Tag: France
French motorcyclist dies in Dakar Rally
French motorcyclist Pascal Terry has been found dead while competing in this year's Dakar Rally in South America.[MORE]
Armstrong eyes Astana podium sweep, 2010 Tour
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong says his Astana team has a chance at a podium sweep in this year's Tour de France and he might ride in 2010, according to an Internet interview.[MORE]
Fugitive filmmaker Polanski seeks US case moved
Oscar-winning fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski wants to disqualify the entire Los Angeles County court system from handling the sexual misconduct case that led him to flee the United States for France three decades ago.[MORE]
Rescue team on its way to French yachtsman
A rescue team was on its way to assist a French round-the-world sailor who triggered his distress beacon near Cape Horn on Tuesday and may have capsized, organisers said.[MORE]
Italy beats France at Hopman Cup
Italy defeated France 2 rubbers 1 in their Hopman Cup tie in Perth on Tuesday.[MORE]
Car rammed into French synagogue
A synagogue in a residential suburb of the southern French city of Toulouse came under attack when a car was rammed against its gates and set alight, local officials said.[MORE]
Olmert rejects ceasefire as street battles rage
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects international calls for a ceasefire as street battles rage inside Gaza City.[MORE]
Sarkozy calls for Gaza ceasefire
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on a peacemaking mission to the Middle East, has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip "as soon as possible".[MORE]
French warship captures 19 Somali pirates
A French warship has captured 19 Somali pirates after it came to the rescue of two cargo ships threatened in the Gulf of Aden, the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy said.[MORE]
Gasquet shakes off cobwebs in Brisbane
Frenchman Richard Gasquet admitted he was a tad nervous before his first round match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.[MORE]
Gajdosova, Gasquet progress in Brisbane
Slovakian Jarmila Gajdosova and French drawcard Richard Gasquet were the first players to progress through to the second round of the Brisbane International.[MORE]
UN council holds special meeting on Gaza conflict
The UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting after Israel launches a ground operation in Gaza.[MORE]
Europe at odds over Israel's ground incursion
France has condemned Israel's move to send ground forces into the Gaza Strip as well as continued Hamas rocket attacks, and urged both Israel and the Palestinian group to accept ceasefire proposals.[MORE]
Protests around the world over Gaza attacks
Thousands of demonstrators have marched in cities across the world to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip.[MORE]
Gaza violence enters second week
Israeli forces have continued to bomb and shell targets in Gaza as the offensive against Hamas enters its second week.[MORE]
French win opening Hopman Cup tie
France recorded a clean sweep of its opening Hopman Cup tie with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in Perth.[MORE]
Isabelle Huppert to head Cannes jury: organisers
Isabelle Huppert, who twice won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, will head the jury at the festival's 62nd edition this May, organisers say.[MORE]
France hands pirates to Somalia
French forces have handed over eight pirates to Somali authorities after a new get-tough approach by foreign navies thwarted more attacks in vital shipping lanes linking Europe to Asia.[MORE]
French warship foils Somali pirate attack
A French warship thwarted an attack by Somali pirates on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and arrested eight men, the French military said.[MORE]
Byron tourist's death an accident: police
Police are treating the death of a 22-year-old French man at Byron bay in northern New South Wales as an accident.[MORE]
Tsonga says he can dominate Djokovic
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga believes he can rejuvenate his recent dominance over world number three Novak Djokovic if the pair meet during next week's inaugural Brisbane International tennis tournament.[MORE]
Sarkozy in Middle East 'as of Monday'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will fly to the Middle East "as of Monday" in a bid to "find a roadmap towards peace" between warring Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers, he said in a televised New Year message.[MORE]
Israel rules-out Gaza Strip ceasfire
Israel has ruled out agreeing to a temporary truce in its offensive on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.[MORE]
'Safari look' designer dies aged 79
Fashion designer Ted Lapidus, whose career soared in the 1960s and 1970s with the unisex and safari look, died on Monday (local time) at age 79 in a hospital in Cannes on the French Rivera, his family said.[MORE]
World powers call for peace after deadly Gaza air strikes
Major world powers have called for an immediate end to violence after deadly Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.[MORE]
