French tourist centres ban scantily-clad holidaymakers The Daily Telegraph Popular holiday destinations in France have taken a cue from the country's seaside resorts and banned tourists from wearing bikinis or going shirtless in public places. | The laws were brought in by councils in inland cities after locals complained over the rising number of visitors parading around ...
French burger chain causes outrage by banning pork The Daily Telegraph A French fast food chain has fuelled the country's bitter debate over the influence of Muslim values by banning pig products from its menu. | Quick claimed sales doubled at restaurants that have tested the concept Photo: AP | Quick, the No. 2 burger ...
Alain Corneau obituary The Guardian Open Platform | It is fair to say that the majority of audiences who saw the film Tous les Matins du Monde (All the Mornings of the World, 1991), directed by Alain Corneau, who has died of lung cancer aged 67, had previously never heard of (or heard) the music of ...
Sarkozy loyalists refuse to soften on France's controversial Roma crackdown The Guardian Open Platform | Nicolas Sarkozy's most loyal ministers vowed to press ahead with a crackdown on France's foreign Roma population today, in a show of strength designed to quash the appearance of a government split over the controversial policy. | Speaking at a join...
French filmmaker Alain Corneau dies at 67 Fresno Bee | The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/08/30/2058931/french-filmmaker-alain-corneau.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: | Honorary Oscar recipients are named Honorary Oscar recipients...
Sarkozy prepares for a turbulent autumn as polls turn against him The Guardian Open Platform | Nicolas Sarkozy sounded the starting gun for one of the most crucial periods of his presidency today as he tried to put a scandal-plagued summer behind him and prepare for a politically explosive autumn deemed vital for his re-election. | In the fi...
Radio review: Ford Madox Ford and France The Guardian Open Platform | Julian Barnes ended Ford Madox Ford and France (Radio 4) by suggesting that marriage to Ford would have been an "at times exasperating, interesting conversation". This programme, featuring two clever people, Barnes and Hermione Lee, chatting warmly...
Ahmadinejad: Middle East talks 'doomed' to fail Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Saturday, September 04, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Hiedeh Farmani | Agence France Presse | TEHRAN: Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that revived Middle East peace talks are “doomed” to fail as he told an annual pro-Palestinian rally that the people of th...
3-D can be a sore sight for eyes The Boston Globe | The "extended'' version of "Avatar'' that hit theaters last weekend might give some viewers a headache. Whether they should blame the 3-D technology is up for debate. | As 3-D technology has become a routine part of the moviegoing experience - and spreads to TV and video games - some consumers are wondering whether staring through those glasses f...
