France

Unlike the US, whose history compared to that of Europe sometimes seems just weeks old, France boasts a number of businesses over a century old that still bear the family name. Rambaud is one such …

AFP – France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday defied massive street protests against his plan to raise the retirement age from 60, vowing to push on with what he called an “essential” bill.
“The main element …

AFP - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday.
   
In Saudi Arabia, seen as the beacon of …

AFP – The main suspect in the Philippines’ worst political massacre goes on trial on Wednesday, amid allegations of witness intimidation and fears the case could drag on for years.
Andal Ampatuan Jnr and over 100 …

President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected on a campaign promise to clean up politics and put an end to the murky dealings that had tarnished the image of the French state under his predecessors, François Mitterrand …

AFP – Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing on Monday shone a cold light on human suffering at a re-education camp in the windswept Gobi Desert in “The Ditch” at the Venice film festival.
Set in 1960, the …

AFP – Iran had as of mid-August produced at least 22 kilogrammes (49 pounds) of higher-enriched uranium, which Tehran says is for a research reactor, according to a restricted UN report seen by AFP on …

AFP – The Wallabies have cleared a critical hurdle in their journey to next year’s World Cup with their last-gasp win over the world champion Springboks, the Australian press said on Monday.
They became the first …

AFP – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that creative thinking was needed to end the decades-old conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
“We will need to think creatively, and in new ways, about how …

AFP – South Korean telecom operator KT Corp said on Sunday it planned to begin selling Apple’s iPhone 4 this week amid growing competition to expand in the potentially lucrative smartphone market.
KT, the country’s sole …

AFP – Tiger Woods got his US PGA Tour playoff bid back on track Saturday with a six-under 65 in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Woods, three shots below the projected cut line …

AFP – A US soldier in southern Afghanistan has died after an insurgent attack in the most volatile part of the country, NATO said Saturday.
The attack was on Friday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) …

President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected on a campaign promise to clean up politics and put an end to the murky dealings that had tarnished the image of the French state under his predecessors, François Mitterrand …

AFP – Italy survived a scare as they came back from a goal down to escape from Tallinn with a 2-1 victory over Estonia in Euro 2012 qualifying Group C on Friday.
Sergei Zenjov had given …

 
AP – France coach Laurent Blanc is making sure all his players will be singing the national anthem before a 2012 European Championship qualifier against Belarus on Friday, to show they really care about playing …

Here is some of what art lovers can look forward to in Paris as 2010 draws to an end and 2011 begins.
22 September – 24 January: A Claude Monet retrospective at the Grand Palais assembles …