Lancôme has revealed a little more about the collection it will be launching in partnership with Alber Elbaz, which was announced in January. Lanvin's artistic director has revamped Lancôme's four leading mascaras. The designer has created a very feminine limited edition collection with fashion-oriented couture details. Stars, hearts and polka dots: each of the mascaras is clad in the on-trend prints and the cases are decorated with bows. 

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - France's Chief Rabbi Gilles Bernheim, until recently the moral voice of the country's Jewish community, stepped down on Thursday after admitting plagiarism in two books and deception about his academic credentials. Bernheim, 60, submitted his resignation and apologies at an emergency leadership meeting of the Central Consistory, the top Jewish religious authority, after initially trying to hold on to his post despite acknowledging his faults.

Vienna's iconic cafes sought Tuesday to relive their halcyon days of a century ago in a special night of philosophical discussion hosted by 13 thinkers and writers at 13 venues. "There is a great need for philosophy, covering fundamental questions about human existence," Helmut Schneider, organiser of this first-ever event in the Austrian capital, told AFP under the crystal chandeliers of the sumptuous Cafe Schwarzenberg. "In Vienna there is a wonderful tradition. Many philosophers lived in Vienna and they all went to the coffee houses. We wanted to bring it back."

US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to return to Jerusalem on Saturday to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a visit by US President Barack Obama, a US official confirmed. "Secretary Kerry will likely meet PM Netanyahu on Saturday to review the results of the president's visit following his stops in Ramallah and Amman," the State Department official said in statement to AFP. The two men were set to meet in Jerusalem "to discuss next steps on the key issues," the official added, asking to remain anonymous.