The trigger for Marseille's current psychose was the murder, last month, of Mehdi Kessaci, a 20-year-old trainee policeman ...

They work as drug dealers, but the notes they slip to customers in drug baggies begging for help -- and their pleas to the ...

Marseille faces a surge in drug violence, with gangs recruiting minors and brutal killings shocking the city. President ...

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A wildfire spurred by hot summer winds reached France's second-largest city Tuesday, grounding all flights to and from Marseille, injuring at least nine people and forcing ...

Video showing colours of the national flag of France released during an air show celebrating the arrival in Marseille of the Olympic flame has been shared with the false suggestion that pilots ...

Buildings in front of the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica in Marseille, southern France. (Photo by BORIS HORVAT / AFP) After another spate of drug-related homicides in Marseille, many are wondering ...

Le Panier – or the Basket – gives a glimpse of Old Marseille and real Marseille culture. From its narrow winding streets that spill into squares to its restaurants, ateliers (worskshops) and terraced ...

The best way to get around Marseille is on foot, since most of the neighborhoods are pedestrian-friendly and easy to navigate. However, the metro and tram lines are fast, affordable and efficient ways ...

Marseille isn't Paris-by-the-sea, nor is it merely a gateway to the South of France. This ancient port city, where France collides with North Africa and the Levant, operates on its own frequency—one ...

The boisterous, rebellious port city is trying to fight the growing ubiquity of policing cameras. Heading toward Marseille’s central train station, Eda Nano points out what looks like a streetlamp on ...

The southern French port city of Marseille has made headlines in recent months over the deaths of several young people in drug-related shootouts, in what is often referred to as a “settling of scores.