...American troops. The Obama administration recently increased aid to Somalia by pouring resources into the weak government. ------ Associated Press Writer Mohamed Sheikh Nor contributed from Mogadishu and Barchfield contributed from Paris.By: Mohamed Olad Hassan and Jenny Barchfield|Date: Aug 26, 2009

The 18th century porcelain Yves Saint Laurent ate from, a Cartier watch he used to wear, the leopard-print couches and gilded chairs he lounged on: It's all to hit the auction blocks as the late French couturier's longtime partner liquidates their art-and-knicknack-filled residences.By: Jenny Barchfield|Date: Nov 10, 2009

PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested yesterday that a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a possibility, the first world leader to raise the prospect of punishing China over its ongoing crackdown in Tibet.By: Jenny Barchfield|Date: Mar 26, 2008

PARIS - Paul Haeberlin, a famous French chef who transformed his family's modest restaurant into a world-class affair that won Michelin stars, died yesterday. He was 84.By: Jenny Barchfield|Date: May 11, 2008

...Press) The World Today UN adds chemicals to list in treaty (Boston Globe) Louvre tells of WWII efforts (By Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press) WHO director general brings seasoned urgency to flu battle (By Gardiner Harris and Lawrence...