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French students' dream summer trip to United States ends in a nightmare

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:14:05 +0200

Two French students who planned to spend the summer volunteering on a ranch in the United States saw their dream turn into a nightmare as soon as they landed when they ended up being locked up and "treated like criminals".

Obama win a choice for open US: Hollande

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:46:00 +0100

French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday hailed US President Barack Obama's re-election, and said it meant the United States would be totally committed on the world stage.

Hackers bring down French anti-piracy site

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:48:00 +0100

Anonymous hackers attacked the website of the French anti-piracy organization Hadopi in retaliation to the closure of the file-sharing site Megaupload.com

'Misunderstanding' over Le Pen meeting with Israeli ambassador

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:21:38 +0100

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seized on the attendance of an Israeli ambassador at a lunch she hosted on Thursday at the United Nations to counter her party's xenophobic image.

Marine Le Pen defends US visit

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:58:00 +0100

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday her trip to the United States remained a success despite scoring meetings with only a small handful of political figures.

France deplores US execution

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:01:00 +0200

France on Thursday said it deplored the execution of Troy Davis in the southeastern US state of Georgia and reiterated its opposition to capital punishment.