A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound.

Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum​, but the treasures remain missing, authorities say.

Five more arrests made in Louvre heist investigation as French crown jewels worth $102 million remain missing after daring daytime theft from Paris museum.

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security.

The Louvre, the world's most iconic museum, remained closed Monday after thieves stole priceless treasures from the Apollon Gallery, the home of the French crown jewels. In a daring daytime heist Sunday, the thieves made off with eight pieces, but dropped ...

The Louvre Museum in Paris has reopened three days after jewellery worth 88 million euros (£76m; $88m) was stolen in a brazen daylight robbery. Visitors were welcomed back to the Louvre from 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, but the museum said its Apollo Gallery - where the heist took place - remained closed.

Two of four hooded suspects arrested on suspicion of stealing jewels from the Louvre Museum have "partially admitted" their involvement in the daylight heist but the precious pieces remain missing, a Paris prosecutor has declared.