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France divided over bullfighting heritage
French government's move to elevate bullfighting to heritage status stokes raises passions of animal rights campaigners and cultural supporters.
Mixed signals as Cannes opens, but film industry is as full of hope as ever
The economic signals from movieland are mixed at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sports minister clears French soccer coach Blanc of racism charge
Inquiry finds no evidence national football manager supported discriminatory 'racial quotas' guidelines for team selection based on skin colour.
Troubled states in North Africa need to woo back French
The tourism industries of Tunisia and Morocco have, to put it mildly, known troubled times of late.
UAE to host next Libya summit
Coalition to investigate raising money by tapping frozen Libyan government assets valued at more than Dh200 billion.
France backs off enforcing veil ban
Police change their mind over imposing a fine on woman wearing face-covering veil, prompting her supporters to challenge authorities to enforce the law.
Laying their lives on the line
France's largest telecommunications company finds itself having to examine the working regimes that trade unions say are making some employees desperate enough to contemplate suicide
Interpol looks for suspected French killer as 5 to be buried
Interpol extends its search alert for a Frenchman who is suspected of killing his wife and four children three weeks ago.
Sarkozy, Berlusconi agree changes needed to stem migrant flow
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, agree that an open-border treaty needs to be amended so the flow of North African migrants can be better controlled.
Tunisian migrants find an unwelcome Europe
It is more than a month since Hassen Sahli and Sami Garslah joined the exodus from Tunisia, a journey that started with hazardous crossings in crowded boats to the Italian island of Lampedusa.. The presence of so many Tunisians on the frontier has created diplomatic tension between France and Italy.
Sarkozy's last-ditch effort to please may leave French workers cold
To understand Nicolas Sarkozy try stepping into his stacked heel shoes.
Would it be too unkind to ask your real Libyan intentions, Mr Sarkozy?
Cherchez la femme. The old cliche has it that in most detective stories, and often enough in real-life murder mysteries, you look first for the woman at the heart of the case.
Worried about Tunisian migrants, France stops trains from Italy
France's state rail operator, SNCF, acting in consultation with French regional administrators, halt trains crossing to and from Italy, citing public order rather than an attempt to prevent Tunisian migrants from entering France.
OECD report is bad news for aspiring homeowners in France
French people struggling in difficult times may be in for another setback if the president, Nicolas Sarkozy, heeds advice from the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and considers cutting back on mortgage lending.
Renault limps out of wreck
The French car maker sacrifices its second in command to atone for the injustice done to three executives wrongly accused of industrial espionage and dismissed by the company.
