World markets tumble on Lehman news

PARIS - Stock markets tumbled in Europe and Asia on Monday after the double-fisted blow from Wall Street news that Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch would be sold to a large U.S. bank.

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The old Paris charm of Edith Piaf's Belleville

PARIS - Tourists looking for old Paris charm and a taste of "La Vie en Rose" should head to Belleville, a largely overlooked part of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf.

Only five Metro stops away from Paris' town hall, Belleville has retained much of its working-class identity and still bubbles with concert halls, theaters and bars — some of which Piaf once sang in.

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