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France's president is to sign into law a controversial bill that will make the country the eighth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.

France's top court ruled Friday that a bill permitting same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt children adheres to the constitution.

In a move aimed at undermining the bogus foundation of racist ideology, France's National Assembly has decided to drop the word "race" from the country's laws.

Mrs, Thatcher having passed away, a UMP - Union pour un Movement Populaire - councillor, JA©rA me Dubus, motioned at a Paris municipal meeting that a street or square in Paris should be named after her: Rue or Avenue or Boulevard, or Place Margaret Thatcher.

On Sunday, an estimated 150,000 people marched in Paris and gathered in the Place de la Bastille to listen to Jean-Luc Mlenchon, the leader of the Left Front.

On Sunday, an estimated 150,000 people marched in Paris and gathered in the Place de la Bastille to listen to jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the Left Front.

Nicolas Sarkozy was cheered in Tripoli on a recent visit. But the former French president could soon fall from grace if his alleged dark dealings with Gadaffi come to light.

Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist parties marched through central Paris on Sunday to express disappointment with President Francois Hollande's first year in power, criticizing the leader for reneging on his promises to rein in the world of finance and enact economic stimulus.

Nothing can be more toxic for a government than scandals combined with economic and financial depression.

The left in Europe's periphery is beginning to find its voice in resisting the austerity measures being imposed by the conservative politicians who are calling the shots in the European Union.

On April 23, France legalized gay marriage. The measure passed 331-224 in the Socialist Party majority Assembly.

Top French ministers warned Monday against picking a fight with Germany after their Socialist Party accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of being "selfish" in her drive for eurozone austerity.

Britain could be dragged into a phoney US-backed "peacekeeping operation" in Venezuela if right-wing violence continues, frontbench Labour MP Diane Abbott told the Star on Saturday.

The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment is rising to levels not seen in over a decade, and his country's economy has been called a potential time bomb at the heart of Europe.

In this April 24, 2013 file photo, French President Francois Hollande attends a ceremony to pay homage to 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and WWII veteran, Francois Jacob, at the Invalides in Paris.

France's ruling Socialist Party is pressing President Francois Hollande to toughen his stance towards a German counterpart it describes as "self-centered", arguing that Chancellor Angela Merkel's pro-austerity policies are hurting Europe.

Anti-same sex marriage activists protest a few hours after the French Parliament adopted a gay marriage law on April 23 in Paris.

France is set to become the latest nation to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, despite vocal opposition from conservatives, when legislation goes before lawmakers in the lower house for a final vote.

France is set to become the latest nation to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, despite vocal opposition from conservatives, when legislation goes before lawmakers in the lower house for a final vote.

Pollack had been heavily involved in Chilean politics while the regime was in power, and published a book, Revolutionary Social Democracy - The Chilean Socialist Party, in 1986.