Muslims in France are shocked by Switzerland’s decision to ban construction of minarets, says Le Parisien. The paper says they are worried about a stigmatizing of their religion but are still confident that tolerance remains in France.
Tension is rife in the streets and on the Web after Manuel Zelaya's surprise return to Honduras. Also in today's round-up of the Web: bloggers mock the "princess and the president" tale involving Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Lady Diana.
Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing (left) has written a soon-to-be-published romantic novel about a French leader's affair with a British princess, apparently modelled closely on Giscard and the late Diana, Princess of Wales (at right).
Valery Giscard d'Estaing 
