Hollande ditches plan for law capping executive pay and perks

François Hollande faced a barrage of criticism from the French Left yesterday after burying a scheme for a legislative cap...

thetimes.co.uk (9 hours ago)

Jerry Lewis: Le Nutty Professor Takes Cannes

A half-century ago, French film critics proclaimed Jerry Lewis a master auteur for the raucous comedies he wrote, directed and starred in. At the time, it was hard to say which side took more derisive heat from mainstream America: Lewis or France. But time heals all wounds, or wounds all heels; and nostalgia is a...

time.com (11 hours ago)

Rocket-propelled Frenchman breaks mountain bike speed record - video

The record for the top speed reached on a mountain bike has been broken by cyclist François Gissy on a track near Mulhouse in eastern France

guardian.co.uk (11 hours ago)

NBD: Rocket Bike Goes 163 MPH

This is a bicycle – slightly modified – that’s capable of hitting 163 miles per hour. By “slightly modified” I mean that there’s a rocket attached to the back of it. No big deal. And! You, too, can create your own bike-mounted rocket using items you have around the house. This bike’s rocket, for instance, is powered...

time.com (16 hours ago)

France won't force companies to cap executive pay

The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to push for a law to cap executive salaries in the private sector....

foxnews.com (17 hours ago)

French cyclist breaks land speed record by reaching 163 MPH on a rocket-powered bike

French cyclist Francois Gissy from Alsace has broken the land speed record on a bicycle by attaching a hydrogen-peroxide rocket to the frame. Gissy recorded a top speed of 163mph on his self-built vehicle on an old runway in Munchhouse in North Eastern France.

dailymail.co.uk (18 hours ago)

French president defends Mali war after attacks

France's president says his country must fight harder against terrorists in Africa, after two suicide bombings apparently staged by extremists angry over the French military intervention in Mali. Francois Hollande, in a sweeping speech Friday on this nuclear-armed country's military doctrine, said, "We will stay in...

foxnews.com (21 hours ago)

Political Polling Popularity?

Originally Posted http://www.tothetick.com/political-polling-popularity Popularity is something that can be determined by two things. Firstly, it doesn’t last! When too many people start liking you anyway, there is always someone that is there ready to knife you in the back. ‘Heil Caesar!’ soon turns into ‘Et tu,...

zerohedge.com (1 day ago)

This 163 MPH Rocket Bike Just Set a Land Speed Record

There's a surprising amount of energy locked away in the fizzing bubbles of hydrogen peroxide. Enough, in fact, to propel one daredevil and his modified bicycle into the record books at nearly triple the speed limit of your local interstate. Eat your heart out, Wile E. Coyote. Cyclist François Gissy reached a top...

gizmodo.com (1 day ago)

François Hollande: Presidency through ambiguity

Normal? Moi? IT ALL started with the word “normal”. François Hollande chose the term to define the sort of president he promised to be. To the French ear, it means more than ordinary: it suggests something that conforms to the rule, the way things should be. After the look-at-me term of Mr Hollande’s predecessor,...

economist.com (1 day ago)

France's Hollande says will protect interests in Niger

PARIS (Reuters) - France will do everything to protect its interests in Niger after an attack on a uranium plant run by nuclear reactor maker Areva near the northern town of Arlit earlier on Thursday, French President Francois Hollande said. "We will have the same will to co-operate (with Niger) to fight against...

yahoo.com (1 day ago)

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday - trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing praise for its efforts to reform Europe's biggest economy from French President Francois Hollande, a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster.

yahoo.com (1 day ago)

Jeune et Jolie (Young and Beautiful): the trailer for François Ozon's new film - video

Watch the trailer for Jeune et Jolie, François Ozon's entry to the 2013 Cannes film festival    

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

Gérard Depardieu says Chechnya not to blame over Boston Marathon bombing

The actor Gérard Depardieu, who moved to Chechnya earlier this year to escape rising taxes on wealthy citizens in his native France, has said his adopted homeland is not responsible for the actions of the Boston marathon bombers. Speaking at a press conference to promote his new revenge thriller Turquoise, which is...

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

BERLIN-Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster-French President Francois Hollande.

denverpost.com (1 day ago)

UK emergency committee meets after attack

The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital. Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications it was an act of terrorism and his top advisers will be...

foxnews.com (1 day ago)

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster — French President Francois Hollande. The Social Democratic Party is marking Thursday's anniversary...

foxnews.com (1 day ago)

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois Hollande.    

boston.com (1 day ago)

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois Hollande.

miamiherald.com (1 day ago)

Cannes: Sundance Selects Nabs Rights to Francois Ozon's 'Young & Beautiful'

msn.com (2 days ago)

Cannes: Sundance Selects Takes Francois Ozon's 'Young & Beautiful'

The film, starring Marine Vacth, focuses on a young woman's sexuality.    

hollywoodreporter.com (2 days ago)

Woolwich attack: David Cameron vows UK will 'never buckle in face of terror'

Speaking in Paris alongside Francois Hollande, the French president, David Cameron says Britain has faced terror attacks such as the one in Woolwich before and adds: "We will never buckle in the face of it."    

telegraph.co.uk (2 days ago)

'The most appalling crime': David Cameron condemns knife killing of soldier as he abandons trip...

The Prime Minister cancelled talks with French President Francois Hollande in Paris to travel urgently to back to London.

dailymail.co.uk (2 days ago)

Woolwich attack: 'We will never buckle in the face of terror' says David Cameron

Speaking in Paris alongside Francois Hollande, the French president, David Cameron says Britain has faced terror attacks such as the one in Woolwich before and adds: "We will never buckle in the face of it."    

telegraph.co.uk (2 days ago)

UK and France to join global anti-corruption initiative

Britain and France have both announced they are to join a groundbreaking initiative to expose systematic corruption, mainly in Africa, requiring mining and oil companies to reveal the taxes paid to national governments and the value of the minerals being extracted. Nearly 40 countries have already signed but the...

guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

David Cameron: ‘Indications’ London attack terror-related

LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are “strong indications” that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday. One man died and the two others believed to be have weapons were shot by police. Speaking at a press...

sltrib.com (2 days ago)

Chez Francois beer dinner scheduled this summer

Chez Francois is known for fine dining, but the Vermilion restaurant has a special beer event planned for this summer.

cleveland.com (2 days ago)

EU consider labelling Hezbollah military wing a terrorist group, say officials

The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list...

foxnews.com (2 days ago)

Cameron: 'Indications' London attack terror

LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday. One man died and the two others believed to be have weapons were shot by police. Speaking at a press...

bostonherald.com (2 days ago)

French Universities May Allow Teaching In English

PARIS -- In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite. The National Assembly on Wednesday was taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses – like science or economics classes – in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and...

huffingtonpost.com (2 days ago)