Paris  - At least seven people were killed early Friday when a bus carrying Moroccan tourists slammed into a bridge support on a motorway near the French city of Blois, French media reported.

Brussels  - The European Commission on Thursday placed Gaz de France under investigation over claims the company violated European Union competition rules by deliberately limiting the amount of gas

Paris  -  French railway and public transport workers stayed away from their jobs in large numbers on Thursday to protest against French president Nicolas Sarkozy's planned pension reforms.

Paris  - A provision for a possible fine by US and European cartel authorities took a big bite out of profits for French air carrier Air France-KLM in fiscal year 2008, the company said Thursday.

Tel Aviv  - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Thursday that Syria must distance itself from Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran, if peace negotiations with Damascus are to succeed.

Madrid  - Spanish Interior Mi