Paris

Happy birthday, Picasso! Museum reopens after five-year renovation

By Carey Reed

On the 133rd birthday of the celebrated Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, the Paris museum carrying his name reopened after a facelift five years in the making.

Paris bridge can’t handle weight of love (locks)

By Colleen Shalby

In 2008, a tradition popped up in France among lovebirds. Couples began linking padlocks to the Pont des Arts–a footbridge in Paris–as a symbol for their love, forever throwing away the key into the river Seines. But on Sunday night,…

Suspect in Belgian Jewish Museum shooting made video confession

By Kayla Ruble

The alleged French jihadist suspected of carrying out a shooting at a Belgian Jewish Museum in May has claimed responsibility for the attack in a video, prosecutors said on Sunday.

Kerry, Lavrov will meet to discuss diplomatic resolution to Ukraine crisis

By Associated Press

Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry…

Polluted skies in Paris reach levels comparable to Beijing

By Simone Pathe

Beijing on the Seine: "@nycjim: Layer of smog envelops Paris and other French cities. http://t.co/AF6Es22UCW pic.twitter.com/dufaJzjRCI”— John Bussey (@johncbussey) March 14, 2014 There’s no excuse for easy-breathing tourists in France not to take in…

PHOTO: Potato diplomacy in Paris

By Colleen Shalby

Secretary of State John Kerry gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two Idaho potatoes at a meeting in Paris on Monday. Kerry and Lavrov are meeting in preparation for Geneva II peace talks over Syria next week.

The Russian Entrepreneur Who Hired Picasso, Stravinsky and Balanchine to Revolutionize the Ballet

By Molly Finnegan, Ellen Rolfes

Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers that worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking with tradition and looking for something new, something that reflected the modernity…