• Julie Delpy on Before Midnight the Art of Arguing Topless and Her Days as a French “Gang Member”

  The following post contains mild plot spoilers. It has been 18 years since Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke premiered their romantic, European-set indie Before Sunrise. This Friday, nine years after the charming sequel, Before Sunset, the trio reunites with Before Midnight, an exquisitely composed installment to the conversational series. Thankfully, Julie's character, ...

• IMF chief Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal

  PARIS (AFP) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister."My status as assisted witness is not a surprise," she told reporters."I have always acted in the best public interest and in accordance ...

• IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

  International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...

• French troops stage Niger raid jihadists threaten new attacks

  French special forces and local troops raided an army base Friday in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 ...

• IMFs Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case

  PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas ...

• French priest active Mason removed from parish

  A French priest has been removed from ministry after he refused to end his active involvement with a Masonic lodge. Father Pascal Vesin was asked by Bishop Yves Boivineau of Annecy to quit his affiliation with a Masonic lodge, the Grand Orient of France. When he declined, the bishop removed him from his parish post, reportedly acting on orders from the ...

• In photos The stars plus Paris Hilton come out for amfAR at Cannes

  Model Lara Lieto and actor Adrien Brody arrive at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS event in Antibes during the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday evening.(Jean-Paul ...

• Gloom over French producers lifts with activity in May survey

  PARIS -- French manufacturers turned sharply brighter about their business prospects in May because activity was unexpectedly buoyant and orders were picking up, official survey data showed on ...

• French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group

  John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...

• Paris 3 U.S. men qualify 1st time since 82

  Center Court serves up a short history of Rafael Nadal's amazing statistics in Paris, his lone defeat there, and explains why he is seeded 5th for the the upcoming French Open on the red ...

• T Magazine Shock of the Old | The French Designer Marc Auclert’s Whimsical Jewelry

  Marc Auclert in his Paris home. In his jewelry and at home, the French designer Marc Auclert fuses ancient artifacts with modern whimsy, to fantastic ...

• France tries to win back business

  THE French government is trying to woo business, amid concerns that it has antagonised the very sector needed to reinvigorate the ...

• Mobile app to help fight against racism in France

  PARIS (AFP) - A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.Licra -- the International League against Racism and Antisemitism -- said the app was a "digital response" to "a big increase in racist and antisemitic acts" in ...

• The troubles of Serena Williams at the French Open

  Over the past eight years, only two men have had their names engraved on the Coupe des Mousquetaires - Rafael Nadal got it done seven times and Roger Federer once. In the same period on the women's side, there have been six different winners of the French Open women's singles title, six different champions in the past six years. ...

• Nadal Remains the One to Beat at French Open

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• Who will win Frances culture war Ask Frigide Barjot

  But the French humourist is not laughing. She's scared. "No," she corrects herself. "I'm not scared. I'm very scared. Look at this..."From somewhere in the indescribable chaos of her apartment in central Paris, Barjot, the unconventional leader of the French movement against gay marriage, produces an envelope. Inside, there is a paper handkerchief stained with ...

• Fashion brands say street crime threatens Paris tourism

  The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and this is a threat to business by the great brand names of French fashion, a top body representing the luxury industry warned on Friday. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. ...

• UBS France could face criminal investigation source

  UBSN.VX ) French unit could be placed under formal investigation in the coming days as part of a broader probe into the Swiss bank's business practices, a person familiar with the matter said on ...

• Ford to retain 1000 jobs at French plant after deal

  F.N ) will retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal on Friday with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory ...

• France Libya to announce new security moves in wake of terror attacks in neighbouring Niger

  PARIS - France's foreign minister says Libya is poised to announce new security initiatives in coming weeks, amid recent instability in the North African country and concerns that its vast south could become a haven for al-Qaida-linked terror groups. Laurent Fabius said Friday he spoke with Libya's prime minister following deadly, simultaneous terror attacks in neighbouring Niger a ...

• French govt backs 75 tax rate scraps exec pay cap

  May 24, 2013 Businesses rather than employees will foot the bill for a new 75 percent tax on salaries over EUR1 million, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said in an interview with Les Echos on Thursday, while a plan to cap directors' pay has been dropped. French businesses will face a 75 percent tax on employees' salaries above EUR1 million a year under new legislation set to ...

• Frances Air liquide wins gas contract in China

  /enpproperty--> PARIS - French energy company Air Liquide announced on Friday a long-term deal to supply industrial gas to the private Chinese group Fujian Shenyuan. "Under the terms of the contract, Air Liquide will invest in an industrial gases complex of eight units including an Air Separation Unit of 2,000 tons of oxygen per day, a Gasification unit, a Purification unit of synthesis ...

• Tennis-Damp Paris a danger for claycourt ace Nadal

  Roland Garros - an event which is supposed to be one of the summer highlights of the French sporting calendar. Yet the Spaniard, in pursuit of a record-extending eighth title, is likely to be greeted by cold, grey and damp weather and few would blame him if he turned up at the French Open with thermals covering his bulging muscles. After being out of action for seven months with a knee ...

• France and Germany team up for a New Deal on youth unemployment

  Germany and France are to tackle mass youth unemployment gripping southern Europe with a ‘New Deal’ aimed at curbing the mounting anger that is threatening to tear the eurozone ...

• Emirates Opens Luxury Refurbished Lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

  WAM PARIS, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Emirates, has inaugurated its refurbished Paris Charles de Gaulle Lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards - the airline's frequent flyer programme. It is the first of the airline's existing worldwide network of lounges to be refurbished in the new interior design, originally ...

• Boy not killedIsrael Government Review France 2 Al-Durrah Report its Consequences and Implications

  Contrary to the report's claim that the boy is killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive. [For a copy of the complete report: http://bit.ly/15YM5zS ] Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and ...

• French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers

  Twisted metal lies at the site of a morning car bomb attack inside a military camp in Agadez, in northern Niger, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to ...

• EU Lawmakers Back French Demands to Limit U.S. Trade Talks

  European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington. The European Parliament, which can veto EU trade accords, voted 460 in favor and 105 against with 28 abstentions to limit Brussels’ room for maneuver in talks on a deal that ...

• French special forces intervene in Niger amid Al-Qaeda attacks

  Terrorism French special forces assisted Nigerien troops in an operation at an army base in Niger to flush out Al-Qaeda-linked militants suspected of a string of deadly attacks Thursday in the West African country. At least 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in coordinated car bombings and assaults on a uranium mine run by French company Areva in the town of Arlit, and at a ...

• 2013 French Open Seeds

  Defending champion Rafael Nadal, whose world ranking slipped to No. 4 after he spent seven months recovering from a knee injury, is seeded third in the upcoming French ...

• Serena soars after Paris flop

  Serena Williams shock first round loss in Paris last year may have been one of the best things that has happened to her. Photo by: Riccardo De ...

• Djokovic Adopts Head in Sand Approach for French Open

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• France wont force companies to cap executive pay

  PARIS — The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to push for a law to cap executive salaries in the private sector. Instead, Moscovici told reporters that he was in discussions with ...

• Tennis-Nadal Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris

  Nadal , who beat Djokovic in last year's final, could face the Serbian in the semis. Nadal plays Daniel Brands of Germany in the first round and could face home ...

• Nadal Novak set for French Open semis clash

  Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as Novak Djokovic in this years French Open, setting up the possibility of them meeting in the semifinals. Photo by Clive ...

• Movie reviews Fast Furious 6 Ishkq In Paris

  Fast & Furious 6Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Luke EvansDirection: Justin LinRating: It is tough getting it right the sixth time around. You have been fast, you have been furious over five films. What's more, the fifth one pretty much seemed to define the heights a heady combo of guys, guns, chicks and cars ...

• IHT Rendezvous Pictures Tell the Story of Portuguese in France

  PARIS -- The seven-year-old in the black-and-white photograph bit shyly on her finger, concealing a slight smile. Maria da Conceição TinaMelhorado looked at her long and hard. "I knew it was me," Ms. Melhorado, 54, said, recalling her first encounter with the image in 2010, when a friend called her about it. "But the date in the caption was off by a year, so I had ...

• Kerry Lavrov to meet on Syria in Paris on Monday

  AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet privately in Paris on Monday to discuss their efforts to bring Syria's warring parties to a peace conference, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the two men would "continue their conversation (from) Moscow," a reference to ...

• BHA will respond quickly if French authorities clear Frankie Dettori

  Frankie Dettori hopes to be given the all-clear to resume his career in the saddle in time for next week's Derby. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ...

• Letter from Europe Qatari Hopes for Paris Saint-Germain Meet Reality

  On May 12, the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team clinched its first French championship in 19 years to the wild delight of its players, its fans and its owners, Qatar Sports ...

• Nadal Djokovic in same half of French Open draw

  Rafael Nadal, shown giving the 2012 French Open men's singles championship trophy a bite -- as is his tradition -- will be seeking a record-tying eighth French Open title when the tournament begins Monday. The pairings for the event were released Friday. UPI/David ...

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• Rafael Nadal seeded No. 3 for French Open

  Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same half of the field, while Roger Federer could face David Ferrer in the other semifinal. Federer, the owner of a record 17 major titles including the 2009 ...

• Laura Robson to face Caroline Wozniacki in French Open first round

  Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros.Robson has never won a main draw match in Paris but has developed a welcome habit of pulling off big wins at grand slams, while 10th seed Wozniacki is in the midst of a terrible run that has seen her lose four straight matches on clay.Among the other British players, Elena Baltacha will play Marina Erakovic of New Zealand while Heather Watson, who returns to ...

• Frances Areva says one dead 14 wounded in Niger twin bombings

  French nuclear reactor producer Areva said one was killed and 14 wounded after a car bombing struck its plant in northern Niger on early Thursday morning. "AREVA has learned with the deepest emotion of the death of one of the injured victims during the attack on the site of Somair" at Arlit, the French nuclear company said in the statement, while confirming that 14 people were ...

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