Tag: French
Bartoli survives another scare to advance
French top seed Marion Bartoli held off a spirited challenge from young American Christina McHale to move into the semi-finals of the WTA Carlsbad...
French Olympic runner Gezzar tests positive
French athlete Nordine Gezzar could face a life ban after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin). Gezzar, selected to compete in...
Critics slam French Socialists over Peugeot attacks
The chairman of Peugeot and French opposition leaders slammed the government Friday for attacking the carmaker over huge job cuts, saying the Socialists were...
Sharpova sets up Wimbledon as her next target
As Maria Sharapova posed with the French Open trophy against the breathtaking backdrop of the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower, the Russian's thoughts...
‘Al Qaeda’ gunman takes hostages at French bank
A self-proclaimed al Qaeda militant took hostages at a bank in the French city of Toulouse on Wednesday, close to where serial killer Mohamed...
French ‘al Qaeda’ man held in Pakistan
A French militant, described as an al Qaeda leader linked to the 9/11 attacks, has been captured in Pakistan, experts and a Pakistani official...
French diplomat in India arrested for raping minor daughter
A French diplomat accused of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter was arrested by Indian police on Tuesday morning, local media reported.
Pascal Mazurier, who works as...
India arrests French diplomat for raping daughter
A French diplomat accused of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter was arrested by Indian police on Tuesday morning, local media reported.
Mazurier, who works as Deputy...
Tsonga to spearhead French Olympic team
French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who could be ruled out of Wimbledon with a badly twisted little finger, was on Monday selected for France's...
Blast in French-controlled Afghan town kills five
An improvised bomb killed four police and a civilian on Monday in an Afghan town where hundreds of French troops have been deployed to...
French Socialists enjoy free rein after fresh vote win
The road was clear Monday for France's Socialists to push through their tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis after clinching an absolute...
Sarkozy supplies diary to fight French graft claims
France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has supplied judges probing illegal campaign financing claims with his 2007 diary to prove he did not receive funds, a...
French vote in general polls tipped to cement shift to left
The French voted Sunday in an election run-off expected to cement the country’s swing to the left by handing Socialist President Francois Hollande a...
French look to end six years of group hell
France are looking to end a six year hiatus of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of a major finals here on Tuesday...
French vote campaign ends with Socialists ahead
Campaigning ended in France’s parliamentary elections Saturday with voters likely to give President Francois Hollande’s Socialists a majority as he seeks to steer the...
Swiss query suspect in French political corruption scandal
A key suspect in the French illegal political funding scandal known as the “Karachi Affair” has been located and questioned by investigators in Switzerland,...
French Socialists take lead in parliamentary vote: exit poll
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialists and allies were headed for an absolute majority to push through tax-and-spend reforms after a first round of parliamentary...
