The European Central Bank acted to soften a looming recession and avert a credit crunch by cutting interest rates and offering banks long-term funds on Thursday, as EU leaders prepared for a summit that could determine the fate of the euro (...)
US jazz singer Al Jarreau was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being treated for heart problems and plans to continue his European tour on Tuesday, hospital authorities in Marseille said.
Jarreau, 70, collapsed during a concert in (...)
Thieves stole five pictures, including one by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, from the home in southern France of an art collector who was beaten up during the robbery, a police source said Saturday.
The most important work in Friday's robbery was a (...)
