Tag: France
Tour de France winner Sastre leaves CSC team
Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre has left the CSC team to join the Cervelo TestTeam project, the Spanish rider said in a statement on his website.[MORE]
French war photographer Demulder dies
Francoise Demulder, a celebrated French photojournalist who was the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award, has died at the age of 61, the French Culture Ministry said.[MORE]
Taliban trophy photos shock France
A French magazine has published photos of Taliban fighters with trophies taken from French soldiers killed last month in Afghanistan, setting off a new round of pained debate about France's presence there.[MORE]
Mystery injury sidelines Sonny Bill
New Zealand star Sonny Bill Williams will miss three weeks of the French rugby union season after sustaining an injury during a match for Toulon last weekend.[MORE]
Slim pickings as Venice film festival enters home stretch
Jurors at the Venice film festival have only three days left to make their pick for the coveted Golden Lion after many of the 21 movies in competition failed to live up to expectations.[MORE]
Britain heading toward recession: OECD
New figures show that Europe's economy is contracting more severely than predicted, with Britain in particular nearer a recession. [MORE]
France's Havret captures Gleneagles title
Frenchman Gregory Havret led from start to finish to capture the Johnnie Walker Championship in Scotland overnight and win his third European Tour title.[MORE]
Bruni to jam with Metallica, McCartney
France's first lady to jam live with Metallica and Paul McCartney on the BBC.[MORE]
Jolie flags French-speaking role
Angelina Jolie wants to star in a French film once she masters the language of love.[MORE]
Havret retains EPGA lead
French golfer Gregory Havret birdied the final hole of his third round to keep the outright lead at the European Tour event at Gleneagles in Scotland.[MORE]
Singer Winehouse falls ill, misses Paris concert
British soul singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice on Friday after falling ill at home in London, her spokesman has said.[MORE]
Sudanese jet hijackers want to fly to Paris
Hijackers who forced a Sudanese plane to land in Libya have demanded that it be refuelled so that it can fly on to Paris, Libya's state news agency Jana said, quoting the head of the airport at Kufrah.[MORE]
France fears war over Georgia
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has told French television that: "We fear a war and we don't want one."[MORE]
West slams Russia's move on Georgian regions
Relations between Russia and the West plumb new depths after Moscow recognises Georgia's rebel regions.[MORE]
26 in hospital after plane's 'brutal depressurisation'
An emergency onboard a Ryanair aircraft flying from Britain to Spain has left 26 people in hospital. [MORE]
Search for Mont Blanc bodies still suspended
Ground searches for the bodies of eight climbers lost in an avalanche on Mont Blanc at the weekend remained suspended this morning due to unstable conditions on the mountain, authorities said.[MORE]
Jamie Oliver roasts drunken slob Brits
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver roasts Britain's booze culture and poor cuisine.[MORE]
Hollywood's hidden penchant for art
Exhibition explores US artworks that get star billing in Hollywood's hottest films.[MORE]
Rescuers suspend hunt for eight missing after French avalanche
Rescuers have suspended their hunt for three Swiss and five Austrian climbers missing after a wall of snow buried them in the French Alps, because of fears of fresh avalanches, officials said. [MORE]
France downs Iceland to win men's handball gold
France has outclassed Iceland 28-23 to win the men's handball gold medal, shattering its opponent's dream of snaring its first ever Olympic gold in any sport.[MORE]
10 missing after giant avalanche in French Alps: police
Ten people are believed to be missing after a major avalanche swept down a mountainside early Sunday near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, police have said.[MORE]
Sarkozy tells Medvedev to get out of Georgian port
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges Russia to pull its remaining troops out of Georgian port city.[MORE]
Photojournalists arrested at Paris pro-Tibet protest
French police have arrested three photojournalists after the men photographed pro-Tibet protesters unfurling a banner near the Chinese embassy in Paris.[MORE]
Lomachenko fires to featherweight gold
Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko has won the Olympic boxing featherweight gold, stopping France's Khedafi Djelkhir in the first round.[MORE]
Absalon secures men's mountain bike gold
Julien Absalon of France has won his second straight Olympic gold medal in men's mountain bike cross country, after dominating the technically challenging 36-kilometre race from the early laps.[MORE]
