Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east have surrendered and were on their way home on ...

The Andouillettes would be a bang-up name for a Mardi Gras dance troupe, I decided at the counter of a crowded market eatery ...

Floods had nearly encircled and seeped into a French town on Thursday, with officials warning that one nearby river could reach historic levels in coming days.

Heavy rainfall from Storm Ivo pummelled northwestern France, causing severe flooding in the small town of Redon.

A 14-square-block area of the French Quarter has been designatied an “enhanced security zone,” where ice chests will be ...