REPORT: U.S.'S TOP CREDIT RATING MAY BE AT RISK
The United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rating, agency Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
03/15/2010 16:00, msnbc |
FRENCHWOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING 6 OF HER INFANTS
A 38-year-old woman acknowledged Monday killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in northwest France.
03/15/2010 15:40, msnbc |
EU TO DISCUSS GREEK AID, GERMANY SKEPTICAL
Euro zone finance ministers on Monday will look at how to give Greece financial aid should it ask for help, but there were signs France and Germany were holding out on making concrete commitments.
03/15/2010 15:00, msnbc |
GREECE'S CRISIS, GERMANY'S GAIN
 Germany found a silver lining in the debt crisis and, in fact, all of the EU could emerge stronger for it.
Why did it take four months for Europe's parent nations -- Germany and France -- to prop up the continent's prodigal son, Greece? And what can the European Union do when it comes to copi...
03/15/2010 09:40, LaTimes |
SALES OF ‘THE COMING INSURRECTION’ HELPED BY GLENN BECK
Sales of “The Coming Insurrection,” which first appeared in France in 2005, surged after Glenn Beck talked about it on his Fox TV show.
03/15/2010 07:40, nytimes |
ANDRéE PEEL, RESCUER OF ALLIED AIRMEN, DIES AT 105
 Mrs. Peel was a highly decorated French resistance figure who helped save dozens of American and British airmen shot down over France during World War II.
03/14/2010 01:40, nytimes |
EU TALKS TOUGH, BUT US BANKS AND HEDGE FUNDS UNBOWED - EXPERT
Britain and France say a deal is close on stricter financial regulations in the EU, including on speculative hedge funds, to reduce the chances of another economic crisis.
03/13/2010 08:20, RussiaToday |
AS ITS ARMS INDUSTRY WITHERS, RUSSIA LOOKS ABROAD FOR WEAPONS
Once-legendary Russian weapons are suffering embarrassing quality problems, and Russia’s own military is in talks with France to buy assault ships.
03/13/2010 03:46, nytimes |
AS ITS ARMS INDUSTRY WITHERS, RUSSIA LOOKS ABROAD FOR WEAPONS
Once-legendary Russian weapons are suffering embarrassing quality control problems, and Russia’s own military is in talks with France to buy assault ships.
03/13/2010 02:06, nytimes |
SAINT LLORIS, SAVIOR OF LES BLEUS
Lost in the controversy as France limped into the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the standout play by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
03/12/2010 21:20, nytimes |
HSBC SAYS STOLEN BANK DATA INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF SWISS CLIENTS
HSBC said the theft of Swiss client data at the heart of a recent tax dispute with France was vastly larger than it had previously acknowledged, involving at least 15,000 clients.
03/11/2010 15:00, nytimes |
RECIPES FOR HEALTH: WARM CHICKPEAS AND GREENS WITH VINAIGRETTE
 In parts of France, farmers make a traditional meal of boiled chickpeas and spinach or chard.
03/11/2010 06:20, nytimes |