French judges have decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who has successfully fought a handful of accusations linked to his "libertine" lifestyle, will be learning whether charges for aggravated pimping will be dropped.

IF the Almighty had sent down the injunction to be fruitful and to multiply to what is commonly called the Bible, his word could not have been more adequately fulfilled.

THE priest lit candles and asked for prayers for the eight little babies whose lives were ended by the mother soon after she had brought each of them into the world.

A FRENCH mother who killed eight of her newborn babies is relieved her deadly secret is finally out, her lawyer said.

A 49-YEAR-OLD man was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared before a French court over his disappearance with a British schoolgirl.

A French appeals court has reinstated the marriage of a Muslim man who wanted it annulled because his bride lied about being a virgin.

A year ago, Europe watched America’s calamity, stunned and sickened but still an ocean away. Now, dusted with September 11 fallout, Europeans grapple with a new kind of world.