AVIGNON, France — The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.

Avignon is a city that proudly wears its scars. TRAVELBOOK author Frank Lehmann visited and reveals why the rugged sister of ...

AVIGNON, France — A French panel of judges found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose then-husband had drugged her unconscious over the course of a decade. The court sentenced the husband to a ...

Grief. Rising fascism. Utopias gone wrong. The plays were grim in the early days of the annual theater event in France. By Laura Cappelle AVIGNON, France — The Avignon Festival couldn’t have set the ...

A court sentenced Mr. Pelicot to 20 years after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero.

In the 14th century, the papacy was exiled for 68 years (1309-77) at Avignon, France. In many ways, the leadership of the Catholic Church continued to function normally: Bishops received their ...

The Monster of Avignon's wife received a warm show of applause as she arrived at court today to hear the latest evidence in a rape trial that continues to rock France. Gisele Pelicot, 71, sat at the ...

Dominique Pelicot surprised the courtroom in France by admitting he was a rapist and implicating the 50 co-defendants accused of sexually abusing his former wife. Chief National Correspondent The ...

Overlooking the Rhone River on the western edge of Provence is the beautiful city of Avignon, France. Surrounded by a huge wall at least 10 feet thick, this medieval town of cobblestone streets, open ...