France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill next week if the mega-rich are not forced to pay more tax.

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

A cruise passenger was found unresponsive in her cabin while the boat was docked in Cannes, France, a local outlet has reported.

The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.

I am now in distress, in ill health, & in a forreign [sic] country,” Hay wrote in one letter from 1839, pleading its reciever to “save me from utter ruin.”

France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill early next week if billionaires are not forced to pay more tax.

OCCAR announced the successful delivery of "Rigel", the second Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale)