NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela says he is "humbled" by efforts to honor his 91st birthday, including a musical tribute in New York.

PARIS, July 14 (UPI) -- More than 300 vehicles were torched across France as Bastille Day festivities began, officials said.

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- France's first lady says her country will share with Italy the cost of repairing the historic Anime Santa church in L'Aquila damaged during April's earthquake.

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (UPI) -- Wives of the Group of Eight leaders visited with Pope Benedict XVI at Vatican City while their spouses met in L'Aquila.

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 8 (UPI) -- Spouses of world leaders attending the Group of Eight summit in Italy plan to visit survivors of the L'Aquila earthquake as part of the first spouses' agenda.

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PARIS, April 28 (UPI) -- Paris police say they do not believe the thieves who stole a laptop and digital camera knew they were loaded with pictures of Carla Bruni with a former lover.

STRASBOURG, France, April 4 (UPI) -- Protests in Strasbourg forced U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to cancel an outing to a cancer hospice.

STRASBOURG, France, April 3 (UPI) -- French first lady Carla Bruni appeared slightly flustered during her televised meeting Friday with U.S. President Barack Obama in France.