French mother 'relieved by truth' (BBC) Jul 30, 2010A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.... French MPs poised for ban on veil (BBC) Jul 13, 2010A bill banning the wearing of the full Islamic veil in public in France is expected to pass easily through parliament's lower house.... French ministers quit over perks (BBC) Jul 05, 2010In a dramatic race for the Polish presidency, Bronislaw Komorowski appears to be heading for victory with 95% of votes counted.... Noriega goes on trial in France (BBC) Jun 28, 2010Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega goes on trial in France for money laundering, facing a prison sentence of 10 years.... France raises pension age to 62 (BBC) Jun 16, 2010France's retirement age will be raised from 60 to 62 over the next eight years as part of sweeping pension reforms.... Sarkozy appears to bow to Merkel on EU 'vision' (EUBusiness) Jun 14, 2010German Chancellor Angela Merkel looked Monday to have brought French President Nicolas Sarkozy around to her "vision" for post-crisis Europe ahead of this week's EU summit.... Five masterpieces stolen in Paris (BBC) May 20, 2010Five paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other great artists have been stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, police sources say.... France’s suave socialist is lender to the world (Toronto Star) May 16, 2010He’s been called a grand seducteur, a president in waiting, and Mr. Euro. But now Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the suave, French-born head of the International Monetary Fund,... France denies Iran 'spy' deal (BBC) May 16, 2010The French foreign minister denies any secret deal was done with Iran to secure the release of a French lecturer charged with spying.... Sarkozy threatened to quit euro (Guardian) May 14, 2010French president made startling threat at summit of EU leaders last Friday in support of Greek bailout... French parliament passes Greek aid plan (Xinhua) May 06, 2010French Senate on Friday passed the amending bill to allot 3.9 billion euros (4.9 billion U.S. dollars) from its 2010 budget plan to aid debt-ridden Greece, which is part of a French loan of 16.8 billion euros over three years.... Cisse could be the rabbit in Domenech's hat (Rediff) May 04, 2010It could be Djibril Cisse's year. With Thierry Henry [ Images ] struggling to make it on the bench at Barcelona, the Panathinaikos forward got a morale boost from France coach Raymond Domenech five weeks before the World Cup.... |
