Police ready ahead of French vote on gay marriage Apr 23rd, 2013 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Legions of officers and water cannon stood ready near France's National Assembly ahead of a final vote Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage, as authorities braced for the potential for violence on an issue that has unexpectedly div... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, ready, ahead, french, vote, marriage, Top Keywords

Libya car bomb wounds French embassy guards Apr 23rd, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France's embassy in Libya on Tuesday, bringing new violence to the capital, which has not seen attacks on diplomats like that whi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : libya, bomb, wounds, french, embassy, guards, Top Keywords

French gay marriage: Water cannon, police legions Apr 23rd, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Police say legions of officers and a small battery of water cannon are at France's National Assembly as lawmakers prepare for a final vote to legalize gay marriage. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, marriage, water, cannon, police, legions, Top Keywords

Car bomb targets French embassy in Libya Apr 23rd, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A car bomb targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital early on Tuesday, wounding two French guards in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as an assault not only against France but all countries engaged in... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomb, targets, french, embassy, libya, legions, Top Keywords

French farmers, anarchists unite in airport fight Apr 16th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) NOTRE-DAME-DES-LANDES, France (AP) - They hurl sticks, stones and gasoline bombs. They have spent brutal winter months fortifying muddy encampments. And now they're ready to ramp up their fight against the prime minister and his pet project - a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, farmers, anarchists, unite, airport, fight, Top Keywords

French chef Alain Ducasse wins lifetime achievement award Apr 15th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - French chef Alain Ducasse was given a lifetime achievement award on Monday by The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards for "pushing the boundaries of excellence in cooking" over a 30-year career. Ducasse, 56, is one of... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, chef, alain, ducasse, wins, lifetime, achievement, award, Top Keywords

Brazen escape lands French bandit on Interpol list Apr 15th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Redoine Faid's escape from a French prison landed him on Interpol's most wanted list Monday, two days after he took four guards hostage and used explosives hidden inside tissue packets to blast his way out of a prison in Lille,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brazen, escape, lands, french, bandit, interpol, list, award, Top Keywords

French Senate passes gay marriage bill Apr 12th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, senate, passes, marriage, bill, interpol, list, award, Top Keywords

Rooftop beehives create buzz above French parliament Apr 4th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) By Tara Oakes PARIS (Reuters) - The roof of France's National Assembly is ready to buzz with activity after the arrival of three large bee hives this week as part of a project to promote pesticide-free honey. The bees are expected to be moved in... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rooftop, beehives, create, buzz, above, french, parliament, award, Top Keywords

Kerry in Paris to talk Syria with French Mar 26th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris for talks with French officials about aid to the Syrian opposition and the situation in Mali. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kerry, paris, talk, syria, french, french, parliament, award, Top Keywords