Kya deLongchamps takes us through some moments in the fascinating history of lost masterpieces.

Britain, France and Germany have sent a new proposal to Russia, China and the United States that could lead to UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the French foreign ministry said today.

Unidentified gunmen abducted a French engineer from outside his home as he was on his way to work today in Baghdad, police and the French foreign ministry said.

Claims that the Caravaggio masterpiece in the National Gallery is not an original were rubbished today by a British art expert.

About 3,000 people have died in France of heat-related causes since abnormally high temperatures swept across the country two weeks ago, the health ministry said today.