Paris Guardian news Paris Guardian news Rss feed

  • 25 killed 30 injured in suicide attacks in Niger

    At least 25 people were killed and 30 got injured after two suicide bomb attacks Thursday at a military base and a plant run by French nuclear giant Areva in northern Niger, reported Xinhua. A total of 20 Nigerien soldiers and 5 assailants died in twin suicide attacks against a military barracks in Agadez, the main town in northern Niger, and another one at a factory owned by Somair, a ...

  • Paris Hilton to marry soon

    The 32-year-old star has been dating model River Viiperi, 21, for eight months now and she thinks they will tie the knot in the near future, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She said: "It could happen soon. I trust him with my life and that means the world to me more than anything." She also admitted that she is keen on starting a family with Viiperi. She said: "I can't wait to have little ...

  • Paris Hilton planning to marry toyboy beau by year end

    Paris Hilton is looking forward to marry her toyboy boyfriend, River Viiperi, and the wedding could take place this year. The 32-year-old hotel heiress, who has been dating the 21-year-old for eight months, is hoping to be taken down the aisle in a lavish ceremony, the Mirror reported. She told the publication during Cannes that the wedding could happen anytime soon. "I trust him with my life ...

  • France says it will protect its interests following Niger bombings

    PARIS // The French president, Francois Hollande, vowed yesterday to help Niger "destroy" the militants who launched deadly attacks against a military base and a French-run uranium mine in the west African country. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously yesterday, one in a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the town of Arlit inside a ...

  • Rafa targets super 8 in Paris

    Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open with few willing to risk talking down the rejuvenated Spaniard's chances.Having pulled clear of Bjorn Borg's record of six wins at Roland Garros with a seventh championship in 2012, the 26-year-old has already confounded the critics who had written him off during a seventh-month injury ...


clear
Paris Weather
8.8°C Clear
Winds: From the NW at 6.0 MPH Gusting to 9.0 MPH
Fri
chancerain
9° 7°
Sat
rain
15° 8°
Sun
cloudy
16° 9°
Last Updated on May 23, 7:47 PM CEST
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

2 Days in the Valley

John Herzfeld's "2 Days in the Valley" starts out with great promise, hits a peak near the middle, and then comes unraveled in the last third. The smart and invigorating plot contains a handful of clever surprises, but it only sustains itself for about two/thirds of the film. It's as if Herzfeld was feeling inspired until he got down to the last act where he had to tie up all the loose ends, and t ... ...

On Facebook

  • The French protect their language like the British protect their currency | Andrew Gallix

    a new bill , which, if passed, would allow some university courses to be taught in English.Inside the paper (and in French), the editorialists urged their compatriots to "stop behaving like the last representatives of a besieged Gaulish village". The nod ...

  • Eurozone crisis time for France to step up | Kenneth Rogoff

    eurozone crisis must involve massive write-downs (forgiveness) of peripheral countries' debt. These countries' massive combined bank and government debt - the distinction everywhere in Europe has become blurred - makes rapid sustained growth a dream.This is hardly the first time I have stressed the need for wholesale debt write-downs. Two years ago, in ...

  • UPDATE 2-IMFs Lagarde in court for French arbitration case

    Thu May 23, 2013 11:52am EDT (Adds govt spokeswoman, IMF comment, profile link) By Chine Labb PARIS May 23 (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde risks being placed under formal investigation at the ...

  • IMF head Christine Lagarde in Paris court in fraud probe

    Ms. Lagarde , smiling at reporters, left her Paris apartment Thursday morning and appeared at a special court that handles cases involving government ministers. She has denied wrongdoing.At the time of the ...

  • French Open preview Nadal dominance to continue

    The betting market suggests that there's approximately an 85% probability of either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic winning the French ...

More Paris Guardian news