Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy in French vote
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French presidential candidates Sarkozy, Hollande face off
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Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate and protests. The law also legalises gay adoption.
French president signs gay marriage bill into law
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate.
France slips into recession in new woe for Hollande
Agence-France Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013
France fell into recession in the first three months of this year, official figures showed Wednesday, in further bad news for President Francois Hollande exactly a year after he came to power.
We support you, please buy our jets: Airbus tells China
Reuters | Monday May 13, 2013
China's decision to ease a boycott of some $11 billion in Airbus jet orders followed a high-level appeal from the planemaker urging Beijing to recognise its support over a trade row with Europe, a letter seen by Reuters shows.
Thousands rally against European austerity on May Day
Wednesday May 1, 2013
Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.
Dream job turns to nightmare for France's 'Mr Normal'
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 1, 2013
When he swept to power last May on a wave of discontent, Francois Hollande could hardly have imagined that a year later he would be the most unpopular president in modern French history.
France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2013
France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the historic vote.
French Senate adopts gay marriage law
Agence France-Presse | Friday April 12, 2013
France's upper house Senate voted Friday to approve a landmark bill granting homosexual couples the right to marry and adopt, after a heated debate and mass protests from conservatives and religious groups.
France's richest man Bernard Arnault ends Belgian move after tax furore
Wednesday April 10, 2013
Bernard Arnault, France's richest man, has abandoned attempts to obtain Belgian nationality and will keep paying tax in his native country after months of speculation that he, like movie star Gerard Depardieu, wanted to dodge a 75-per cent supertax.
France approves crucial article of gay marriage bill
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 10, 2013
France's Senate on Wednesday approved the crucial first article of a bill granting gay couples the right to marry, clearing the way for a law that has sparked protests from conservatives and religious groups.
April Fool becomes yet another marketing gimmick
Tuesday April 2, 2013
Companies around the world, from Google to BMW and Sony, have adopted the tradition of goading the gullible on April 1 to show their lighter sides and steal some free publicity.
Muslim headscarf in crosshairs of French government
Associated Press | Monday April 1, 2013
Because of her choice to wear a Muslim hijab headscarf, Samia Kaddour has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon some private sector jobs could be off limits, too.
Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Tuesday March 26, 2013
French President Francois Hollande today called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and expressed regret over the killing of two Indians by his country's troops in the strife-torn capital of the Central African Republic.
Indians killed in Central Africa: Government issues statement
NDTV.com | Tuesday March 26, 2013
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a press release yesterday over the killing of two Indians by French troops in the ongoing civil war in Central Africa.
Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest
Associated Press | Monday March 25, 2013
Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
