Tag: French
From ‘Kate’ to cakes, French brides speak fluent English
From “Kate”-inspired lace dresses to towering wedding cakes — and even British celebrants — French brides-to-be are looking across the Channel, and the Atlantic,...
Meet Mr Happy French geneticist turned Tibetan monk
As he grins serenely and his burgundy robes billow in the fresh Himalayan wind, it is not difficult to see why scientists declared Matthieu...
French dog poisoned and buried alive survives
A Jack Russell terrier has survived after being poisoned and buried alive — and he can thank the man who saw the ground wiggle....
Arafat widow questioned in French murder probe
French investigators probing the death of Yasser Arafat questioned his widow Suha, who claims the veteran Palestinian leader may have been poisoned, in France...
The truth about sovereignty
In the French parliament’s recent debate on Europe’s new fiscal treaty, the country’s Socialist government vehemently denied that ratification of the treaty would undermine...
Restaurant removes urinals shaped like woman’s mouth
A sumptuous new French restaurant in Sydney said Wednesday it would remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman’s lipsticked mouth, apologising for any...
Nepal finds body of French climber: trek organiser
Nepalese rescuers have found the body of a missing French climber in a crevasse on Mount Manaslu a week after an avalanche killed him...
Another French general takes over NATO post in US
French General Jean-Paul Palomeros took over as one of NATO's top commanders Friday, facing the task of adapting the transatlantic alliance to new threats...
20 firemen help get 300-kilo French man to hospital
A300-kilo (660-pound) Frenchman who was unable to leave his home by himself has been hospitalised in an operation requiring 20 emergency workers and a...
Islamic body warns of turmoil over French cartoons
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has warned that cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) published in France will trigger a new wave of anti-Western...
French magazine publishes blasphemous cartoons
A French satirical magazine published blasphemous cartoons on Wednesday, a move that could further inflame tensions after violent protests in the Muslim world over...
Court bans spread of Kate pics as criminal probe opened
French authorities on Tuesday banned Closer magazine from any further publication or resale of topless pictures of Prince William’s wife Catherine and launched a...
French mosque desecrated
A mosque in the French city of Limoges has been desecrated by having excrement smeared on its doors, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday...
French soldier, 10 Taliban killed in Afghan firefight
A French soldier and around 10 Taliban fighters were killed in an early morning ambush and subsequent firefight during a joint operation on Tuesday...
French Muslims, Jews unite against pig dumping at mosque
French Muslim and Jewish groups were united in outrage Wednesday after two pig heads were dumped at a mosque in a town where an...
Rihanna encounters French police
Ahoy there, Rihanna! The 24-year-old singer continued her Saint Barth's vacation, celebrating life with a few friends on a yacht offshore. But there was...
Felicitations! The Double French Celebrations
The French Consul General and Madame Christian Ramage hosted their second grand National Day reception on 14th July in Karachi to celebrate the Bastille...
