Turkey is ready to share the pain of Armenians as they prepare to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 2015, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

"We want to share the pain of those who are ready to share it with us," Davutoglu was quoted as saying by Anatolia news agency in an interview with state-run television TRT Haber late Tuesday.

The United States is drawing up a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria demanding humanitarian access to protest cities where thousands have been killed, diplomats said Tuesday.

If put to a vote it would be the third time Western nations have tried to get a Security Council resolution on the 11 month old crisis.

France's top court ruled Tuesday that a law backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy to punish denial of the Armenian genocide was unconstitutional as it infringed on freedom of expression.

Turkey welcomed the ruling -- but Sarkozy, whose right-wing party had put forward the bill, swiftly vowed to draft a new version of the law that has plunged France's relations with Turkey into crisis.

Paris Fashion Week kicked off Tuesday with the in-crowd abuzz at the prospect of style icon Hedi Slimane designing for Yves Saint Laurent, and rumors putting a newly-free Raf Simons in the wings at Dior.

Opening with a day devoted to young designers, the Paris autumn-winter collections round off a month of women swear shows that have sent fashionistas, models and media trooping on a style trail from New York to London and Milan.

U.S. auto giant General Motors is in talks to buy out five percent of France's biggest car builder PSA Peugeot Citroën, business daily Les Echos reported on Tuesday citing several sources.

Sources close to the negotiation said the deal was a so-called standstill agreement in which GM could not increase its stake in Peugeot without prior permission from the car group.

France on Monday lambasted Iran for its continued pursuit of "sensitive" nuclear activities and its "uncooperative attitude" after a critical report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday it had "major differences" with Iran and expressed "serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program."

France said on Monday that it wants to see the Syrian regime dragged before an international court of justice, as Qatar announced it was in favor of delivering arms to rebels battling the Syrian government.

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, speaking during a break in talks between EU foreign ministers, said he would plead for legal action during a visit later Monday in Geneva, where he will attend the United Nations Human Rights Council.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that a solution for getting wounded Western reporters out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs was in sight.

"We have the beginnings of a solution," he told RTL radio. "It seems that things are starting to move."

Germany said Sunday it had withdrawn its national and international staff from Afghan ministries after U.S. members of NATO forces in Kabul were shot dead at the Afghan interior ministry.

"The Risk Management Office on Sunday morning ordered its German and international experts in agencies and ministries to be withdrawn" in the Kabul area, the cooperation ministry said in a statement.

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe described the Syrian National Council (SNC) on Friday as "the legitimate representative" of the country's opposition, as he arrived for an international meeting in Tunisia.

"We consider the SNC as the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition ... the pole around which the opposition must organize," he said, as he also "solemnly" urged Syria to allow for the evacuation of wounded journalists in Homs.