France

"May his soul Rest In Peace," his Instagram said in a post that was all black with no image. It did not give a cause of death.

The trailblazing U.S.-born star and civil rights activist was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was inducted into the Pantheon. She first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s.

The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.

COMMENTARY As Haiti descends into failed-state chaos, it's not a question of if the U.S. should step in to help it get back on track for valid elections — but how.

Belmondo's breakout role in Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" launched him into international superstardom and a career spanning six decades.

The Nov. 13, 2015, attacks on the Bataclan theater and elsewhere killed 130 and injured hundreds. "From then on, everybody felt vulnerable," says a victims' advocate. The trial will last nine months.

Sudhir Hazareesingh's "Black Spartacus" illuminates the remarkable Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture — and the universal importance of the revolution he led.

A man used a knife to kill three peopel at the church. The mayor of Nice calls it an attack on Christianity.

COMMENTARY This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the apocalyptic 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of Haiti and killed as many as 200,000 people.…

The strike took a quieter turn Friday, as protests ebbed but workers still stayed home in anger at a pension reform proposal. Stations and schools across the country remained shuttered.

Three police officers and an administrative worker died in the attack inside the facility located across the street from the Notre Dame Cathedral. The suspect also was killed.

Chief organist Olivier Latry looks ahead at the church's extensive renovation process after the Notre Dame cathedral fire on April 15.