A total 11,000 tickets for two surprise concerts by US rock star Prince this weekend sold out in just 77 minutes, producers said Friday. Tickets -- 5,500 for each of the Sunday afternoon and evening shows -- went on sale at 149 euros (219 dollars) for a seat and 99 euros (145 dollars) standing. But offers on the Internet had ...

A young French artist who views women as heroes and wants to build bridges for humanity has wrapped the heart of the capital in giant pairs of eyes from around the world. The 27-year-old known only as JR has pasted giant posters of women's eyes around the Saint-Louis island on the Seine river as well as on central Paris ...

A French court on Tuesday blocked plans by a Qatari prince to modernise a rare 17th-century Paris mansion, after a campaign by residents who fear the plans would destroy an architectural gem. Locals obtained a court order to stop the work by Prince Abdullah Bin Abdullah Al-Thani, brother of Qatar's emir, who bought the Hotel Lambert on Ile Saint ...