Topic: Eiffel Tower

Facebook draws 7,000 to anti-Muslim pork sausage party in Paris

A group calling for "resistance to the Islamization of France" is using Facebook to advertise an anti-Muslim party at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris Friday. Some 7,000 have RSVPed already.

Big Paris art heist: Works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse stolen

Paris art heist: Five paintings, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, were stolen overnight from a Paris museum by a lone masked thief.

Demon Sheep: the sequel, starring Carly Fiorina

Former Hewlett-Packard honcho Carly Fiorina, a candidate for US Senate, put out a bizarre political ad depicting a Republican primary competitor as a red-eyed sheep. Now, she's the 'demon sheep' in a Democratic video.

April Fools' pranks from around the world: Top 10

April Fools' pranks and jokes are happening around the world today, from Iraq to Sweden. Ever hear about the prank Uday pulled on his dad Saddam Hussein?

Earth Hour 2010 aims to get 1 billion to turn off the lights

For this year's Earth Hour, set for 8:30 p.m. Saturday, more businesses and governments are expected to take part in the campaign to turn off the lights. The aim: at least 1 billion participants.

Lights go out as Earth Hour hits: A threat to the NCAA basketball tournament?

More than 100 countries will turn out the lights on March 27 for Earth Hour, casting normally illuminated icons such as Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Birds Nest into darkness. But expect the NCAA basketball tournament to stay on TV.

Forget 'Avatar.' How about that Apple iPad ad?

Apple aired the first advertisement for the iPad tablet computer during the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony.

Warm up at colorful orchid and garden shows

Orchid and garden shows are a wonderful way to warm up during winter and enjoy some colorful floral beauty.

Google scores with Paris Super Bowl ad

Google aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad last night. Are there more smart Google spots to come?

For Olympic Games, London dreams of a Cloud castle

The Cloud, an ambitious structure planned for 2012 Olympics, has airy spheres, spiral walkways, data projection.

Movie review: "Paris"

This intimate film weaves multiple plots of ordinary lives and loves.

'Beach' in the city offers respite for ordinary Parisians

In a working-class area of Paris, a multiethnic crowd gathers along a canal to kayak, practice tai chi, and enjoy the summertime.

What makes this Bastille Day different?

A resurgence of Firemen's Balls, and spotlights on Sarkozy, Johnny Hallyday, and Indian troops.

France: Happy 120th, La Tour Eiffel

Notes on a bridge

Composer Joseph Bertolozzi has recorded sounds from the Mid-Hudson Bridge to create a new kind of symphony.

My Father's Tears

This final collection of short stories from John Updike makes a fitting coda to his career.

View from Paris: A puzzling tragedy dawns slowly

President Sarkozy calls Air France Flight 447 an unprecedented "catastrophe."

In Algiers, residents chafe at mammoth redevelopment plan

Many say a post-civil war makeover of the city's waterfront ignores the needs of a struggling population.

France's tireless Sarkozy strides into Middle East

The French president starts a Mideast tour Monday. Can he broker an end to another major crisis?

Kazakhstan seeks identity on the big screen

The Central Asian nation throws Borat a counterpunch.