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A French court on Tuesday allowed a lesbian woman to adopt a child with her partner after 11 years of legal battle, in what gay rights campaigners said was an unprecedented victory.

Austin-based FreescaleA Semiconductor has officially placed two of its fabs up for sale after earlier stating it would exit the facilities.

Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally - and France the perpetual skeptic.

Hi, These are my thoughts on my meal at Pic at the end of June. For full commentary + photography, please click here: http://foodsnobblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/maison-pic-valence/ In the town of Valence, there was once a famous jurist called Jacques Cujas.

Under former president Jacques Chirac, France opposed the decision by the United States and Britain to invade Iraq to overthrow dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, and relations have at times been tense with the new Iraqi leadership.

Renault has decided to produce the future electric, zero-emission version of its Kangoo Express LCV at M.C.A. , in northern France, starting in the first half of 2011.

If you live in France or will be visiting this Monday or Tuesday, check out a special preview of METALLICA 's "Francais Pour Une Nuit" , the live DVD filmed in Nimes, France on July 7, 2009.

THURSDAY, Nov. 5 a ' New research sheds light on the possible link between the genes you inherit and the size of your belly.

The Paris prosecutor's office says it will not appeal a decision by an investigating magistrate to order former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges dating back to his 1977-95 tenure as Paris mayor.

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin launched a bitter attack on President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday as he went on trial for conspiring to smear his political rival before the 2007 election.

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Il Buco has teamed up with private ski guide, Luca Boniciolli, to offer a week-long ski vacation to the French Alps.

London, November 7 : A bust of Julius Caesar, recovered from the Rhone riverbed, is now on display as part of an exhibition of artefacts discovered in the bed of the Rhone river over the last 20 years, at a museum in southern France.

"The Role of Turkish Diplomats in Saving Turkish Jews in France: 1940-1944 By Arnold Reisman During World War II, Turkish diplomats saved Turkish Jews living in France from certain death, a fact of which the Anglophone world was ignorant until Stanford Shaw first revealed the historical data in 1995.1 Up until that time, this important piece of ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his participation at the summit of EU and Mediterranean rim nations July 13, 2008 in Paris, France.

PARIS : French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

Laying on of Hands at Shekinah Glory Evangelical Group Meeting, 29 May 2008, Paris, France.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his participation at the summit of EU and Mediterranean rim nations July 13, 2008 in Paris, France.

In this photo released by Airbus on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, Airbus' new freight cargo aircraft, the... In this photo released by Airbus on Thursday, Nov.

WESTERN Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45cm in two years, experts say following an official survey.