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- NICOLE AND PARIS
Nicole Ritchie is planning to eclipse arch rival Paris Hilton with a new reality TV show she starts filming in London later this month. Scroll down for more The friends fell out during the making of their joint reality TV venture The Simple Life and
- Paris, Barcelona and Rome after dark
18:00 Follow the hedonistic laughter wafting from behind Parliament (ironically) and you?ll see a door shrouded in creeper. Inside, the walls may be lined with books, but make no mistake: Salotto 42 is one of the hippest bars in town. Join the stylish
- Vivendi: no comment on Zain Africa bid
Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy declined on Saturday to say whether the French media and telecom group was interested in acquiring the African operations of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain. 'I have no comment to make on this,' Levy told the news agency
- Comoros president calls for calm
Paris - The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France. President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in a statement urged the
- Pentagon warns US arms may be obsolete
America's traditional means of projecting power abroad is growing increasingly obsolete and its billion-dollar military hardware could be as ineffectual against future threats as the heavily fortified Maginot line was in defending France against the
- Swiss star Cancellara wins first stage of Tour de France
Switzerland's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in a time of 19 minutes 32.14 seconds to claim the yellow jersey. The 28-year-old showed his class with an impressive performance on the
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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the advent of the euro in January 1999. Today, France is at the forefront of European states seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European defense and security apparatus.
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AFP - Australian Cadel Evans was given cause for both optimism and alarm after the opening stage of the Tour de France which left some of his potential yellow jersey rivals in the race's driving seat.
AFP - Britain's David Millar has a reputation for being laid-back, but the Garmin team rider is hoping his new, relaxed attitude on the bike transforms to big results on this year's Tour de France.
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