Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone ...

Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign

The Louvre's director on Wednesday acknowledged a "terrible failure" at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown ...

Louvre director blames aging security system for brazen $102M jewelry heist

News of the robbery sparked criticism over the museum's lapses in security. Some French officials have called the incident a ...

Thieves steal Napoleonic crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, thieves smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

No camera covered Louvre wall where jewel thieves broke in, director says

The only camera monitoring the exterior wall of the Louvre where they broke in was pointing away from the first-floor balcony ...

Why Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured?

Thieves snatched jewelry valued at more than $100 million, but the museum will not be compensated for the loss.

Stolen Louvre jewelry estimated to be worth $102 million, prosecutor says, as search continues

The jewelry taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million), according to a ...

Louvre director calls crown jewel heist a ‘terrible failure’ and offers resignation

The Louvre reopened earlier in the day to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid for the first time since one of ...