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Letter sent by Alfred Dreyfus after false conviction for treason set for auction in Paris
A letter written in prison by Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain whose dismissal more than a century ago on trumped-up charges of spying triggered a protracted national crisis in France, is to be sold at auction in Paris. Written to the interior ministry in 1895, a month after he…
Paris women allowed to wear pants after two hundred year-old ban is lifted
An archaic by-law banning Parisian women from wearing trousers has finally been repealed 214 years after it was originally introduced. The November 1799 decree stipulated that any woman wishing to wear men’s clothing in the French capital had to seek official permission from the city authorities. It was amended two…
Vowing revenge, 15,000 rally in Paris over Kurd killings
About 15,000 Kurds from all over Europe vowed revenge as they rallied Saturday in Paris over the killing of three top Kurdish activists from a separatist group banned in Turkey. The march, which began at the city’s Gare de l’Est railway station, was emotionally charged, with demonstrators saying France would…
Fancy foods garner thousands at charity auction in Paris
Truffles, oysters, an aged side of beef or a three-star dinner by a top French chef: a mouthwatering line-up of festive delicacies were the star lots of an offbeat charity auction in Paris. Dubbed “Fine Food”, and held for the second year running by the auctioneer Artcurial for the benefit…
Paris holds first ‘Black Fashion Week’
A Senegalese-born French fashion designer realised a long-held ambition when she staged the first ‘Black Fashion Week’ in Paris aimed at bringing African talent to a global audience. Adama Ndiaye launched the event to showcase the best the continent has to offer but dismissed criticism that it excluded others who…
Thousands on Paris streets to denounce EU ‘austerity’ pact
Thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to denounce the European Union fiscal pact forcing governments to stick to tough deficit limits. Chanting “Resistance!”, protesters marched through central Paris in a rally organisers said was aimed at fighting EU-imposed austerity, not at criticising the government…
Paris museum highlights the history of hair
What do Louis XIV, the Kanaks of New Caledonia and the punk generation have in common? For starters, all paid a great deal of care to their hair, subject of a major new show at Paris’ museum of tribal arts. Forget the cliche of the wild-haired caveman: “Humans have cut,…
World meets in Paris to end Syria killings
The United States is set to call for tough UN sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle at a “Friends of Syria” meeting of over 100 Western and Arab nations in Paris Friday. But despite the estimated killing of more than 16,500 people in the 16-month uprising, key…
Is the secret to great wine under the sea?
Does the sea hold the secret to truly great wines? To find out a trio of French wine lovers — a vineyard manager, a barrel maker and an oyster farmer — teamed up to test the myth, above and below water. “I had heard a bunch of stories about wines…
Romney gushes over life in ‘magnificent’ Paris
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney got a bit wistful Monday while on the campaign trail as he recalled time spent with his wife in “magnificent” Paris, where he hopes to enjoy more vacation time. Romney, the all-but-certain Republican nominee to face President Barack Obama in November’s election, spent…
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