Provides the latest RSS feeds for Paris News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Paris Guardian.com http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/cat/fab36d240e1883d4/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:31:00 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:31:00 -0400 30 Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290618/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:01 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290618/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Michael Jackson's former chef has said that Paris has not celebrated any of her birthdays since her father died in 2009. Kai Chase told jurors that the King of Pop was a hands-on father who often played with his kids Prince, 16, Paris, 15, and Blanket,11, the Courier Mail reported. She spoke about an April birthday party which Michael arranged for his only daughter, Paris, where he hired a ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215287244/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:02 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215287244/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates covers top industry events to bring you the latest news, highlighting how it impacts Boeing and its ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302958/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:38:43 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302958/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PICTURES: Black Bears in Northeast Ohio By Alan Duke, CNN LOS ANGELES — Paris and Prince Jackson made their first appearances Tuesday in the wrongful death trial against their father’s last concert promoter. AEG Live lawyers played short video clips from the depositions ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303722/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:12 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303722/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS -- Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians – and just in time for summer. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing traffic, it's now a liberating walkway with athletic activities, restaurants, a floating garden, a ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303456/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:56 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303456/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists.Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign languages say local tourism chiefs, who are handing out a manual with guidelines on better ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303457/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:40 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303457/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A flooded house is pictured one day after the village of Saint-Beat was submerged by flash floods on June 19, 2013. Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303314/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:33 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303314/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The French Defence Minister has confirmed that military action against the Ghaddafi regime can start only hours after the UN Security Council approves of ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303278/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:54 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215303278/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Reuters © People walk past the logo of French state-owned utility EDF during the company's 2012 annual result presentation in Paris February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302104/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:08 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302104/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists.Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign languages say local tourism chiefs, who are handing out a manual with guidelines on ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302105/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:41:10 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302105/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Jackson lawyers tell judge Paris is unavailable for live testimony because she's hospitalized AEG Live lawyers show jurors video of Paris and Prince Jackson's depositions Jackson chef Kai Chase reveals intimate details of Michael Jackson's life with his children Paris is "devastated and lost" four years after father's death, Chase ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302398/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:19:16 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302398/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 FLASH floods in southwestern France have claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours and forced the inundated grotto at Lourdes to remain closed for a second day, officials ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302108/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:07 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302108/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS (Reuters) - The main nations making up the Friends of Syria will meet on Saturday in Doha to discuss assistance for the Free Syrian Army following recent successes by government forces, a French foreign ministry official ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215301829/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:40 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215301829/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299790/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:19 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299790/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302107/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:35 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215302107/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Ireland's Nicolas Roche has been included in the Danish Saxo-Tinkoff squad to compete in the upcoming Tour De France as support to team leader Alberto Contador Contador, who missed last year's race because he was suspended for doping, will be bidding for a third Tour de France title. Team owner Bjarne Riis said: ""I think we have found a great mix of in-form riders. ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299866/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:03 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299866/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Thomas Hamlett, a Virginia native, pours a perfect cup at Paris coffee shop Sugarplum Cake Shop. Cafs are a centerpiece for daily life in Paris, as integral to French culture as a fresh baguette, a glass of wine, or, at least according to Americans, a black beret. Yet somehow, coffee in France is almost uniformly bad. Beans are left out in the open air, machines aren't properly maintained, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299918/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:06 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299918/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 If Boeing can develop a 777 that can fly for 20 hours, then why bother flying through Dubai? Most EK traffic is transfer passengers. 20 hours nonstop ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299037/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:04 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299037/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 June 19, 2013 /CNW/ - For the first time, the Swiss independent rating agency ATRA - Air Transport Rating Agency has awarded the five best Airlines in the World according to their holistic safety profile during an event organized during the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299098/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:29 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299098/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 French connections to Florida. Scott, who traveled to France on Friday as part of a weeklong Enterprise Florida trade mission, has made three business-related announcements: •Lyon, France-based Vision Systems, which supplies aircraft and automotive components, intends to spend $1.2 million to open a subsidiary ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299051/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:21 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215299051/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS -- Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians - and just in time for summer.Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing traffic, it's now a liberating walkway with athletic activities, restaurants, a floating garden, a picnic ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215298090/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:54 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215298090/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 By Claudette RouloAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – President Barack Obama held a private meeting yesterday with French President Francois Hollande in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, following the annual G-8 conference. Speaking to the reporters following the meeting, Obama said the two leaders discussed the progress made by Afghanistan's security forces, now in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297940/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:06:16 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297940/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said ahead of President Francois Hollande's state visit this week to the Gulf Arab ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297863/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:29 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297863/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 View Photo Airbus's next-generation A350 plane takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013. The A350 has now taken off commercially at the Paris Air Show, winning multi-billion-dollar deals and the European manufacturer says that more deals are in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297552/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:18 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215297552/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The International Federation for Human Rights said the U.N. Human Rights Council needs to weigh in on the targeting of civil organizations in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin backed legislation last year requiring non-governmental organization to register as "foreign agents" if they receive some of their funding from foreign countries. The rights federation, known by its ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215298178/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215298178/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 BAKU, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement made by the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group conforms to Azerbaijan’s position, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said on Wednesday. Commenting on the G-8 summiteers’ statement on the Karabakh settlement, Abdullayev said, "Azerbaijan reiterated that it opposes the status quo, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296263/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:19 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296263/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Leader of the French opposition party, National Front, Marine Le Pen said she sought to strengthen relations with Russia. Opening the meeting with Le Pen on Wednesday, Russian State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said: "This was your first trip to Russia in such format. The agenda is rather vast and includes meetings with the parliamentarians, political ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296519/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:18 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296519/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in south-western France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused millions of euros of damage to the shrine. Video footage showed frothy water a metre (3 feet) deep swirling around the Lourdes grotto, a hillside site where the Virgin Mary was said to have appeared ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296273/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:51:05 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296273/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS – As physical DVD sales continue to fall in France, the VOD market is expected to grow 17 percent in 2013, according to a study released Wednesday by international market research firm GfK conducted for French television station ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296287/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:25 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296287/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A judge in Philadelphia sentenced a Frenchman to time served for pretending to be a commercial airline pilot and entering the cockpit of a U.S. Airways jet. Philippe Jeannard, 61, of La Rochelle, France, was arrested March 20 after using the fraudulent identification card of a former Air France employee to board the U.S. Airways plane, Philly.com reported. No one was injured or endangered by ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215295789/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:10 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215295789/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296307/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:21 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296307/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:26am EDT * Deal could be finalised in the coming weeks - sources By Matthieu Protard PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Apax Partners and LBO France have started exclusive talks to sell French furniture store chain Maisons du Monde to Bain Capital, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. "LBO France, Apax Partners, and Nixen are in exclusive ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296283/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:41 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296283/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 LE BOURGET, France, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The first Mistral helicopter carrier for Russia’s Navy will be fully built in France, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Paris Air Show currently underway at Le Bourget, Borisov told journalists, "The after end of the first Mistral helicopter carrier will be built in France and not in Russia as it ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294162/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:49:43 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294162/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Reed Expositions France purchased additional Violin Memory Arrays to enhance its core IT infrastructure. Following considerable performance improvements in its billing application from its first Violin deployment, Reed added Violin 6000 Series Memory Arrays to consolidate more applications. Eighteen months after the installation of the first Violin Array, a second was added to support a new ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294710/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:50 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294710/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS: France's cash-strapped government hopes to net up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.35 billion) this year as it hunts down tax dodgers who stash cash in secret bank ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294418/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:37 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294418/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A 70-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in southern France, officials said Wednesday. The woman and her husband tried to escape from their car and were caught in floodwaters uphill from Lourdes in Pierrefitte-Nestelas. Emergency personnel rescued the husband. New thunderstorms hit towns along the foothills of the Pyrenees, worsening floodwaters plaguing the region this ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 After an 11-year suspension, France and Comoros have signed a new military cooperation agreement in response to the ever-approaching Somali pirates. At the same time Comoros condemned France in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294332/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:17:01 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215294332/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 BERLIN (AFP) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that US spies were not "rifling" through emails of Germans, French or American citizens, in a defence of National Security Agency surveillance programmes.Obama defended the sweeps of global phone and Internet data during a visit to Germany, where they have caused concern, and said a balance must be struck between ensuring the security ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215293123/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:56 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215293123/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Visible at foreground is a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.(AP Photo/Remy de la ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292666/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:32 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292666/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Chris Froome believes the injury-enforced absence of Bradley Wiggins from the Tour de France leaves Team Sky with a "clarity" of leadership that will benefit their bid for another British yellow jersey, describing the frequently tense debate over which of the two riders would lead the race as a "pain in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215293029/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:14 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215293029/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 FLASH floods in southwestern France have killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remains closed for a second ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292827/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:17 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292827/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 French military officials are training rebels fighting to bring down the Assad regime in the current Syrian conflict, according to a report by Army Radio.The army-run radio station reported that French officers stationed in Jordan and Turkey are currently training the rebels in warfare tactics and weapons usage. Army Radio quoted "experts with access to the information" in their ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291546/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:37:36 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291546/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS tourist chiefs are trying to rid the city of its reputation for being rude, overbearing, unpleasant and ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292225/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:13 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215292225/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Air France-KLM has been at loggerheads with suppliers over issues mainly including maintenance of the plane's Rolls-Royce engines ever since the deal was first mooted in 2011. Air France and Rolls had clashed over conflicting ideas for engine supply ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291585/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:13 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291585/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The sanctuary of Lourdes flooded, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291901/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:15:02 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291901/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Jackson was strong, healthy and active in April, but was so weak by June that Prince, then 12, had to help his father walk up stairs, Chase ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291245/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:13 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215291245/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The Societe Generale (SG), a French multinational banking and financial services company, opened its seventh branch on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday in the city of Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province."The operation of the Harbin branch is another milestone in SG's 32-year-presence in China," said Jackson Cheung, CEO of SG China Ltd.The expansion of SG ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289967/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:34 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289967/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 August 30: Prince Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game in Gary, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290290/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:26 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290290/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Paris Jackson has reportedly testified in her father's wrongful death lawsuit. Paris and her brothers Prince and Blanket have been cared for by their paternal grandmother Katherine Jackson since their dad Michael Jackson died in 2009. Katherine has brought a lawsuit against concert promoters AEG Live, claiming bosses pushed Michael into rehearsing for his This Is It tour. He was preparing ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290289/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:25 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290289/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 o Hollande says Iran welcome at Geneva if it is constructiveo G8 communique on Syria barely papers over crackso Violence spills over into Lebanon in clashes in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290086/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:37 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290086/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 /enpproperty--> Friction on the dance floor, rather than racism, is behind a physical conflict outside a bar in downtown Shanghai last week in which a French man suffered a head injury and bruises, police said on Tuesday. In a telephone interview, a spokesman for the Shanghai Public Security Bureau said that four Chinese men have been detained in the alleged attack on the French man, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290291/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215290291/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris - still in the hospital recovering from a suicide attempt - testified in her father’s wrongful-death trial via a prerecorded video yesterday.The 15-year-old, who is suing promoter AEG Live along with her grandmother and siblings, was questioned under oath in October about her former nanny, Grace Rwaramba. The family claims that AEG fired Rwaramba - ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289171/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:26:46 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289171/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Accra, June 18, GNA - Professor Naana Jane Opoku- Agyemeng, Minister of Education on Tuesday said Government welcomes discussions on the need for a Council for Higher Education and Research solely dedicated to the core business of Universities and Research institutions in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289021/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:30 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289021/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Syrian peace talks will be delayed after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to boycott talks that assume President Bashar Assad will resign, officials said. The international peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland, proposed by Washington and Moscow six weeks ago to be held as soon as May is now likely to be delayed until September, a Western official told several news organizations after ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289072/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:54:32 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215289072/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A source told the Radar Online that everyone in the family was invited to Taj Jackson's wedding but Randy and Jackie chose not to attend.The source further revealed that tensions still exist between the brothers, sisters and their mother Katherine and many have turned on each other.Katherine, who lost full guardianship of the children when she was in Arizona unable to be contacted by family ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288297/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:27 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288297/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fueling tensions between Paris and Brussels and adding pressure on President Francois Hollande to be more assertive in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288021/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:05 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288021/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 IP networking products and very high-speed broadband in both fixed and mobile. These promising new products will be managed to maximise growth, while other older fixed and mobile products will be "managed for cash", the company said. Alcatel-Lucent competes with ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288298/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:57:11 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288298/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Trials of Al Sufouh Tram to be operated in Dubai were held in France on a 700-km-long test track.Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), watched the technical test in the facilities of Alstom Company in France. During the trial run, which was done at various speeds, tests on the safety system, electric propulsion of the coaches, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288223/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:51:56 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215288223/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Marvin Test Solutions (formerly known as Geotest-Marvin Test Systems) , a leading provider of innovative test solutions for military and commercial aerospace industries, is demonstrating its solutions this week at ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215287656/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:02:22 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215287656/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215286495/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:19:13 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215286495/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The French Navy's most modern amphibious assault vessel, Tonnerre, docked at Baria Serece port in Vietnam's southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, Vietnam's state-run news agency reported.Tonnerre along with the anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues, which docked at Ho Chi Minh City's port, are visiting Vietnam as part of activities to mark the 40th anniversary ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215284658/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:42 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215284658/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 ADELAIDE is awash with crepes, pastries and other sweet and savoury creations, as a flurry of French cafes open their doors across the city. Le Carpe Diem is the latest French cafe to open in Adelaide over the past 12 months, joining Goodwood's L'Atelier Gourmand, Hyde Park's Mulots Patisserie and Gallic CBD nosh spots Hey Jupiter and Au Matin Calme as favourites with SA-based ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296441/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:49:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215296441/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 By SaharaReporters, New York The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta today revealed that its operatives had freed a French sailor kidnapped on June 13 in the Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State. The 28-year old sailor, Benjamin Élan, was among 15 missing crewmen of a tanker, MT Adour, which was attacked by suspected pirates on June 13 thirty nautical miles off Lome, the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215283800/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:43:45 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215283800/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Fabio Capello is Russia's head coach but PSG have reportedly paid his EUR3m release clause to secure his services on a one-year contract. Photograph: Mario ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215282708/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:14 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215282708/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 /enpproperty--> PARIS - France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday. At a daily briefing, Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Philippe Lalliot said "French authorities ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281433/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:38:44 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281433/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has warned Britain and France against arming rebels fighting his government, which he said would turn the Middle East, Europe's backyard, into a "hub for terrorism and chaos". He claimed this in turn would result in terrorism being exported back to Europe. "Terrorists will gain experience in combat and return [home] with extremist ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281392/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:37 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281392/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Obama said. The two leaders had a private conversation after the Group of Eight meeting at the Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland. Obama, describing France as the "oldest ally" of the United States, said he and Hollande discussed a wide range of issues. On Afghanistan, they discussed the announcement that local authorities are now taking the lead on security. And they talked about ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281464/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:28 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281464/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281436/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:24 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215281436/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Ireland have lost 9-8 to hosts France in their fifth place play-off semi-final at the Junior World Cup. Number 8 Ryan Murphy crossed for a try in the first half while Rory Scannell also landed a penalty kick. However, three penalties from France scrum-half Baptiste Serin won it for the home side in La ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280273/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:52 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280273/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A French company is expanding its operations in Florida.Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is on a week-long trade mission in Paris, announced on Tuesday that Vision Systems would create its first U.S. subsidiary in Melbourne.Scott said that the company will eventually hire 40 people over the next three years. The company based in Lyon, France, is a supplier for the aeronautics, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280423/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:31 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280423/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PHILADELPHIA-Philippe Jeannard, 61, of La Rochelle, France, was sentenced today to time served for one count of fraud in connection with an identification document. Jeannard has been in federal custody since March 21, 2013. He was arrested after he boarded a commercial airplane, on March 20, 2013, at Philadelphia International Airport, using a fraudulent Air France identification card of a former ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280067/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:21 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215280067/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279018/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:34 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279018/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The state of Vermont wants to say bonjour to more Canadian tourists by posting signs in French in one of its busiest border towns. After the city council in Burlington, Vt., passed a "resolution of French friendliness," the Alliance Francaise put about 700 stickers on parking meters in the downtown area over the weekend displaying instructions in both French and English, reports WCAX. ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279177/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:21 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279177/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Discussing the mass protests in Brazil and Indonesia and the silent vigils held in Turkey after protesters clashed with police, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, and Niall Ferguson, Harvard ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279463/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:19:02 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279463/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279000/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:19 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279000/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PHILADELPHIA - A French man who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. Sixty-one-year-old Philippe Jeannard was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty to fraud. Jeannard is from La Rochelle, France. He's been in custody since March 21, one ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279179/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:31 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279179/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany, France and the state of Victoria in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215278723/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:50 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215278723/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A European spacecraft gathering the most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus has found the planet's winds are getting faster. The European Space Agency Venus Express has been studying the planet well known for its curious super-rotating atmosphere, which whips around the planet once every four Earth days, while the planet itself only rotates once every 243 Earth days. ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279758/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:49 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215279758/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Bradley Wiggins last year but was promoted to team leader this season even before his compatriot withdrew because of health concerns. With Wiggins out of the picture, Froome will at least be relieved that he does not have to answer the leadership question anymore. "If you look at the team time trial and what he could have brought there and also in the mountains as a support rider he ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277932/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:48 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277932/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 (Credit: Boeing) Boeing today announced the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third (and longest) plane in the often-troubled 787 family, and an aircraft that the aviation giant said will be the most fuel-efficient in the industry. The unveiling was timed to the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week in Le Bourget, France. That show is the aviation industry's biggest event of the year, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277455/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277455/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Two survivors of a dinghy tragedy that killed 63 migrants in the Mediterranean lodged fresh legal complaints today in Paris and Madrid, accusing the French and Spanish military of failing to come to the aid of people in danger.The harrowing case known as the boat "left-to-die" was ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277933/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:36 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277933/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A French Airforce Rafale performs its demonstration flight on the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, June 17, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215278210/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:02:34 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215278210/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Russian legislators unanimously approved amendments banning adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples in other countries. The draft law and its related amendments were passed by Russia's lower house, the State Duma, in a first reading April 16 and a second reading Tuesday. A final reading and vote is scheduled for June 21, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. The recent ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277787/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:41 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277787/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. said Tuesday at the Paris Air Show it has orders for 102 extended versions of its 787 Dreamliner jet. With fewer than 100 of the original Dreamliners delivered to date, Boeing said it has orders for the stretch version -- called the 787-10 -- worth $29 billion, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The longer jet will have seating for 330 passengers, compared to 210 ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277465/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:34 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215277465/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, and French President Francois Hollande stand for a group photograph at the G8 venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. (Matt Cardy, Getty ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276415/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:10 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276415/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard."What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement -- something that I have believed in for many ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:10 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 GroOovematic plays at Notorious Jazz Club (Photo: Avery Kelly) GroOovematic is a dynamic jazz trio from France that combines modern influences from music genres like funk, electro, and hip-hop with traditional sounds to create their own eclectic style. The group is touring through Argentina this month to promote their first album, the self-titled compilation GroOovematic, to be released in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276181/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:08 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276181/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 A pregnant Muslim woman attacked in a Paris street by skinheads, apparently because she was wearing a veil, has miscarried as a result of the assault, her lawyer ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276429/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:36 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276429/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS (Reuters) - Air France (AIRF.PA) looks poised to sign a long-awaited $7 billion deal to buy 25 Airbus (EAD.PA) A350 jets after talks narrowly avoided collapse, industry sources said on Tuesday. Air France has been at loggerheads with its suppliers over issues mainly including maintenance of the plane's Rolls-Royce (RR.L) engines ever since the deal was first mooted in 2011. Further ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276574/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:04:11 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276574/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 French sailor Benjamin Elman, who was kidnapped last week, is pictured after his release on June 18, 2013 in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. Elman was taken from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276389/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:32 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276389/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Paris had previously ruled out Iran taking part in the proposed conference, saying Tehran had no desire for peace and would use the Syria talks to detract from negotiations later in the year with major powers over ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276437/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:25 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276437/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276063/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:26 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276063/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 PARIS ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276571/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:29 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215276571/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Paris, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Diplomats, officials, and intellectuals attended in this capital today a tribute to artistic director and film director Dominique Roland, recently awarded with the medal for the Cuban Culture. Roland, director of the Center for the Arts in Enghien-les-Bains, a commune in northern Paris, has dedicated more than 20 years to promote the Cuban music. Thanks to this ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215275148/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:25 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215275148/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 The latest chapter in the storied aviation rivalry between Boeing and Airbus ramped up this week in Paris, where the jetmakers' fight over the widebody jet market has become a top plot line at the 2013 Paris Air Show. The high-profile event kicked off in Le Bourget, just outside Paris, Monday morning, barely 72 hours after Airbus made the maiden flight on its new-age A350 model. Airbus ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274567/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:08 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274567/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Editor's note: 60 Seconds on Earth is a regular GlobalPost series where our correspondents in the field produce video snapshots of the places and people that we find important, impressive, crazy or just unmistakably cool. This is the first ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215275161/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:58 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215275161/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 France's Ministry of Defense has contracted Thales for support services for company electronic systems aboard its military aircraft. The five-year contract is known as MOREAT and combines several earlier contracts. No monetary value was given. Under the award, Thales will provide technical and logistic support and through-life support services to Thales electronic warfare systems and ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274992/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:21 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274992/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Eiffel Tower had to be evacuated for two hours Tuesday after a man threatened to throw himself off in the latest of a string of suicide bids to cause chaos for visitors to the Paris landmark. The man, who described himself as Polish and was said by police to have mental health issues, was talked down and arrested just before 3pm (1300 GMT), by which time thousands of would-be visitors had been ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274963/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:36:26 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274963/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:01pm EDT * Fund would help local authorities with structured loans * French state eager to prevent wave of costly lawsuits PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - The French government will set up a special fund to help the numerous local authorities that are struggling with the burden of "toxic" loans, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The fund is to be set up with local ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274986/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215274986/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Planes The Russian delegation has landed its first deal at the Paris air show, selling all-weather K-52 Alligator helicopter gunships to Iraqi officials. Airplanes of all shapes, sizes, and nationalities have taken to the Parisian sky this week at 50th Le Bourget air show, and Russia has concluded its first sales on day two of the bi-annual exhibition. The Iraqi order is part of a $4 ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215273478/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215273478/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 France Mulls Smartphone and Tablet Tax to Fund Culture "This is indicative of those people who are not elected and govern Europe with great arrogance and conceit," said Hazanavicius in an interview with radio Europe 1 on Tuesday. "This way of working alone without listening to anyone creates European dogma but no European ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215272140/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:41 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215272140/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 French MP and Vice President of the Rarty of European Socialists, Jean-Christophe Cambadelis said European Commission head, Jose Barroso should resign after calling the French 'reactionary' on trade talks. The remarks were made after Paris won concessions on thew EU - US trade talks, having gained an excemption for culture, which the state subsidises and supports through rationing film ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270765/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:52:40 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270765/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 This combination of AFP file images shows French international footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema (L). Two French international footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema went on trial on June 18, 2013 in Paris charged with paying for sex with an underage prostitute. AFP PHOTO PARIS -- The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema for having sex with an underage ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270766/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:41:46 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270766/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema both deny the allegations and the young woman involved, Zahia Dehar, testified that neither player knew she was under 18 at the time.Under French law, the age of consent is 15 but paid sex with anyone less than 18-years-old is classified as sex with a minor and the pair face up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270154/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:36 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270154/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Olympic hockey silver medallist and former Team Canada captain France St-Louis will be an assistant chef de mission at Sochi. (Kevork Djansezian/Associated ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270574/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:49 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215270574/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Sydney - An Australian woman who now speaks with a French-sounding accent after a head injury eight years ago has revealed the experience has left her feeling frustrated and ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215269448/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:27 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/215269448/scat/fab36d240e1883d4