The two French fire-fighting airplanes "Canadair", which arrived to Bulgaria Sunday night, are already taking part in the efforts to put out the forest fire in the Rila Mountain National Par...
Novinite Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:16:52 -0400

O TTAWA, Sept 7, 2008 (AFP) - Canada's conservative prime minister launched snap general elections Sunday to try to firm up his minority government, in what is expected be a heated ideological contest...
The Tocqueville Connection Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:47:52 -0400

PARIS: France, the 1998 world champion, suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to lowly Austria on Saturday to endure a nightmare start to its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.On a night when reputatio...
People's Daily Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:23:03 -0400

Italian flag carrier Alitalia has managed to find a way to tackle its bankruptcy by gathering private suitors to recapitalise in the airline. The Italian government, which owns 49.9 percent of Alita...
Travel Blackboard Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:40:53 -0400

PARIS - New Zealand halfback Byron Kelleher scored three tries for Toulouse in their 20-6 victory over Biarritz in the French Top 14 championship on Sunday.Reigning champions Toulouse played well rath...
New Zealand Herald Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:04:28 -0400

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and top executives of the European Union are headed to Russia and Georgia to ensure a ceasefire agreement reached a month ago is met - and to seek a more long-lasting ...
VOA Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:58:49 -0400

PARIS : A decision by a French court to postpone a robbery trial involving a Muslim defendant until the end of the holy month of Ramadan has set off a new fracas here about whether France's fierc...
International Herald Tribune Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:34:15 -0400

N EW YORK - Alain Jacquet, a French pop artist known for his reinterpretations of famous paintings, has died, the French Embassy said. Mr. Jacquet, who lived in New York and Paris, died of cancer Thu...
Boston Herald Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:11:08 -0400

Austria and France want to wipe out some bad memories from the European Championship when they open their World Cup qualifying campaigns on Saturday.Co-host Austria and France underachieved at Euro 20...
New Zealand Herald Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:21:54 -0400

The Francophones still want to stretch out into the Flemish side, said Joris Van Hauthem, from the far-right Vlaams Belang party, at a rally with about 400 supporters in Wezembeek-Oppem, on the outski...
The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:05:41 -0400

The commission urged the Sunday Times to come forward with any tape recordings and other relevant information it might have on the allegations, published after a six-month investigation by the paper.
The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:05:40 -0400

The leader of the opposition reminds me of a professor who crosses out all the work of a student, but then gives him a passing grade, a sarcastic Harper said, while one well-known columnist wrote of t...
The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:05:39 -0400

PARIS – Three young Parisian Jews were treated for fractures and bruises after what France's interior minister described Sunday as an anti-Semitic attack. The three – aged 17 and 18 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:02:57 -0400

-(Dow Jones)- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon Sunday ruled out the possibility of a stimulus package to boost the country's flagging economy and vowed to press on with structural reforms.
Morning Star Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:46:23 -0400

France, the 1998 world champions, suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to lowly Austria on Saturday to endure a nightmare start to their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.On a night when reputations c...
eTaiwan News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:05 -0400

Three Jewish teens were attacked by a group of youths of similar age in Paris, a French police spokeswoman said Sunday.The three victims, wearing kippot (skullcaps) at the time, were struck by stones ...
Haaretz Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:31:06 -0400

Moscow's cooperation is vital for any such mission to be able to get into the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, or the surrounding buffer zones which Russia controls, they said...
The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:03:19 -0400

New Delhi, Sep 6 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday thanked the US, Britain, France and Russia for pushing the unique waiver for India in the NSG and underlined that the nuclear dea...
New Kerala Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:41:29 -0400

French fashion house Lacoste presented its 2009 spring collection aimed at the well-heeled young as Tropical Storm Hanna doused the city with heavy rain. New York authorities warned Friday evening of ...
Breitbart Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:55:51 -0400

After clinching a deal with ASEAN on a Free Trade Agreement, negotiations will resume this week for a market-opening pact between India and EU, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French Presid...
Hindustan Times Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:36:49 -0400

Germany and Italy reaped victories on the road but France fell on Saturday when 24 European zone qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup took place. Germay dismantled Liechtenstein's part-timers 6-0...
People's Daily Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:24:01 -0400

Unconvincing wins for Italy, England and Portugal were all overshadowed Saturday when France started its attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Austria. While Italy w...
CBC News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:35:29 -0400

PARIS- Stade Francais regained top spot in the French Top 14 championship on Saturday following a 26-11 win at Perpignan with Bayonne, 17-6 winners over Clermont on Friday, in second spot.
Khaleej Times Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:10:03 -0400

Unconvincing wins for Italy, England and Portugal were all overshadowed Saturday when France started its attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Austria.While Italy won...
eTaiwan News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:19:42 -0400

Clothing chains French Connection, Primark and Next all report results this week ahead of the vital Christmas quarter for the high street. Analysts predict profits at the ailing French Connection...
The Independent Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:52:09 -0400

Andreas Ivanschitz celebrates scoring against France. Photograph: Georg Hochmuth/EPA Andreas Ivanschitz scored one goal and set up two others as Austria opened their qualifying campaign with an impr...
The Guardian Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:51:38 -0400

With the announcement of her pregnancy by an unnamed man, France's sharp and ambitious justice minister has given the nation what it loves best: the chance to laugh at its prurient, prudish Anglo-Saxo...
The Guardian Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:51:12 -0400

United Nations, 07 September, (Asiantribune.com): The United Nations has admitted it made an "error" in permitting three representatives of the Tamil Centre for Human Rights (TCHR) , a pro-LTTE organi...
Asian Tribune Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:09:41 -0400

U.S. dollar exchange rates dramatically ended more than eight months of doldrums this past week by returning to the 80-81 French Pacific franc level for the first time since late December at...
Pacific Magazine Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:22:43 -0400

Hamburg - A last-minute goal from Antonio de Natale gave world champions Italy a 2-1 win at Cyprus, but defeated 2006 finalists France crashed 3-1 in Austria Saturday in World Cup qualifiers in Europe...
Earth Times Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:16:19 -0400

LONDON - Unconvincing wins for Italy, England and Portugal were all overshadowed today when France started its attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Austria.While Ita...
New Zealand Herald Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:11:01 -0400

Austria beat France 3-1 in opening match in World Cup qualifying Group 7 Philip Mexes scores own goal and gives away decisive penalty in French defeat Lithuania shock Romania 3-0 to top group after op...
CNN Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:07:51 -0400

Sonny Bill Williams may soon be getting a visit from Graham Henry. The All Blacks coach says there are now so many talented Kiwis playing abroad it justifies a trip to Europe so he can meet and greet...
Stuff Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:21:31 -0400

Six young Indian designers on a common quest to marry ancestral tradition with contemporary design are being showcased at Europe's biggest home fair in Paris this week. Chosen "to honour the flourishi...
Breitbart Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:06:55 -0400

French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde on Saturday said France was reviewing its budget deficit targets after cutting its growth expectations for the year.
CNBC Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:58:02 -0400

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France's president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear programme because one day its arch-foe Israel cou...
The Star Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:51:16 -0400

No injuries have been reported and there is no threat to people in the nearby villages and the town of Blagoevgrad, fire service chief Nikolay Nikolov said on national radio Saturday.
The Tocqueville Connection Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:30:18 -0400

The bank overseeing the relaunch of Italy's ailing national airline Alitalia denied a report Friday that it had offered a 10-20 percent stake to Air France-KLM, the ANSA news agency said."There is abs...
eTaiwan News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:00:14 -0400

Patrick Vieira has revealed he is hopeful of making his France comeback in October. The Inter Milan midfielder missed his country's three group games at Euro 2008 due to a thigh problem, and had ad...
Sky Sports Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:08:53 -0400

B RUSSELS, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union congratulated Saturday new Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on his election and urged him to help ease security concerns in the region.  &#...
The Tocqueville Connection Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:30:28 -0400

NEW YORK - Alain Jacquet, a French pop artist known for his reinterpretations of famous paintings, has died, the French Embassy said. Jacquet, who lived in New York and Paris, died of cancer Thursda...
Star Tribune Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:18:05 -0400

What? French fries aren't healthy? Cafeteria patrons at Novi's new Providence Park Hospital will find one quick-order staple conspicuously missing from the culinary line up: French fries. The artery-c...
The Detroit News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:47:55 -0400

PARIS : Six young Indian designers on a common quest to marry ancestral tradition with contemporary design are being showcased at Europe's biggest home fair in Paris this week.
Times of India Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:03:59 -0400

Austria and France want to wipe out some bad memories from the European Championship when they open their World Cup qualifying campaigns on Saturday.Co-host Austria and France underachieved at Euro 20...
eTaiwan News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:31:28 -0400

The reigning Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre announced Friday he is swapping his current cycling team CSC for the Cervelo Test team at the end of the current season. The 33-year-old Sastre has bee...
People's Daily Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:40:26 -0400

PARIS: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra says he will give "300 percent" effort to propel France to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
New Straits Times Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:00:47 -0400

The investors ' offers are the last hope for the survival of Poland's Baltic Sea shipyards, remembered for dealing a death blow to communism by giving birth to Solidarity, the first and only free trad...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:25:01 -0400

September 5, 2008 (InfoWorld) A decade ago, European countries leapt out of the gate to take the lead in the radical open source movement -- none more so than France -- and left U.S. developers in the...
Computerworld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:50:55 -0400

Rama Yade, France’s Junior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, this week announced that her country intends to submit a draft “declaration” calling for the global...
Spero News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:02:36 -0400

France's play-off hopes remained alive thanks to a comfortable victory against Group 10's bottom side Malta. Man down A strong first-half display laid the platform for the three points in Boulogne-sur...
UEFA Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:06:48 -0400

Biarritz have strengthened their squad with the signing of three new forwards just two weeks into the Top 14 season.Joining the Basque club are Crusaders prop Campbell Johnston, Agen flank Pierre Som ...
Planet Rugby Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:39 -0400

His comment came just days after he and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat launched intensive talks on reunifying the Mediterranean island in what the United Nations described as a historic move ...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:52 -0400

However the draft summit declaration makes no mention of the key European perspective for Ukraine, which Kiev had been hoping for and which is familiar eurospeak for an eventual goal of EU membership.
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:51 -0400

A picture of a Taliban fighter in the uniform of a dead French soldier drew anger in France Wednesday as the army came under new fire over its conduct in an ambush that killed 10 paratroopers in Afgha...
General Sources Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:16:44 -0400

The United States and its staunch ally Israel - - the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear armed nation - - have never ruled out taking military action against Iran, which they accuse of seeking t...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:04 -0400

B RUSSELS, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission launched Friday "fast-track" aid action for Haiti, after the storm-hit Caribbean island appealed for international help.    ...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:04 -0400

I am sure that Russia will understand it is deepening its isolation through the Georgian conflict, Rice added, saying that Russia has been widely condemned for its recognition of South Ossetia and Abk...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:03 -0400

"I will not abandon the Chantiers de l'Atlantique," Sarkozy said, referring to the yard by its former name. "What better way to show my confidence in the future of the yard...than (for the governmen...
Morning Star Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:04:05 -0400

France, currently the president of the European Union is considering the possibility of sending a European Union mission to help security in the Palestinian territories, diplomats said on Friday befor...
Haaretz Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:56:55 -0400

Pihsiang Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (PMMC), the largest, Taiwan-listed manufacturer of electric scooters for seniors and handicapped globally, recently announced its plan to demo its all-electr...
Taiwan Headlines Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:02:22 -0400

Tahiti - The daughter of a French couple whose sailboat was seized by pirates off Somalia says her parents are doing well. Alizee Delanne says she spoke to her parents, Jean-Yves and Bernadette Del...
IOL Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:28:29 -0400

President Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Friday lambasted Germany and France for dominating the European Union, according to press reports. Speaking at a meeting of Polish ambassadors in Warsaw Th...
IRNA Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:06:40 -0400

Western countries have called on Russia to withdraw troops from Georgia immediately and have condemned Moscow's decision to recognise the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another rebel prov...
The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:19:56 -0400

US stars were set to descend on the posh French resort of Deauville Friday for the Festival of American Cinema which this year pays tribute to maverick African-American director...
Breitbart Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:02:44 -0400

)French Defense minister Hervé Morin will travel to New Caledonia next week for a three-day visit (September 14-17), the French High commission in Nouméa said on Thursay in a release.Mor...
Pacific Magazine Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:31:41 -0400

TOKYO - Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as the automaker strives to play ...
Star Tribune Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:36:06 -0400

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has joined a summit with regional leaders in Damascus seeking to boost the roles of Paris and the European Union in the Middle East.
SBS Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:14:58 -0400

WHY GO NOW? Paris leaves its Christmas decorations on display throughout January, so you can enjoy enchanting winter views along the Seine, ice-skating outside the town hall and other seasonal d...
The Independent Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:51:03 -0400