Just a day after France’s Senate approved legislature changing the age of full retirement from 65 to 67, street protests intensified across the country. FRANCE 24 took a look at the action in the streets of Paris.
France’s loss against Mexico (0-2) is a disappointment for French football fans. But is the poor performance by “les Bleus” really a surprise? France24.com examines the issue with Joachim Barbier, journalist for the French magazine "So Foot".
After Uruguay's 3-0 victory against South Africa, the stakes are high for France in its match against Mexico on Thursday night. But with only three goals in the last five matches, the task looks daunting for coach Raymond Domenech and "les Bleus".
From video games to business IT applications and social networking – 2009 saw huge strides in the evolution of technology we increasingly take for granted.
Manchester United has accepted a record-breaking offer of 94 million Euros to let go of star winger Cristiano Ronaldo. The buyer: Real Madrid, which seems determined to pay what it takes to build next season’s dream team.
A Spanish plane bound for Madrid on Monday was closely following the Air France aircraft when it disappeared with 228 people on board. The Iberia flight crew tried to contact their French colleagues, in vain.
The trial of the “Barbarians” gang has begun in Paris as its leader, Youssouf Fofana (photo), faces charges of killing a young Jewish man in 2006. After Wednesday the trial will proceed behind closed doors, away from the media spotlight.
The “Barbarians” gang will go on trial in Paris on Wednesday, its leader accused of killing a 23-year-old Jewish phone salesman. Ilan Halimi's torture at the hands of Youssouf Fofana (photo) has stirred the spectre of anti-Semitism in France.
A new political party in Sweden is seeking to protect internet users' freedom to share files on the internet, and hopes to take its case to Brussels by winning a seat in the European Parliament in the upcoming June 7 elections.
No time to pray? The site, "Information Age Prayer" caters to busy bigots in the digital age. For a few dollars, a computer can transmit prayers to the Almighty.
