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French honour for Anurag Kashyap - 17 May 2013
with the French honour Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his efforts... and was well received by the French public and press," said François Richier, ambassador... honour the Indian Film Industry, French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti

French warship foils attacks by Somali pirates - 05 Jan 2009
Paris, Jan 5 (Xinhua) A French warship Sunday foiled attacks by Somali pirates on two commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the French president's office said. Patrolling off the Somali coast, the French warship 'Jean de Vienne

French senators support Tibet - 10 May 2013
Dharamsala, May 10 (IANS) A four-member French senate delegation, led by Jean-Francois Humbert, Friday called upon the international community to recognise the non-violent struggle of the people in Tibet.They also expressed their desire

'Galocher' now new word for French kiss - 31 May 2013
New York, May 31 (ANI): After centuries of lacking a word for "French kiss," a verb has finally been given its rightful place in the French dictionary.The one... to the "Petit Robert" 2014 French dictionary, the New York Daily News reported.It may

Brad Pitt obsessed with French jam - 13 May 2013
London, May 13 (ANI): Brad Pitt is apparently obsessed with his 12-pound pots of French jam and can't get enough of it.The 'Fight Club' star and partner Angelina Jolie have loaded larders of the stuff, worth 1,200-pounds, in both their LA

Murray pulls out of French Open - 22 May 2013
London, May 22 (IANS) US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury.The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel

Sarkozy set to meet bankers as French shares plunge - 01 Jan 2008
Paris, Sep 30 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to meet with the heads of French banks and insurance companies later Tuesday, as French shares tumbled... that the French state would come to the aid of any financial institution at risk of failing

Sarkozy set to meet bankers as French shares plunge - 06 Oct 2008
Paris, Sep 30 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to meet with the heads of French banks and insurance companies later Tuesday, as French shares tumbled... that the French state would come to the aid of any financial institution at risk of failing

French aid worker kidnapped in Kabul - 03 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 3 (Xinhua) Armed men abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan.... 'It occurred at around 9.10 a.m. when three gunmen kidnapped the French... for a French-based non-government organization,' he added.  'One local

French lawmaker kills girlfriend, self - 18 Nov 2008
Paris, Nov 18 (DPA) A lawmaker in the French National Assembly Monday shot to death his mistress before killing himself, a spokeswoman at police headquarters...;According to French media reports, the incident occurred after the woman - who

IMF lowers forecast for French economy - 04 Jun 2013
Paris, June 4 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday lowered its forecasts for the French economy by 0.1 percentage point respectively in 2013 and 2014.The organization said France's gross domestic product (GDP) would

Paes-Melzer lose at French Open - 01 Jun 2013
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Ninth seeds Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer were shown the door in the men's doubles second round at the French Open here Saturday.The Indo-Austrian lost to Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas and Argentine Horacio Zeballos 7-5, 4-6

French Open: Kirilenko reaches quarters - 04 Jun 2013
Paris, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Maria Kirilenko beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open.It took Kirilenko, the world No. 12, more than two hours for the 7-5, 6-4 victory

French Senate to consider rescue plan - 15 Oct 2008
Paris, Oct 15 (DPA) The French Senate was due Wednesday to debate and vote on the government's 360-billion-euro ($490 billion) bank rescue plan after the bill... the French economy from sliding into recession, and that other costly measures

French PM threatens to nationalise loan-wary banks - 03 Nov 2008
Paris, Nov 3 (DPA) French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has threatened to nationalise any French bank receiving emergency government aid that does not extend... their leadership, to oversee their strategy,' he said.   The French

Bruni-Sarkozy's album ranked third in French charts - 01 Jan 2008
spot in French album sales - a week after its release.  'Comme si de rien... and a French pop singer Laurent Voulzy, according to France's National Union...;The former supermodel-turned-singer married French President Nicolas Sarkozy in February

Puig upsets Petrova at French Open - 27 May 2013
Paris, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.11 Nadia Petrova failed to clear the first-round hurdle at the French Open, suffering a three-set defeat to Puerto Rico's Monica Puig.The Russian, who reached the semi-finals in 2003 and 2005, made

French woman found dead in Goa - 22 Dec 2008
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) A French woman was found dead in a trailer parked near Vagator beach in Goa, while a man believed to be her companion was lying unconscious next to her, police said Monday. The trailer, equipped with modern

Indo-French joint committee meeting to be held today - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Sept 15 (ANI): The 15th Session of Indo-French Joint Committee... and industry and Anne Marie Idrac, French Minister of State for External Trade.  ... of the Indo-French JCM is expected to be signed by both the Ministers. Thereafter

Galatasaray signs Chedjou from French Lille - 31 May 2013
Ankara, May 31 (IANS) Turkish football club Galatasaray has signed a contract with Aurelien Chedjou from French Lille club.Galatasaray announced Thursday... in contact with the French club for sometime

Aniston dresses up as French maid for '30 Rock' - 14 Nov 2008
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston dressed as a French maid for a guest appearance on American television comedy series "30 Rock...;This is not the first time she has dressed as a French maid. She also wore

Top seeds Sania-Lindstedt out of French Open - 31 May 2013
at the French Open here Friday.The Indo-Swede pair lost 2-6, 3-6 to the Zimbabwean... American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands play the French duo of Alize Cornet

UAE PM meets French president - 15 Jun 2013
Paris, June 15 (IANS/WAM) French President Francois Hollande met visiting UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and discussed ways of enhancing the strategic partnership between the two countries.The

Sarkozy meeting with Dalai Lama has undermined Sino-French ties: China - 07 Dec 2008
Beijing, Dec.7 (ANI): China has described as unwise French President Nicolas..., on Saturday, adding that it has undermined Sino-French ties. A Xinhua report quoted sources as saying that in meeting "separatist The Dalai Lama" the French

French firm to supply uranium to Indian power stations - 18 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec 18 (DPA) The French nuclear energy supplier Areva said Thursday... of a French-Indian agreement on nuclear power collaboration signed in September.   The French company therefore becomes the first nuclear supplier for India

French government to look into bank's $804-mn loss - 17 Oct 2008
Paris, Oct 17 (DPA) French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has asked the government's bank oversight authority to look into the country's second-largest... ($804 million) in a derivatives trade, French radio reported Friday. The loss

Ashley Olsen planning $1m French wedding? - 01 Nov 2008
Washington, Nov 1(ANI): Actress Ashley Olsen is reportedly planning a secret 1 million dollars wedding to actor beau Justin Bartha on the French Riviera. ... on the French Riviera, and she's going to ask her favourite designer, Karl Lagerfeld

Nadal outshines Federer in French Open final - 09 Jun 2008
player Roger Federer in French Open Tennis tournament in straight sets on June 08... legend Bjorn Borg and joined the elite club of winning four straight French Open... men’s final in French Open since 1977. Nadal defeated Federer 11th time

French man turns rickshaw puller for research - 11 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 11 (IANS) A French man is pedalling a rickshaw in Bihar these days to understand the real problems of rickshaw pullers in India. John Lui, in his early 40s, says: 'I am trying to discover the real life of a rickshaw puller

French Olympic swimmer caught in nude pics controversy - 01 Jan 2008
Melbourne, Aug 11 (ANI): With the ongoing Beijing Olympics, French swimmer Laure Manaudou is in the news, but for all the wrong reasons - a nude picture controversy. Manaudou former Italian swimmer boyfriend Luca Marin has been

Israel 'will eat' Iran? French minister's English ouches - 06 Oct 2008
Paris, Oct 5 (DPA) The difficulties the French have in pronouncing the letter 'h' landed the country's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, in hot water. Israeli media quoted the minister as saying Israel 'will eat' Iran if the Islamic

Nadal wins his eighth French Open title - 09 Jun 2013
in straight sets to win his eighth French Open title at Roland Garros here Sunday.The... successful player in French Open history, reports Xinhua.The 27-year-old, Nadal... to Robin Soderling in the round of 16 in 2009.The French Open title is also his twelfth

Angelina Jolie checks out of French hospital - 01 Jan 2008
Melbourne, July 19 (ANI): New-mum Angelina Jolie has checked out of the French hospital where she gave birth to her twins last week. The announcement of the star's leaving the Lenval hospital in the southern French city of Nice has

TV actress Preeti Gupta's French leap - 12 Jun 2013
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Actress Preeti Gupta who has been seen in shows like "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii", says she will shoot with a French director soon."There is this film, which is with this French director...right now I don't want to talk

Heiress Lydia Hearst bares it all for 50th anniversary issue of French Playboy - 11 Nov 2008
New York, Nov 11 (ANI): After revealing her twin assets in French fashion... in the latest issue of French Playboy. The 50th anniversary issue of the French... of the magazine also include a fully nude spread inside of Hearst shot by French

French Defence Minister says no new troops in Afghanistan - 19 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec 19 (DPA) French Defence Minister Herve Morin Thursday denied a media... French forces in Afghanistan was being prepared. However, he left open... consist of several hundred soldiers and would eventually form part of a 'French

Media watchdog criticises Morocco for banning French weekly - 04 Nov 2008
Toronto, Nov 4 (IANS) Reporters Without Borders has condemned Morocco for banning the French weekly L'Express for carrying an article perceived to be an attack on Islam. 'Morocco has banned the Oct 30 issue of the weekly for its cover

Russia launches rocket with French telecom satellite - 15 May 2013
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Proton-M rocket carrying a French telecommunications satellite has blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan... said.Separation of the French W3D satellite from the Russian rocket was scheduled for 5.15

Injured Murray likely to miss French Open - 16 May 2013
London, May 16 (ANI): Tennis ace Andy Murray has said that it is 'unlikely' that he will play in the French Open starting Sunday, following a chronic back... make through the game even if he were selected for the French Open, adding

Injured Murray pulls out of French Open - 22 May 2013
London, May 22 (ANI): Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open starting Sunday, due to a chronic back injury which provoked him to leave Rome Masters... issued a statement saying that Andy has reluctantly withdrawn from the French

EU cannot dictate French policies on finances: Hollande - 30 May 2013
Paris, May 30 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande has said the European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union (EU), cannot "dictate... Wednesday citing Hollande during his visit to French town of Rodez."Concerning

Bolt and Sanchez to give French Open awards - 07 Jun 2013
singles champions of French Open tennis.Jamaica's Bolt will award the Coupe des... the President of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), Jean Gachassin, reports Xinhua.Bolt

French men are the most 'well-endowed', says survey - 30 Nov 2008
London, Nov 30 (ANI): When it comes to sexual prowess, French men have been touted as the uncrowned leaders in the whole world - and now a survey has revealed.... And the French came out on top with a claimed average length of 6.09 in (15.48 cm

Is Sarkozy's brother French minister's baby's mystery father? - 06 Jan 2009
Melbourne, Jan 6 (ANI): Francois Sarkozy, the younger brother of French President, has become the latest figure to be named as a possible father of justice..., Barrière hotel and casino chief Dominique Desseigne and a French television host

French novelist wins 2008 literature Nobel - 09 Oct 2008
Stockholm, Oct 9 (IANS) French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature, the prize committee announced here Thursday. A press statement from the Nobel Committee at the Royal Swedish Academy

Federer sails into second round at French Open - 26 May 2013
Paris, May 26 (IANS) Second seed Roger Federer of Switzerland breezed past qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta in straight sets to enter the second round of the French Open here on Sunday.The 17-time Grand Slam champion crushed the world No.166

Lily Cole bares all for French playboy - 06 Oct 2008
London, Oct 3 (ANI): English model Lily Cole has been featured on the French... intimate, very psychological," The Sun quoted French Playboy's fashion director Alex... the woman," he added. The shoot - which is inspired by the cover of French

French honour for Shahrukh Khan - 29 Jan 2008
on Sunday by the French Ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont in Mumbai. The French Ambassador presented him the award in the opening day of French Film Festival... of the four prestigious ministerial honours of French Republic. It recognizes

China world's leading power, believe French people - 27 Oct 2008
Paris, Oct 27 (DPA) By a significant margin, the French believe that China has supplanted the US as the most powerful country in the world, according to a survey made public Monday. Asked by the TNS-Sofres Institute to name

French banks hit with losses in US securities fraud - 15 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec 15 (DPA) French investment bank Natixis said Monday it could suffer...,' the company said.   On Sunday, French bank BNP Paribas announced...;  Another large French bank, Societe Generale, said Monday it had suffered only

ArcelorMittal fined $415 mn by French competition council - 16 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec 16 (IANS) The French competition council Tuesday slapped a fine of about 302 million euros ($415 million) on ArcelorMittal, the steel giant led... (the French competition council) has imposed 301.78 million euros fine on French

French Prez Sarkozy warned not to meet Dalai Lama - 01 Jan 2008
Paris, July 9 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who confirmed he would attend the opening ceremony of Beijing's summer Olympic Games, has been warned... consequences" for Sino-French bilateral relations if Sarkozy meets the Dalai Lama

French Minister of State for Foreign Trade coming on a two-day to visit - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Sept 15 (ANI): French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie... of the State visit to India made by the President of the French Republic Nicolas... Sharad Pawar include-intensification of French cooperation for developing

Mary Rose may have sunk by French cannonball in 1545 - 18 Nov 2008
have been sunk by a cannonball shot by a French warship in 1545. The Mary... the English fleet and a French invasion force.  Traditionally, historians have blamed the sinking, not on the intervention of the French

French govt. to introduce tax on smartphones and tablets to fund culture - 14 May 2013
London, May 14 (ANI): The French Government is planning to introduce one... of music and films.In a bid to promote and protect French culture from the market..., but 'contribute nothing' financially to digital content.In an aim to shield French

Djokovic gives No.1 priority to 'never won before' French Open this year - 28 May 2013
French Open is the only tournament he is interested in winning.The Serbian tennis ace has never won a French Open before and has the 2012 final to seven-time... in this year's semi-finals at Roland Garros, said that the French Open is the priority

French government favours Tibetan cause: Dalai Lama - 17 Dec 2008
said here that the French government had openly expressed concern over the issue... for the French government and the European Union too,' the Dalai Lama told reporters..., where he met French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other European Union leaders

French say King Arthur is a figment of the British imagination - 01 Jan 2008
London, June 30 (ANI): French historians have determined that King Arthur was nothing but a mythical character who was invented at a certain point in history..., the French exhibition will try to prove that King Arthur is nothing

French embassy web site in China hacked - 12 Dec 2008
Beijing, Dec.12 (ANI): The website of the French embassy in Beijing has... of the world" on Monday and stressed he supported "one China". On Tuesday, French...;In the wake of the Sarkozy-Dalai Lama meeting in Poland last week, French businesses

French parents 'meanest' in Europe in terms of pocket money to kids - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 26 (ANI): When it comes to giving pocket money to kids, French...;The French figure has dropped six points in a year too, reports the Telegraph. ... the French state. These include a "back-to-school" hand-out to help buy stationary

Designer Ritu Kumar honoured with prestigious French award - 09 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The French government has honoured veteran designer... contribution to Indian fashion. The award was presented to Kumar by French... Christine Albanel at the French embassy here Monday night. A minute's silence

French woman performs Chhath in Bihar for Belgian husband - 06 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) A French woman performed Chhath puja, a Hindu festival in which prayers are offered to the sun god, in Bihar's Bodh Gaya town for the long life of her Belgian husband. Axlle, a French woman in her late 20s, offered

Paparazzi arrested for trespassing on Brangelina's French holiday home - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 26 (ANI): Two photogs found themselves behind bars after they tried to photograph the newly expanded Jolie-Pitt family at the couple's French holiday home Chateau Miraval. Tony Webb, head of security, revealed

Court rejects French mag's appeal to reprint Kate's topless pic - 06 Jun 2013
Washington, June 6 (ANI): French magazine Closer has lost a court appeal to reprint the Duchess of Cambridge's topless images.The magazine went to court to overturn an injunction issued on September 18 last year that banned Closer's

Serena Williams wins second French Open title - 08 Jun 2013
Paris, June 8 (IANS) Top seed Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win her second French Open crown and 16th Grand... at Wimbledon, four at the US Open and two at the French Open.Williams said in French

French PSG cancels celebrations after clashes - 14 May 2013
Paris, May 14 (IANS) Newly crowned French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-German (PSG) cancelled a championship celebrations with players on cruise on the Seine... their heroes, the PSG players who had just won the first French league title since 1994

My writings are experiences of liberation: French author - 27 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) For French novelist Arno Bertina, writing is not about expressing a state of mind but about plotting stories on the freedom crusades... said.  Bertina, who along with three award-winning French novelists co

Gunmen abduct French aid worker in Kabul - 03 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) A group of unknown gunmen abducted a French aid worker Monday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and shot dead an Afghan driver who tried to rescue him, the police said. The Frenchman was kidnapped as he was walking

No economic crisis for French bakeries - 28 May 2013
business.Bread is much more than food in France - 95 percent of French people go

Brussels approves French re-financing scheme - 31 Oct 2008
Brussels, Oct 31 (DPA) The European Commission, which is the European Union (EU)'s executive arm, Thursday cleared a French plan for re-financing troubled lenders, describing it as an 'appropriate' system for injecting confidence

ScarJo files lawsuit over using her name in French novel - 08 Jun 2013
London, June 08 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson is suing another author of a bestselling French novel for featuring a fictional character that resembles her.In... not even read the book, which has so far appeared only in French. (ANI

Tennis ace Venus Williams loses in French Open first round - 27 May 2013
New York, May 27 (ANI): Former World No. 1 tennis player Venus Williams has lost in the first round of the French Open.This is the first time that she has lost in the first round since 2001.The seven-time Grand Slam champion ranked 30th

Israel to debate French truce proposal for Gaza - 31 Dec 2008
Jerusalem, Dec 31 (DPA) Israel's cabinet planned to meet later Wednesday to discuss a French proposal for a 48-hour truce in its assault on the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli warplanes continued its attacks, striking targets of the Hamas

French government to ban ads pitching mobiles phones to kids - 12 Jan 2009
London, Jan 12 (ANI): The French government is set to introduce new laws cracking down on kids' use of mobile phones amid growing fears that cell phones cause... comprehensive action yet taken by any government worldwide.  The French

France posts space counsellor in Bangalore - 27 May 2013
spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, we are in discussions with ISRO for more...Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The French government posted Mat Weiss as its space...," French space agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) president Jean-Yves Le

Controversial French minister returns to work five days after giving birth - 08 Jan 2009
London, Jan 8 (ANI): French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has returned to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl. The 43-year-old glamorous minister, who has refused to name the father of the child, gave birth by caesarean

TERI receives second knighthood honour from French government - 24 Dec 2008
Academiques) by the Prime Minister of the French Republic. The Knighthood has been... established strong ties between French, American and European universities which... who render important services to the French National Education and contribute

Ashley Cole 'romped with French beauty' after meeting on Instagram - 13 May 2013
London, May 13 (ANI): Ashley Cole bedded a French make-up artist after flirting with her on Instagram for nearly three and a half weeks.The football lothario flew Eglantine-Flore Aguilar into the UK for a two-night romp the day after

French shares rise on Wall Street showing, capital injections - 21 Oct 2008
Paris, Oct 21 (DPA) Buoyed by a strong Wall Street showing and the French government's announcement on a capital injection for its banks, shares in Paris were... by nearly 6 to 1.    Banking stocks led the surge after the French

French women politicians defend Dati's decision not to take full maternity leave - 12 Jan 2009
London, January 12 (ANI): French women politicians have come to Justice... groups who were worried that her disregarding the fact that French mothers were... on others to do the same. The move has also been unpopular among the French

Obama victory would be a dream come true for French blacks - 01 Nov 2008
Paris, Nov 1 (DPA) When French historian Pap Ndiaye was asked recently what... of 'The Black Condition: An Essay on a French Minority' - was quick to add that he also expected Obama's election to bring about certain changes in French society. 

French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net - 20 May 2013
New York, May 20 (ANI): French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment.Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he

French ship with nine crew hijacked off Nigerian coast - 06 Jan 2009
Paris, Jan 6 (DPA) Pirates have seized a French ship off the Nigerian coast and taken its nine crew members hostage, the ship owners have said. The ship, which conducted transport of materials and personnel for oil companies

Serena Williams to continue to 'have fun' in fight for second French Open title - 25 May 2013
will enjoy herself and have fun in the fight for her second French Open title so... Williams sister had won the French Open crown 11 years ago, adding that after... appeared calm, content and happy, expressed confidence on winning a second French Open

French cars finish last in Brits' favourite cars poll - 27 Jun 2008
London, June 27 (ANI): French cars seem to have lost their "va va voom", for the country's six cars are languishing at the bottom of a new satisfaction survey... French, with drivers complaining of poor reliability, cheap interiors and clunky

Sharapova pulls out of Rome meet to boost French Open chances - 17 May 2013
Rome, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No. 2 Maria Sharapova admitted Friday that the upcoming French Open played a part in her decision to pull out of the Rome..., but in the run-up to the French Open you have to take the right decisions," she told R

French author Le Clezio wins 2008 Nobel literature - 09 Oct 2008
Stockholm, Oct 9 (IANS) French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature, the prize committee announced here Thursday...; At least a dozen of the French author's works have been translated

French court calls sale of Nicolas Sarkozy voodoo doll 'freedom of expression' - 29 Nov 2008
London, November 29 (ANI): Voodoo dolls of President Nicolas Sarkozy will continue to sell with as a French appeals court has allowed them to stay... was that the president owned the right to his own image just like any French person

French town votes to change its name from Vandals! - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sept 16 (ANI): The residents of a French town have decided to change their name from the Vandals, as they didn't want to be associated with the 5th century tribesmen of the same name who rampaged across Europe.  The people

Did ex-Spanish PM father French minister's child? - 18 Dec 2008
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Spain Jose Maria Aznar may have fathered the child of the French Justice Minister, Rachida Dati, who is eight months pregnant, according to rumours. Although Dati, daughter of a Moroccan

Two headstrong French female ministers have Sarkozy on the mat! - 14 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec.14 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy these days does not seem too concerned with the global economic meltdown. Rather, his two young Ministers... of grandeur.  When Obama won the presidency, she commanded the French Embassy

French leak claims British envoy said Afghan mission "doomed" - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A French diplomat in Kabul has reportedly apprised his... with a French diplomat, claim French leaks. Sir Sherard (53), a former ambassador... in Afghanistan for decades. Francois Fitou, the deputy French Ambassador

French leak claims British envoy said Afghan mission "doomed" - 06 Oct 2008
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A French diplomat in Kabul has reportedly apprised his... with a French diplomat, claim French leaks. Sir Sherard (53), a former ambassador... in Afghanistan for decades. Francois Fitou, the deputy French Ambassador

French court refuses to annul Muslim's marriage to non-virgin wife - 18 Nov 2008
Sydney, Nov 18 (ANI): A French appeal court has refused to annul the marriage of a Muslim couple after the husband discovered his bride was not a virgin, the hubby's lawyer has said. The groom, a Muslim engineer in his 30s sought

French court clears two 'Les Miserables' sequel novels - 22 Dec 2008
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A French court has cleared two modern-day sequels to Victor Hugo's classic book Les Miserables, insisting that they do not constitute a threat to the integrity of the original novel.  In 2001, Hugo's great, great

French tourist found dead in Goa had come from Pakistan - 22 Dec 2008
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) The French woman, who was Sunday found dead in mysterious circumstances at the coastal village of Vagator, had travelled to Goa from Pakistan, a police official said Monday. The deceased, identified as Bayet

Controversial French minister, not naming baby's father, to ignore maternity leave - 05 Jan 2009
London, January 5 (ANI): French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who gave birth by caesarean section to a baby girl named Zohra on Friday, and has yet... to the Telegraph, possible candidates include a French millionaire and hotel

Rafael Nadal, the invincible Spaniard, takes home French Open trophy - 11 Jun 2007
Slam at the French open on Sunday. Nadal deferred Roger Federer's dream for another year by taking home his third consecutive French Open title

Upamanyu Chatterjee gets French award, says new book next year - 12 Dec 2008
by the French government with the prestigious Officier des Arts et des Lettres... Story' fame, was given the medal and the citation from French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont at the French embassy here Thursday for his contribution

French diplomat's mother seeks right to see his kids - 16 Jun 2013
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) French diplomat Pascal Mazurier, who is on bail... against him is pending in the district sessions court for trial.Mazurier's French... of the French diplomatic corps."Though Mazurier was released on bail after the high