What Would France’s 75% Tax Rate Look Like in US?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The French government’s budget presented Friday, which is imposing a 75 percent tax rate for income exceeding 1 million euros ($1.39 million), is expected to inspire a number of wealthy French to move their res…
French Mag to Publish Cartoons of Prophet Mohammed
A man shows the French satirical magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’, featuring a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad on its cover, following a bomb attack on the magazine’s offices on November 2, 2011 in Paris, France. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images(PARIS) — A Frenc…
Royals Granted French Injunction Against “Closer” Magazine
Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images(PARIS) — It is a victory for the royals.
A court outside of Paris has ordered the French magazine Closer to hand over its topless photographs of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, within 24 hours. Also, an i…
Royals Granted French Injunction Against “Closer” Magazine
Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images(PARIS) — It is a victory for the royals.
A court outside of Paris has ordered the French magazine Closer to hand over its topless photographs of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, within 24 hours. Also, an i…
French Alps Killings: Brother of Victim Denies Financial Dispute
Top Photo Group/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Although authorities in France believe a family dispute about money might have led to the killing of four people and the shooting of a 7-year-old girl in the French Alps, a French prosecutor said the brother of one …
French Alps Killings: Family Dispute Suspected
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images(PARIS) — Prosecutors in France believe a family dispute over money might have led to the killing of four people and the shooting of a 7-year-old girl in the French Alps.Investigators are now looking to question the brothe…
Motionless Girl Survives French Alps Slaughter
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images(PARIS) — She stayed so still, police thought she was dead. For eight hours, a 4-year-old girl lay under the body of a female believed to be her mother, beside another unidentified female with a Swedish passport, in the ba…
Demolition Leaves Paris Crowd in Cloud of Dust
ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/GettyImages(PARIS) — Spectators gathered to watch the demolition of a 14-story building near Paris became the spectacle themselves when they were enveloped by a dust cloud.The crowd was gathered in the Paris suburb of Vitry-sur-Sein…
Yasser Arafat’s Death Becomes a Murder Investigation in France
AWAD AWAD/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — The 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is now a murder investigation in France.Prosecutors agreed to look into the matter after Arafat’s family pushed for an official investigation into the death of the …
Halle Berry in Court Over Move to France
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Halle Berry and her ex, Gabriel Aubry, are in court Thursday in Los Angeles, facing off over her request to move with their daughter, Nahla, to France.Judge Mark A. Juhas blocked off 17 days for the trial, which …
Halle Berry in Court Over Move to France
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Halle Berry and her ex, Gabriel Aubry, are in court Thursday in Los Angeles, facing off over her request to move with their daughter, Nahla, to France.Judge Mark A. Juhas blocked off 17 days for the trial, which …
U.S. Women’s Rout France, Win Gold
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Women’s Americans basketball team won their fifth straight gold medal on Saturday after they cruised past France 86-50.
It was a 12-point game at the half but once the third quarter hit, it was smooth sail…
Kevin Durant Leads USA Basketball Over France, 98-71
Oklahoma City Thunder/NBA(LONDON) — The United States men’s basketball team tipped off Group A preliminary action Sunday with a 98-71 victory over France. Forward Kevin Durant led the way for the Stars and Stripes with 22 points and nine rebound…
Controversial Madonna Paris Show Wasn’t Meant to Be a Full Concert, Says Rep
Ragnar Singsaas/WireImage(NEW YORK) — A spokesperson for Madonna is defending the star from complaints by French fans that her show at Paris’ Olympia club was a ripoff because it only lasted 45 minutes. After the show ended Thursday night,…
Madonna Angers French Fans with 45-Minute Show
Dave J Hogan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hell hath no fury like a French Madonna fan. An intimate Thursday night show at Paris’ Olympia club ended with angry fans booing and chanting insults when Madonna left the stage after just 45 minutes.The sho…
Scoreboard Roundup – 7/25/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — 2012 London Olympics – Women’s Soccer: The United States beat France, 4-2. Forward Alex Morgan led the way for the Stars and Stripes with two goals.MLB: The Chicago White Sox (53-45) socked the Minnesota Twi…
All French Motorists Now Required to Carry Breathalyzer Kits
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(PARIS) — In an effort to crack down on drunk driving, a new law in France now requires all motorists to carry a breathalyzer kit in their cars or risk a fine.The BBC reports some 4,000 people are killed on roads in France every ye…
France to Start Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan in July
BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/GettyImages(PARIS) — Following an attack that left four French soldiers dead, France’s leader announced Sunday that his government would begin withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan beginning in July.The Taliban claimed…
Obama, Hollande Talk Afghanistan, Eurozone Crisis
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — In his first meeting with President Obama, newly minted French President Francois Hollande stood by his campaign pledge to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. “I reminded Pres…
Secretary Clinton Says ‘Oui’ to New French President
AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she welcomes the new French president, Francoise Hollande, and is looking forward to working with him. In an interview with USA Today, Clinton said even thou…