| Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni 'both having affairs' There is growing speculation that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both committing... | |
| Champions League preview - Real Madrid v Lyon In the wake of Real Madrid's stirring comeback to defeat Sevilla on Saturday, coach Manuel Pellegrini says he is focused on "calming the team down" for the visit of... |
| Architecture Review: A Paris Tribute to an Almost-Sideways View of the World Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works, at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris, features the Église Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay, in... |
| French Frenzy At Sarkozy And Bruni 'Affairs' France's flamboyant, diminutive President and his younger pop star wife are allegedly both having affairs, according to some of France's most reputable... |
| Economic Report: Factory output down in U.K., up in France, Italy LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British factory output showed an unexpected fall in January, while French and Italian production rose more than anticipated, according to data released Wednesday. U.K.... |
| Torture and the crimes of history: not too much masochism please | Michael White Lizzy Davies's report that light is finally being shown on a far more shameful chapter in French history .You probably know a little about it, as most French people do – and will now know more... |
| Chanel fashion show: iceberg chic sends chill down Paris catwalk Something borrowed, something brrrrr ... Chanel's autumn-winter show in Paris featured an iceberg from Sweden. Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty In the morning, Karl Lagerfeld received a phone... |
| NIGERIAN DOCTOR SUES AIR FRANCE FOR 100 MILLION DOLLARS I protested not to enter the aircraft of Air France, which caused the French officials to brutally kick me, twist my neck, strangulate my throat, tie my feet together with my belt and hauled me... |
| Gergash denies giving any statements in Paris to any Israeli media Mar 10, 2010 - 03:15 - WAM ABU DHABI, March 10th, 2010: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Mohammed Gergash has denied that he had given any statements to any Israeli media or... |
| 'Le Succes' an authentic french bakery, pastries and coffee shop opens for the first time in Dubai Treat your family and friends to fresh bread, pastries and baked goods from a newly opened authentic French Bakery 'Le Succes' opened up in Motorcity,... |
| Blanc not favourite for France job PARIS: French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes says he has never identified Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc as the favourite to succeed Raymond Domenech as coach of... |
| French aim to avoid Italian trap France coach Marc Lievremont has won over many of the doubters after two years of using over 70 players, but having broken his jinx of not managing three successive wins with the 26-20 defeat of... |
| Nice to be CCTV capital of France THE CITY of Nice has announced plans to more than double the number of CCTV cameras by the end of this year, becoming the most watched place in France.Mayor Christian Estrosi has announced 342 extra... |
| New measures for teacher cover SCHOOLS are to be given better access to supply teachers from September following complaints from parents.Education Minister Luc Chatel said up to 20% of France's 50,000 supply teachers were being... |
| 'Brits cook more than the French' FRENCH people spend less time in their kitchens than their British counterparts and cook a smaller range of dishes, a new survey has revealed.The research by BBC food magazine Olive in the UK and... |
| Report: French president and wife 'having affairs' Rumours are sweeping France that both President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni are having affairs.There is unsubstantiated speculation on Twitter that Ms Bruni has a "close relationship"... |
| French Industrial Production Rebounds In January (RTTNews) - French industrial production grew 1.6% on a monthly comparison in January, following a revised 0.2% fall in December, the statistical office INSEE reported Wednesday. Economists had... |
| Crazy for coookies: The French macaron possesses unlimited possibilities for colors, fillings and flavorings The details of their "first time" stories may vary, but the end results are the same. Once foodies across the nation have their first bite of the partly flaky, partly chewy French macaron, they are... |
| Sarkozy to warn Cameron over defence co-operation in Europe Conservatives risk forfeiting vital French co-operation on energy, defence and the economy if they refuse to engage over the future of Europe.In an attempt to lure the Conservatives into a friendlier... |
| Palace adds Perez and Versailles to roster Crystal Palace Baltimore continues to bolster their roster with top first and second division talent. The team's most recent signings are forward Yaikel Perez and Kenold Versailles. Perez spent the... |
| France disappointed at Airbus' loss on U.S. military project PARIS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- After Airbus' parent company, the European Aeronautics, Defense and Cooperation Company (EADS), announced its retreat from bidding for a U.S. Air Force project, the French... |
| Fashion Review: Paris Fashion Week A prim blouse and skirt, with a hat resembling a nun’s habit. The deep vein of minimalism pumping through the fall collections represents its own form of power dressing. Clean lines and a lack... |
| LEAD: Movie director Kitano awarded France's top honor for arts+ PARIS, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING) Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano was conferred Tuesday France's highest honor for arts and culture in a ceremony in which the French culture... |
| Le Pen infuriates Algeria by draping France with its flag The French far right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen may be a veteran provocateur but to infuriate both the Algerians and the Swiss with one poster takes genuine talent. The Algerian government has... |
| Trendspotting : Paris Fashion Week Futuristic Visions in Paris Fashion Shows Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references. Some paid homage not only to “Tron Legacy,” the forthcoming Disney release, and its... |
| Traffic still down, but load factors on the up: Air France-KLM After significant cuts in capacity, 5% when compared to a year earlier, load factors on Air France-KLM is looking significantly healthier despite traffic still edging downwards. Passenger load... |
| Beat Takeshi awarded France's top cultural honor PARIS — Japanese film director Beat Takeshi Kitano has been named by France for the title of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters in recognition of his achievements, France’s... |
| Paris pulsed with retro energy on Monday, as the French capital's fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear shows moved into day six with... Published Date: March 10, 2010 Paris pulsed with retro energy on Monday, as the French capital's fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear shows moved into day six with Giambattista Valli's feather-light... |
| Lyon confident of passing Torres test Olympique Lyonnais coach Farid Benstiti struck a confident tone ahead of the first leg of their tie with ASD Torres Calcio, whose captain Patrizia Panico says their opponents are "the strongest in... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: McQueen's Mesmerizing Finale PARIS — With a pattern of angel wings undulating over her shoulder blades, the model walked through the gilded salon in one of Alexander McQueen’s final creations before he chose to leave... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Leads the Ice Pack PARIS — The South of France is suddenly smothered in unseasonable snow. Climate change is in the air. And nowhere more so than in the frosty chill that rose from ice sculptures on the set of... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Fur Takes Center Stage Again Paris in winter has a fairy-tale quality. There are silver skies, palatial buildings and enchanted forests of shivering black trees lining the avenues. There are beauties and there are beasts —... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Sobriety Sorority PARIS — It could have been a scene from a Fellini film: black-clad nuns with strange habits; hats encasing the heads like wimples; gilded chains dangling with graven images; capes in sheer... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Beige Is Beautiful The problem for brands, like Chloe, that have embraced the menswear style: How to tell them apart? Almost any piece from the designer Hannah MacGibbon — the camel coats, the darker tan... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: A Classic in Stripes Striped, long-sleeved T-shirts are a French staple, as Gallic as garlic or a beret, and their enduring appeal has turned them into a classic that is having yet another revival this... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Saint Laurent: Revolutionary Romantic PARIS — The wall is pitch black, yet as eyes adjust to the dark, outfits appear like cats in the night: the gleam of satin on a lapel, the sheen of a button, the outline of “le... |
| Cycling: Roulston pulls out of Paris-Nice The Kiwi contingent in the Paris-Nice cycling race has been cut in half. Double Olympic medallist Hayden Roulston has withdrawn from the event with a head cold after he failed to finish this... |
| US, French firms merge units London: Sanofi-Aventis of France and Merck of the US on Monday agreed to combine their animal health operations, creating a joint venture with almost $5.3 billion (Dh19.46 billion) in annual sales... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: Flashes of Promise PARIS — With no Lindsay Lohan to create buzz — it has been reported that she wasn’t even invited to the show — Emanuel Ungaro and its chief designer, Estrella Archs, had to... |
| Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: New Chapter for 'Book Bags' PARIS — Bravo to the bloggers who alerted the designer Olympia Le-Tan that the “book bags” she invented last year had mirror images in the Kate Spade collection for autumn... |
| Final collection unveiled in Paris Outfits from the Alexander McQueen autumn/winter 2010 collection, at Paris fashion week Photograph: Catwalking.com For fifteen minutes today, in a grand Paris drawing room with soaring white... |
| Delgado demands Lyon hit the heights César Delgado has told Olympique Lyonnais they will have to play with intelligence and desire if they are to oust Real Madrid CF from the UEFA Champions League, while an away goal would "give more... |
| French tableware co to expand NEW DELHI: Arc International of France has announced plans to make further inroads into the Indian tableware market, which is worth Rs.500 crore. Apart from expanding its distribution network, the... |
| Bonnet Avoids Crash to Win Paris - Nice Sprint LIMOGES, France (Reuters) - France's William Bonnet avoided a pile-up in the finale of the 201-km second stage of the Paris-Nice race to snatch his most prestigious victory to date Tuesday. The... |
| Bonnet avoids crash to win Paris-Nice sprint By Gilles Le Roch' Limoges, France - France's William Bonnet avoided a pile-up in the finale of the 201-km second stage of the Paris-Nice race to snatch his most prestigious victory to date on... |