PARIS (Reuters) - French newspapers blamed Floyd Landis on Friday for ruining what had looked like a thrilling Tour de France following the news that the American had tested positive on his way to victory.

A 38-year-old French woman who had the world's first partial face transplant has asked journalists to respect her privacy after a media frenzy over the operation that gave her a new nose, lips and chin.

PARIS (Reuters) - A man beaten up during violence in a riot-hit suburb north of Paris died of his injuries on Monday, making him the first fatality in unrest that began on October 27.

PARIS (Reuters) - A man beaten up during violence in a riot-hit suburb north of Paris died of his injuries on Monday, making him the first fatality in unrest that began on October 27.

PARIS (Reuters) - A man beaten up during violence in a riot-hit suburb north of Paris died of his injuries on Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.