World Oct 23 What will happen to the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum? Here’s where they might end up By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, R.J. Rico, Associated Press
World Oct 22 Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over ‘terrible failure’ In testimony to the French Senate, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said that the museum had a shortage of security cameras outside the monument and other ″weaknesses″ exposed by Sunday’s theft. By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 21 Jewels stolen from Louvre worth an estimated $102 million, Paris prosecutor says Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after Sunday’s theft. By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the heist lasted less than eight minutes and was highly efficient. By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 19 Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press
Aug 12 With the Seine open for swimming in Paris, tourists and residents embrace it as temperatures soar By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital, and a must-do for Parisians themselves. Continue reading
Jun 16 The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The Lourve has rarely closed — during war, during the pandemic, and in a handful of strikes — but seldom has it happened so suddenly, without warning, and in full view of the crowds. Continue reading
May 23 Kim Kardashian’s robbers found guilty in Paris court, but won’t face prison time By John Leicester, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages — the oldest is 79 and some others are in their 60s and 70s — weighed on the court’s decision to impose sentences that he said “aren’t very severe.”… Continue reading
May 13 Kim Kardashian describes being bound and held at gunpoint in robbery trial testimony By Thomas Adamson, John Leicester, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press Kim Kardashian says she feared she would be raped and killed during a 2016 armed robbery in Paris. She testified in the trial Tuesday, confronting for the first time the men accused of tying her up at gunpoint in her… Continue reading
Mar 10 Paris planning talks on security force for Ukraine expected to draw more than 30 nations By John Leicester, Associated Press Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect. Continue reading