Sarkozy’s election marked a generational change for France: Born in Paris in 1955, he was France’s first president with no memory of World War II. A conservative, Sarkozy beat Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal in the election's second-round run-off, thwarting her bid to become France's first woman president.

The suspects are two men in their early 30s who have criminal records for jewel theft and were living in Aubervilliers, a suburb of northeast Paris around four miles from the Louvre, according to Axel Ronde, a police officer and spokesman for the French police union CFTC.

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

As a new prime minister seeks stability, three government shake-ups since last summer have already taken their toll on the French economy.

More than 100 investigators are racing to piece together how thieves pulled off the brazen heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, working to recover the stolen gems and bring those responsible t

The Paris prosecutor said multiple suspects were arrested on Saturday evening, and hit out at leaks to the media.

In the nine years since its founding in 2016, La France Insoumise (LFI) has become the leading left formation in France, with its current parliamentary representation at 71, ahead of the traditional parties of the left,

Sarkozy was sentenced to five years behind bars on charges he orchestrated a criminal conspiracy with a scheme to illegally obtain campaign funds from outside France in return for diplomatic favors

Possibly the most powerful figure in French cinema, Gaëtan Bruel, who became the youngest president of the National Film Board (CNC) earlier this year at the age of 37, is on a mission to build alliances with American filmmakers,

Despite mass protests from the Left, unions, and well-positioned workers, the reforms were passed into law and seemed to benefit the French economy. Economic growth accelerated from 0.8 percent in 2016 to 2 percent in 2019, following the implementation of these reforms. France’s employment picture also improved .

At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the brazen heist at the Louvre Museum, authorities in France say. Convicted jewel thief Larry Lawton joins CBS News with his take on the case so far.