French authorities closed some beaches Thursday after gooey black patches of oil began washing up on France's sandy southwestern coast this week from a sunken and leaking tanker off Spain. So far, ...

A French government-sponsored report released Thursday says decomposing algae covering some beaches in Brittany represent a serious health risk and gases that can kill within minutes were detected on ...

The sight of burkini-wearing women getting kicked off French beaches by police became a point for immense controversy over the European summer. That incident followed a ban on the swimming garment ...

Au revoir, bare breasts. Bonjour, conservatism. According to an Elle magazine poll, the new generation of French women are rejecting going topless while sunbathing. Only 2 percent of French women ...

Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants ...