A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to

Gabon's President Ali Bongo met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday on his first trip to France since he succeeded his father, who h

Violence and instability shut it down temporarily, but Iraq's stamp collecting club is now back in business. And it's been good business, too, for the

Swimmers who get into difficulty off the French coast may have some rather unusual rescue workers coming to their aid. Over a dozen lifeguard teams us

Romania, struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil, is now set to face yet another challenge -- a presidential election. B

A nude photograph of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy taken by Michel Comte during her modelling days goes under the hammer on Friday at a Paris auction house. A s

Football's world ruling body FIFA on Friday officially turned down a request from the Irish to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff

An antique electric train, left over from the heyday of American power in Cuba, still snakes its way through Havana. But it's more than just a tourist

After a controversial election, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term on Thursday. But with public confidence at an all time lo

European leaders are bracing for a night of steely negotiation Thursday as they seek to name people to top new jobs that will become the face of a rev

Hundreds of football fans took to the streets of Paris and Marseille on Wednesday night after Algeria beat Egypt 1-0, qualifying the team for the 2010

A handful of the thousands of terra cotta warriors sculpted to protect the tomb of Chinas first Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, touched down in Washington at

A superb Antar Yahia goal gave Algeria a 1-0 victory over Egypt Wednesday and a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The France-born defender

On Canusa Avenue, houses on one side of the street are in the USA, but on the other side they are in Canada. Its a spot favored by illegal immigrants,

If you're anywhere near a teenage girl, you can't fail to be aware of the Twilight film sequel which gets its European premiere tonight, ahead of the

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Israel and the West Bank as part of a larger French effort to revive the faltering Middle East pe

It's 10 years since France's first civil union ceremony was held, and the institution's popularity is still growing. Just under 150,000 couples signed

Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Qatar as part of efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French

Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces monumental challenges to improve security, strengthen governance, eradicate corruption and repair ties with the We

Jean-Gabriel Chelala is a man on a mission -- to vet all the way around the world without any extraneous carbon emission. That means using only his ow