France
Focus on France 20 November 2009
Raging handball row won't change a thing
The row following Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier between France and Ireland is continuing, with French skipper Thierry Henry agreeing a replay would be the fairest solution - and former Irish captain Roy Keane telling his country to get over it.
2009-11-20 15:26 TU
France/Ireland - World Cup play-offs
Henry says fairest solution to handball row is a replay
France captain Thierry Henry has moved to diffuse the row over Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Ireland by saying that "the fairest solution" would be to replay the match.
2009-11-20 14:30 TU
France - fashion
South Korean supermodel found dead in Paris flat
Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim has been found hanged in her apartment in Paris. The news was reported by her agency, Next, and later confirmed as a suicide by the South Korean embassy.
2009-11-20 12:53 TU
France/Nepal - animal rights
Bardot plea for an end to animal slaughter in Nepal
The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week. She has also appealed to the government of Catalonia to back a campaign to ban bullfighting in the north-eastern Spanish region.
2009-11-20 09:02 TU
Somalia - RFI
Mogadishu correspondent survives shooting
The Mogadishu correspondent for RFI's English-language service is recovering after being hit in the arm by a stray bullet on Wednesday. He believes he was caught up in a firefight and that he was not targeted by gunmen.
2009-11-19 17:39 TU
France - AZF trial
Total and AZF boss off the hook for factory explosion
A French court in Toulouse has ruled that the former director of a chemical plant owned by the oil giant Total is not responsible for a 2001 explosion at the factory that killed 31 people, one of the worst industrial accidents in France.
2009-11-19 17:08 TU
The Paris Observatory
2009-11-19 12:21 TU
Economy - OECD predictions
Economies grow, debt spending must end by 2010, says OECD
2009-11-19 11:28 TU
France/Ireland - World Cup play-offs
Controversial handball goal brands Henry "Le Cheat"
2009-11-19 15:40 TU
French press review 19 November 2009
2009-11-19 06:50 TU
Harassed for her art
2009-11-18 13:58 TU
Middle East/France - Kouchner trip
No peace process without Abbas, says Kouchner
2009-11-18 09:51 TU
Iran/France - Reiss trial
French researcher accused of spying appears in Tehran court
2009-11-17 13:49 TU
Normandy’s "A Bon Port" harbours culture in Dieppe
2009-11-16 17:30 TU
French press review 16 November 2009
2009-11-16 10:45 TU
Indie rockers take the French capital
2009-11-16 08:26 TU
France/Germany - Armistice Day commemorations
Sarkozy and Merkel commemorate Armistice Day in Paris
2009-11-11 13:12 TU
France/Israel - Netenyahu talks with Sarkozy
Netanyahu in Paris for Sarkozy talks
2009-11-11 14:40 TU
Focus on France 10 November 2009
The French government wants a big loan to end their economic woes
2009-11-10 17:31 TU
France – polling polemic
Sarkozy could have to answer for suspect polling commissions
2009-11-10 16:33 TU
Nigerian Cinderella opens eyes to African culture
2009-11-10 09:29 TU
French press review 10 november 2009
2009-11-10 09:20 TU
French press review 9 November 2009
2009-11-09 08:15 TU
Asterix and the Gallo-Roman baths
2009-11-08 17:15 TU
Club 9516 8 November 2009
2009-11-08 15:51 TU
The Louvre Museum Moves into Making Movies
2009-11-08 09:38 TU
France – Sarkozy’s mid-term in office
Two and a half years on, Sarkozy faces discontent on all sides
2009-11-06 17:50 TU
Focus on France 6 November 2009
Nigeria takes first Chirac Conflict Prevention Prize
2009-11-06 16:20 TU
Classic car enthusiasts battle for the survival of Linas-Montlhéry
2009-11-05 12:58 TU
French press review 5 November 2009
2009-11-05 08:17 TU
Headlines
France/Nepal - animal rights
Bardot plea for an end to animal slaughter in Nepal
2009-11-20 09:02 TU
...and earlier
Bangladesh - coup verdict, 34 years on
Court rules killers of founding father Mujib will hang
2009-11-19 08:38 TU
Afghanistan - Karzai sworn in - analysis
Afghans and Western leaders wary of Karzai anti-corruption pledges
2009-11-19 15:15 TU
Economy - OECD predictions
Economies grow, debt spending must end by 2010, says OECD
2009-11-19 11:28 TU
