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Football chiefs accused of setting racial quotas
06/05/2011 - FRANCE

Football chiefs accused of setting racial quotas

French football chiefs were accused Thursday of using secret quotas to limit the number of black and Arab players in training programmes. French national team coach Laurent Blanc denies allegations that he supported the quotas.
Royal party-poopers flee Britain to avoid wedding fever
28/04/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

Royal party-poopers flee Britain to avoid wedding fever

As the final preparations are put in place for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s "big day" on Friday, millions of Britons are rushing to airports, train stations and motorways to escape the country before royal wedding chaos takes over.
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Protests force France to backtrack on gas extraction
21/09/2011 - FRANCE

Protests force France to backtrack on gas extraction

One year after France gave the green light to energy companies to extract natural gas through the controversial practice of “fracking”, the government was forced to backtrack after public outcry.
Parisian teens handed ‘contraception chequebooks’
27/04/2011 - FRANCE

Parisian teens handed ‘contraception chequebooks’

As of Tuesday, some 160,000 Parisian adolescents can receive a “contraception chequebook” at school, which will entitle them to free contraception without having to involve their parents.
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Rome talks tackle concerns over open-border policy
28/04/2011 - IMMIGRATION

Rome talks tackle concerns over open-border policy

France and Italy met for talks Tuesday looking to end a diplomatic spat over an influx of North African migrants. But some analysts say the dispute is motivated by political aims rather than a real desire to weaken the Schengen open-border treaty.
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EU blame-game over Tunisian migrants turns sour
13/04/2011 - DIPLOMACY

EU blame-game over Tunisian migrants turns sour

Europe’s diplomatic dispute over what to do with its “human tsunami” of north African migrants turned into a cross-border catfight this week, with Italy threatening to leave the EU and a German lawmaker accusing Rome of behaving like the mafia.
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'Fukushima is no Chernobyl, but TEPCO faces long battle'
13/04/2011 - JAPAN

'Fukushima is no Chernobyl, but TEPCO faces long battle'

Japan has upgraded its nuclear crisis at Fukushima to the same level as the Chernobyl meltdown 25 years ago. Donald Olander, a nuclear engineering professor at Berkeley, tells us that “Fukushima is no Chernobyl, but has the potential to become one”.
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France ‘the new US’ with Sarkozy as chief warmonger
08/04/2011 - FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY

France ‘the new US’ with Sarkozy as chief warmonger

Nicolas Sarkozy has transformed France from one-time vociferous pacifist to one of the West's eagerest warmongers. He says his actions are in the name of democracy, but political analysts believe those same actions could come back to haunt him.
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PM, party officials boycott Sarkozy's Islam debate
06/04/2011 - FRANCE

PM, party officials boycott Sarkozy's Islam debate

France’s ruling UMP party met Tuesday for President Nicolas Sarkozy’s debate on strengthening secularism amid religious diversity. The prime minister and other top politicians refused to take part, however, saying the debate could stigmatise Islam.
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London’s Gaddafi-funded university: business as usual in the UK
20/05/2011 - UK - LIBYA

London’s Gaddafi-funded university: business as usual in the UK

The director of one of London’s top universities was forced to quit Thursday amid an embarrassing controversy involving the Libyan regime and some potentially iffy donations that raise questions over who is funding the UK’s most prestigious schools.
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