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Forget Paris: Stymied by Socialist Policies, the French Start to Quit France
Ernest Hemingway once described Paris in spring as a time when “there were no problems except where to be happiest.” Clearly Hemingway did not foresee the...
French President Signs Gay Marriage Into Law
(PARIS) — French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and...
France Mulls Culture Tax on Smartphones and Tablets
PARIS (AP) -- The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital...
Europe’s Troubled Marriage: The Bond Between France and Germany Is Fraying
Once the closest of friends, the two engines of European integration increasingly find themselves at odds over economic policy
France Confirms 1st Case of New SARS-related Virus
(PARIS) — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health...
Survey: Fast Food Makes Up 54% of Restaurant Sales in France
Quelle horreur!
France to Auction Wines From Presidential Cellar
1,200 of the Élysée Palace's finest vintages will be up for bidding, and some of the money will reportedly be funneled into the cash-strapped country's budget.
France’s Latest Terror Suspect: A French Convert Near Retirement Age
French soldiers in Mali arrest a 58-year-old Frenchman who is suspected of being a member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb—and who may prove to be a key source...
France Legalizes Gay Marriage After Harsh Debate
(PARIS) — French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. ...
France Legalizes Gay Marriage Despite Vocal and Angry Opposition
France's leftist-controlled legislature passes law legalizing marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples, but the deep division the measure produced...
Publisher, Photographer Probed over Kate Photos
(PARIS) -- French prosecutors have placed the publisher and photographer of unauthorized topless snaps of Prince William's wife, Kate, under formal criminal...
French President: Libya Bomb Targets All Countries
(PARIS) — French President Francois Hollande says that the car bomb that exploded at the French embassy in Tripoli targets not only France but "all countries in...
French Ministers Disclose Private Assets Amid Political Scandal
French President François Hollande responds to a financial scandal by obliging cabinet members to publish details of their personal holdings—an unprecedented...
Muslims Worry About Broader France Headscarf Ban
(LE BOURGET, France) — Because of her choice to wear a headscarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon,...
French Soccer Clubs Aren’t Safe from François Hollande’s 75% Tax on the Rich
France's Socialist President François Hollande rolls out a new version of his derailed 75% income tax proposal on top salaries, and finds the French soccer...
France to Tax Companies 75% on $1.3M Salaries
(PARIS) — French President Francois Hollande may have finally found a way to tax the really rich: by making their companies pay. In a televised interview...
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Battle with France’s Judiciary Leads to Death Threats
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's official implication in a long-running financial scandal prod his backers into attacking France's powerful...
Will France Lead the U.S. into Syria?
If the U.S. is "leading from behind," they're following the French. First in Iran, Libya, and Mali and now, some hope, on Syria.
France Confirms Death of Al-Qaida Chief Abou Zeid
(PARIS) — The al-Qaida-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali in February, France said Saturday, ending weeks of...
France’s Sarkozy Officially Being Investigated
(PARIS) — A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under...
