Topic: France

Sore Losers Can't Accept That France Legalized Gay Marriage

AP

France finally became the 14th country to legalize gay marriage on Saturday when President Francois Hollande signed the bill that legalizes same sex marriage into law. But ugly protests that have marked the legal process will continue even now that the bill is passed. 

By Ujala Sehgal

May 15, 2011

Economic and Political Fallout after Strauss-Kahn's Arrest

Rape allegations against IMF head throw international community into confusion

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By Heather Horn

May 12, 2011

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The French Consider Foer's Vegetarianism: 'We Are Not Elves!'

Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is published in the land of steak frites

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By Ray Gustini

May 11, 2011

Why The French Think Carla Bruni's Pregnant

Shawls, a Cannes no-show, and her husband's poll numbers all play a role

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By Heather Horn

May 5, 2011

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Europe's Icon Needs Satisfied by a Glimpse of the Situation Room

And it's all the more iconic because we haven't seen bin Laden's corpse

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By Heather Horn

May 2, 2011

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What the Foreign Op-Ed Pages Say About Bin Laden's Killing

The French are inflamed with liberal zeal, a Spanish op-ed brings up Melville, and more

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By Adam Martin

Apr 29, 2011

France Is Dropping Concrete Chunks on Libya

Six hundred pounds of plummeting concrete is a lot less likely to kill civilians

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By Heather Horn

Apr 27, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Watches a Birth Certificate Frenzy

Today's news raises questions, like what's the German word for "silliness"?

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By Heather Horn

Apr 26, 2011

Home News From Afar

Gleeks Go Global; Europe Greets 'Glee'

Perspectives on "le phénomène «Glee»"

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By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 22, 2011

No More Day Drinking for French Riot Police

One police unit demands the right to drink alcohol with lunch.

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By Heather Horn

Apr 22, 2011

Home News From Afar

How the World Sees BP

American media portrays the company as a villain; foreign press see it a little differently

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By Adam Martin

Apr 20, 2011

France and Italy Follow Suit, Sending Advisors to Libya

Additional troops coincide with U.S. aid

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By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 19, 2011

Quote of the Day

Libya to France, U.K.: Are You Sure About This?

Libyan response to British military adviser idea sounds almost like a threat

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By Heather Horn

Apr 19, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Considers the Racist Obama Chimpanzee Email

Chinese don't care, Russians find the Tea Party interesting, Germans love! Obama

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By Adam Martin

Apr 19, 2011

French Jets Bombing Libya Were Recently on Sale There

Now they're on display for other interested weapons customers

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By Heather Horn

Apr 18, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Considers Donald Trump

Home News From Afar: Aside from a South Korean blog, the world is smirking

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By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 12, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On innovation in America, NATO in Libya, and foreign aid work that works

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By Erik Hayden

Apr 11, 2011

Arrests Made as France's Burqa Ban Takes Effect

France has outlawed wearing Islamic head coverings in public

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 6, 2011

What's Behind France's Newfound Global Ambitions?

Why has the French president intervened so aggressively in Libya and the Ivory Coast?

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By Adam Martin

Apr 5, 2011

Why France and the UN Rushed into the Ivory Coast

There is no NATO-like hesitance to intervene in a deepening civil war

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By John Hudson

Mar 10, 2011

France Drags the U.S. Closer to Intervening in Libya

Paris's diplomatic recognition of Libyan rebels could pave the way for NATO action

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By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 7, 2011

Jacques Chirac's Trial as a Symbol of the New France

Misuse of funds, conflict of interest, embezzlement: is the blind-eye era over?

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