêt à porter brands are getting in step for the Grand Ball of the fashion world – ten days of non-stop shows with no less than 90 parades in… 21/02/2013
Riner hungry for more titles After winning all there is to win as a heavyweight judoka – the world title – the European crown and following his exploits in London the Olympic gold medal… 11/02/2013
France dominate Paris grand slam The French contingent proved a dominant force at their home judo Grand Slam in Paris on the second and final day of competition on Sunday. 27-year-old Lucie… 11/02/2013
The future of judo Euronews was in Paris for the grand slam and took the opportunity to talk to International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer. Vizer told us why the… 10/02/2013
Judo Grand Slam Paris Two-time world champion Haruna Asami of Japan won the gold medal at the Judo Grand slam in Paris on Saturday after upsetting the home favourite Laetitia Payet… 09/02/2013
Beckham signs with PSG Former England captain David Beckham joined big-spending Paris Saint Germain on Thursday on a five month contract. The player had recently been training… 31/01/2013
Paris haute couture: Gaultier and Valentino The Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture show in Paris was a riot of colour, all set to an Eastern soundtrack. But the highlight of the show was a completely… 24/01/2013
Van Herpen electrifies At Paris Fashion week, the Iris Van Herpen autumn/winter couture show kicked off with an electrifying performance by a living statue shooting what looked like… 22/01/2013
Paris fashion week kicks off Versace kicked off Paris couture week with a colourful and luxurious collection awash in fluorescent hues and real 24-carat gold accents. Kevin Costner and… 21/01/2013
Big players on display at Paris Fashion Week Louis Vuitton continues on its journey to far flung destinations for its menswear collection at Paris Fashion Week. Designer Kim Jones took to the Himalayas… 18/01/2013
Triomphe of the luxury stores on the Champs Elysées The almost certain departure of the Virgin Megastore from the Champs Elysées is part of the transformation of one of the world’s most famous shopping streets… 09/01/2013
Greenpeace Louvre protest – nocomment Greenpeace activists hung a giant banner on Thursday from the iconic Louvre Museum Pyramid in protest against plans by French authorities to build an airport… 20/12/2012
Paris: Supporters of gay marriage march – nocomment Thousands of people marched through the streets of Paris, to put pressure on the government to extend marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples. 17/12/2012
The Internet of Things LeWeb is one of the major annual dates in the Web industry, attracting around 3,500 professionals, investors, bloggers and internet fans. The theme this year… 11/12/2012
LeWeb 12: where the physical and virtual merge The 9th edition of the conference LeWeb in the French capital Paris. It is one of the major events in the Web industry, bringing together around 3.500… 10/12/2012
Champions League round-up Tiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi both scored as French club Paris Saint Germain beat Porto 2-1 to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League as Group … 05/12/2012
Women photographers exhibit in Paris Two outstanding female photographers have been showing their work at the latest photo fair in Paris. They have been championed by East Wing, an organisation… 23/11/2012
Pompidou centre celebrates Dali The Pompidou Centre in Paris is putting on the widest ranging retrospective of Salvador Dali ever. Organisers hope to look beyond the shameless… 22/11/2012
Paris Photo at the Grand Palais Paris Photo, the Paris International Photography Fair, this year invited film director David Lynch to choose his personal favourites from among the photos on… 16/11/2012
Tasteful fashion in Paris The Salon de Chocolat in Paris kicked off with the fashion parade – in which all the clothes were made of chocolate. The models looked good enough to eat –… 31/10/2012
Depeche Mode return with tour, album British New Wave band Depeche Mode chose Paris to announce a new album and world tour. The press conference opened with the trio presenting one of their… 25/10/2012
Anti-gay wedding protests in France – nocomment A French association defending the traditional values of the family protested in Paris against a new law legalising gay marriage and adoption by homosexual… 24/10/2012
Ferrari boss wants better future for his country Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was in Paris for the World Automobile Fair. Euronews spoke to him about the state of the car industry, sports… 05/10/2012
Westwood crowns her new collection with Palladium Vivienne Westwood showcased her Gold Label Spring summer collection ‘Climate Revolution’ at the British Embassy in Paris. Amongst the guests: Georgia May… 03/10/2012
Chalayan’s new collection seizes the day The final touches are added before designer Hussein Chalayan’s new collection is strutted down the catwalk in Paris. The British designer, who won ‘British… 03/10/2012
Innovation at the forefront at Paris Motor Show The car industry is always open to the advancement of technology. Not only because the car remains one of the most popular and necessary products in the… 02/10/2012
Guillarmé vs the big guns at Paris Fashion Week A gilded hall at the Intercontinental in Paris provided the glittering backdrop for Balmain’s spring/summer 2013 collection that was a definitive ode to the… 28/09/2012
Crisis overshadows Paris Motor Show Driving ahead in the face of falling sales, carmakers are unveiling over 100 new models at the Paris auto show. The European market is the world’s most… 27/09/2012
Portuguese sunshine starts Paris Fashion Week Portuguese designer Fatima Lopes banished the grey Paris weather with a collection that brought the colours and sounds of her native island of Madeira to the… 26/09/2012
Besson brings a touch of Hollywood to Paris The leading French film director Luc Besson has realised his dream of building a world class film production complex in the north of Paris. Now he is hoping… 26/09/2012
Islamic art at the Louvre The Louvre has dedicated a new wing entirely to Islamic art. In a project which has cost nearly 100 million euros and taken 10 years to complete, the world… 21/09/2012
French apartment block tumbles – nocomment A large 14-storey tower block from the 1960’s on the outskirts of Paris was demolished in a matter of seconds on September 5 by French authorities whilst a… 06/09/2012
Commemorating 15th anniversary of Diana’s death – nocomment Tourists and Parisians gathered at a makeshift memorial near Paris’s Alma Bridge to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. 01/09/2012
Euro Disney buy out rumours boost shares Euro Disney continues to gain in Paris on Monday on rumours concerning a buy out by its US parent company, Walt Disney. Euro Disney is heavily burdened with… 27/08/2012
Ibrahimovic completes move to PSG After weeks of speculation, Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed his much-anticipated move to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. According to… 18/07/2012
French president plays Robin Hood – nocomment France’s President François Hollande tries archery during his visit to Olympic athletes at the team’s training headquarters in Paris on July 16. 17/07/2012
Bastille Day celebrations in Paris – nocomment French President Francois Hollande attends his first Bastille Day parade since taking office in May. The military parade down the Champs-Elysees is the… 15/07/2012
