Sarkozy government divided over immigration crackdown
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:29:46 -0700
PARIS, France--President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Tuesday to be "unbending" in his crackdown on foreign-born criminals, but signs emerged of splits in his government over the hardline measures.
France to widen Roma repatriation legislation
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:44 -0700
Romanian ambassador to Paris to take over post next week.
Sarkozy vows to fight on after court blocks Roma deportations
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:07:45 -0700
PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet has vowed to press ahead with a crackdown on France's Roma Gypsy population, in a show of strength designed to quash the appearance of a government split over the controversial policy.
Chirac to pay Paris to avoid going on trial
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:53:42 -0700
FRANCE’S FORMER president Jacques Chirac could avoid a planned corruption trial after the ruling UMP party yesterday confirmed it was prepared to help him repay some of the money he allegedly misused when he was mayor of Paris.
France to step up deportations of foreign thieves, beggars
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:38:38 -0700
PARIS – France said Monday it will step up deportations of foreigners caught stealing or begging aggressively as part of a high-profile crackdown on the Roma minority that has sparked condemnation around the world.
France to deport ‘thieves and beggars’
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:56:20 -0700
Under fire for sending thousands of Roma back to Romania and Bulgaria, the French government yesterday announced plans to step up deportations of foreigners caught stealing or begging aggressively.
France to step up deportations
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:23:36 -0700
France to step up deportations of 'thieves and beggars' and to fight illegal immigration and people trafficking originating in Romania and Bulgaria.
Belgian sex abuse tapes amplify Catholic scandals
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:05:45 -0700
PARIS, france - Leaked tapes of Belgium's Cardinal Godfried Danneels urging a victim not to reveal he was sexually abused by a bishop are some of the most damaging documents to emerge in the scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church.
'Mesrine' is on the money
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:22:02 -0700
The lifelong crime spree of France's most notorious modern criminal, Jacques Mesrine, comes to a bloody, blazing...
Katy Perry - Perry Pilfers From Hotels
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:35:56 -0700
KATY PERRY likes a comforting souvenir from every city she stays in - she steals the pillows from her hotel suite.The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker is currently on a global...
Film Review: Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:27:58 -0700
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 , part two of the riveting true-life crime saga, is every bit as engaging as its just-released, high-performing predecessor. Vincent Cassel’s remarkable performance and action-packed filmmaking assure impressive numbers on specialized screens and maybe beyond.
'Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1': A crime story without a killer instinct
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:13:57 -0700
A review of Part II of writer-director Jean-François Richet's four-hour cinematic treatment of the story of real-life French criminal, Jacques Mesrine.
Nine O'Clock
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:42:03 -0700
The number of victims that suffered injuries in the miners riot on June 13-15, 1990 amounts to more than 1,350 people, according to an indictment-report by the Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER), based on the documents of the prosecution indictment, issued at the headquarters of the 21 December 1989 Association, yesterday ...
A French gangster's denouement
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:45:28 -0700
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 is the second half of the epic French gangster biography chronicling the outrageous career of '60s and '70s outlaw Jacques Mesrine. Vincent Cassel, looking hopped-up and wily - and gaining considerable heft to play the celebrity outlaw in his middle age - once again delivers a performance of full-force magnetism.
Bonita Springs fire commission candidate apologizes for 'erroneous' statements
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:59:00 -0700
Robert Sharkey, a candidate for Seat 1 on the Bonita Springs fire commission board, apologized on Thursday for e-mails he sent that contained false information about his opponent, Ed FitzGerald.
France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:04:18 -0700
French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim here, as US critics lap up his performance in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct."
France firm on raising retirement despite protests
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:13:30 -0700
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Parents Launch Private School Survey
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:52:44 -0700
Two parents from West Auckland are launching a national public survey today. Steve Paris and Angel Garden say the survey is to gage the knowledge and opinions of private school attendees, their parents and guardians nationwide regarding the forthcoming change in the law governing private schools.
Why Sarkozy went to war on the Roma
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:45:31 -0700
The scene is a piece of wasteland on the edge of Saint Etienne in central France. A scrap of land, wedged between a cemetery and a rubbish dump, is home to 100 people, 40 of them children.
Zidane steals the show at France training camp
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:09:59 -0700
Zinedine Zidane stole the show at a France's training camp on Wednesday in a sign that Les Bleus had a long way to go to erase the memory of their South Africa World Cup disgrace.
