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Could France's empty office buildings ease its homeless crisis?

The Lacombe family, now living in a new Parisian office, are just a few of nearly 200,000 homeless in France who activists – and the government – are trying to house in vacant properties.

As its leaders fight, France's conservative party suffers

Guide to top diplomacy programs

France dismantles camps, deports Gypsies

French paper asserts officials know more about Arafat's death than told

Merkel, Hollande pledge to find common ground on European growth

Opinion François Hollande – no more 'Mr. Pudding'?

Opinion If Hollande wins French election, Europe won't collapse – just shift a bit

French presidential elections will be referendum on Sarkozy, the man

In increasingly urban France, farmers still wield political clout

Global News Blog France's far-right presidential hopeful Le Pen clears crucial election hurdle

Man grabs French leader Sarkozy, is detained [Video]

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo may be considering surrender

Gbagbo plays 'ugly colonialist' card as France intervenes in Ivory Coast

Lebanon's cautionary tale for Arab uprisings

In Lebanon, the Hariri tribunal finds itself on trial

Sarkozy angers French judges, chides ministers, disses multiculturalism – and sinks in polls

France's Marine Le Pen aims to shape a 21st century far right

France's season of scandal stirs rivalries within Sarkozy's party

Sarkozy cabinet reshuffle aims to capture Gaullist fields of French right

Facing a rising China, Russia looks to boost Europe ties

The Monitor's View French strikes over pension reform hold lesson for the US and other countries

Journey: My Political Life

France's National Front: Will Marine Le Pen take the reins?

Cave of Altamira to reopen, despite warning of damage to prehistoric paintings