france holds out as eu ministers press for us trade talks

France holds out as EU ministers press for US trade talks

EU ministers were trying on Friday to convince France its prized "cultural exception" could be safely included in talks on the world's biggest free trade deal with the United States but Paris still refused to budge.
eu reaches compromise on us free trade talks

EU reaches compromise on US free trade talks

The European Union thrashed out a compromise Friday on how to negotiate the world's biggest free trade deal with the United States, meeting France's demands to ensure its prized 'cultural exception' would not be bargained away.
france suffers more travel chaos as rail workers strike

France suffers more travel chaos as rail workers strike

France suffered another day of travel chaos on Thursday as striking workers shut down more than half the country's rail lines after an air traffic controllers' strike grounded thousands of flights this week.
france says suspected cases of mers virus false alarms

France says suspected cases of MERS virus false alarms

France's health ministry said Wednesday that a man suspected of having contracted MERS had tested negative for the SARS-like virus which has killed more than 30 people, mostly in Saudi Arabia.
brazil steamroller france in confed warm up

Brazil steamroller France in Confed warm-up

Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio's Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 Sunday to ensure the French ended their brief trip to South America without a win or a goal.
suarez strike sees uruguay overcome france

Suarez strike sees Uruguay overcome France

A clinically-taken goal from controversial striker Luis Suarez gave Uruguay a 1-0 win in a tame friendly against a young France side in Montevideo's Centenario Stadium on Wednesday.
tsonga stuns federer to reach french open semi finals

Tsonga stuns Federer to reach French Open semi-finals

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent Roger Federer crashing out of the French Open quarter-finals Tuesday to take a step closer to ending France's 30-year wait for a men's champion at Roland Garros.
eu demands tough reforms but gives france spain extra time

EU demands tough reforms but gives France, Spain extra time

The European Commission laid down its economic targets Wednesday for EU nations desperately seeking growth and jobs in the fallout from the debt crisis but gave France and Spain extra time in return for deeper reforms.
nadal sharapova get title defences underway

Nadal, Sharapova get title defences underway

Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova begin their Roland Garros title defences on Monday while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga carries the burden of trying to end France's 30-year wait for a home champion.
molinari leads but ryder cup colleagues crash out

Molinari leads but Ryder Cup colleagues crash out

Italy's Francesco Molinari leads the way after two rounds of the European PGA Championship at Wentworth but several of his European Ryder Cup team mates missed the cut.
airbus offers sneak preview of new a350

Airbus offers sneak preview of new A350

French aerospace giant Airbus offered a sneak preview of its latest long-haul carrier, the A350, on Monday, rolling out a first model in front of hundreds of staff at its assembly plant in south-western France.
vietnamese short film makes its way to 2013 cannes

Vietnamese short film makes its way to 2013 Cannes

“16:30”, a prize-winning 17-minute film by young local director Tran Dung Thanh Huy, will be screened at the 2013 Cannes Festival, which is set to take place in Cannes, France from May 15 to 26.
the launch of vietnam satellite delayed by weather

The launch of Vietnam satellite delayed by weather

The launch of the Vietnam’s satellite for earth observation on Vega lightweight rocket was put off until an unspecified date due to bad weather conditions at the Guyana Space Center in Kourou, France, said the European Space Agency (ESA).
france italy join hands over eurozone crisis

France, Italy join hands over eurozone crisis

France and Italy presented a united front on the eurozone debt crisis amid deepening divisions over belt-tightening policies in the European Union.
vnredsat 1 to be launched into orbit on may 4

VNREDSat-1 to be launched into orbit on May 4

Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1, will be launched into orbit on May 4 from the Kourou launch pad, Guyana, France.