schumacher fighting for life after france ski accident

Schumacher fighting for life after France ski accident

Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion who often braved death on the tracks, is fighting for his life on Monday after an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps.
murray shrugs off defeat in uae return

Murray shrugs off defeat in UAE return

Andy Murray's return to action after a three-month injury lay-off ended in a straight sets defeat to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Thursday.
storms batter britain france disrupting travel power

Storms batter Britain & France, disrupting travel, power

Gale-force winds and pounding rain on Tuesday lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving tens of thousands without power.
imported beer pricy losing edge over local beer

Imported beer pricy, losing edge over local beer

The price of imported beer from Belgium, Germany, Holland, England, and France, 3 – 4 times higher than local beer, is losing market shares as customers tend to buy cheaper products in the face of economic slowdown.
roma lose ground to juventus in serie a

Roma lose ground to Juventus in Serie A

Francesco Totti ended a two-month injury absence for Roma but had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw away to Milan, who had Sulley Muntari to thank for a late leveller at the San Siro on Monday.
france makes 21 arrests in new horsemeat scandal

France makes 21 arrests in new horsemeat scandal

French police made 21 arrests on Monday as part of an investigation into claims that meat from horses used for drugs testing found its way into the food chain.
france to help fund new metro in brazils business hub

France to help fund new metro in Brazil's business hub

France will help fund a new metro line in Brazil's commercial hub Sao Paulo, in one of two major accords signed on Friday during President Francois Hollande's trip to promote trade.
messi ribery and ronaldo shortlisted for ballon dor

Messi, Ribery and Ronaldo shortlisted for Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery and Cristiano Ronaldo were on Monday shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or, football's world governing body FIFA and sponsors France Football magazine said.
bob dylan charged in france over croat comments

Bob Dylan charged in France over Croat comments

Bob Dylan has been charged with insulting behaviour and incitement to hatred in France after a Croat group filed a complaint about an interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine, a judicial source said Monday.
tour de france to start with time trial in 2015

Tour de France to start with time-trial in 2015

Tour de France organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) revealed on Thursday that the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2015 will be an individual time-trial.
35 dead in iraq attacks as france offers help

35 dead in Iraq attacks as France offers help

Iraq attacks, including a market bombing and the assassination of a former MP, killed 35 people on Monday as France offered to help combat a surge in bloodshed ahead of elections.
stunning turnaround takes france to world cup

Stunning turnaround takes France to World Cup

France produced a stunning performance to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit and qualify for the World Cup finals on Tuesday, beating Ukraine 3-0 in Paris.
france facing exit ronaldo saves portugal

France facing exit, Ronaldo saves Portugal

France were facing World Cup elimination on Friday after slumping to a 2-0 play-off first-leg defeat in Ukraine while Cristiano Ronaldo kept Portugal's hopes alive with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sweden.
paris seminar highlights investment in vietnam

Paris seminar highlights investment in Vietnam

Paris, November 6 (VNA) – A conference themed “ Vietnam – a new strategic partner of France in Asia” was held in Paris on November 5 to introduce the investment environment in Vietnam.
del potro hits back to down gasquet

Del Potro hits back to down Gasquet

Juan Martin del Potro made a winning start to his ATP World Tour Finals campaign as the Argentinian came from a set down to beat France's Richard Gasquet 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-5 on Monday.