Topic: Les Champs-Elysees

Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping

On storied rooftops and public gardens in the urban jungle of Paris, the bee business is thriving.
09/29/2009 01:00 am

In Pictures Greenpeace activists

Global News Blog Could new Tour king Contador surpass Armstrong's record?

At 26, Alberto Contador has two more Tour de France wins than Armstrong did at that age, as well as victories in cycling's other “grand tours” – something the Texan never accomplished.
07/27/2009 01:00 am

What makes this Bastille Day different?

A resurgence of Firemen's Balls, and spotlights on Sarkozy, Johnny Hallyday, and Indian troops.
07/14/2009 01:00 am

D-Day+ 65 years: Obama set to make Normandy landing

Veterans still make their way back - and the locals still thank them for their role in a decisive battle for the Continent.
06/06/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog In France, Obama erases the 'us vs. them' rhetoric

A Lebanese-French international relations specialist says Obama set a new tone. But there were few specifics on Israeli-Palestinian solutions.
06/04/2009 01:00 am

Joyful bohemian

American-born folk singer Grace has tapped a noncynical streak in her French audience.
06/01/2009 01:00 am

Diaghilev's ballet revolution still stepping out 100 years on

Entrepreneurial Russian changed the course of modern ballet with his inventive and talent-filled Ballets Russes.
04/07/2009 01:00 am

New York tries to create Gardens of Eden on city streets

The Bloomberg administration sets up oases of plants and blooms of umbrellas along Broadway in a quest to devise a new urban aesthetic. Is it the Left Bank of Paris or just a bank of shrubs?
11/10/2008 12:00 am

What Obama’s election means abroad

Barack Obama’s victory was met with euphoria in many nations by those who see him as restoring their faith in American ideals.
11/05/2008 12:00 am

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
08/25/2008 01:00 am

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember the pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
07/31/2008 01:00 am

How to travel with kids in tow

This family found ways to make traveling fun for Mom, Dad – and son.
05/05/2008 01:00 am