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French president Nicolas Sarkozy , German chancellor Angela Merkel and British prime minister David Cameron have issued a joint statement ...

Rural people in the nearby Drôme region are upset by a regrettable incident that occurred recently on the property of a producer of truffles...

In about five minutes, the first decade of the 21st century will be drawing to a close in France. And festivities are under way. I've ju...

The French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy has received a letter from the cinéaste Roman Polanski , who authorized its publication. [Click t...

A few days ago, there was consternation in Paris because of rumors that the president's son might be aloft, all on his own, in a giant a...

Something big and nasty can screw up when you're least expecting it. Incidentally, concerning the title of the present article, click he...

When you think about it (or even when you don't think about it at all), there's nothing more ordinary than an ordinary crime. That...

Opening an album of old family photos, we might feel inclined to alter certain images. It would be nicer if an archaic ancestor were a littl...

For ages, we white Australians have been going through a puzzled period of repentance concerning the terrible phenomenon of the so-called st...

The etymology of the word " assassin " is weird. At the time of the Crusades, the original Assassins were fanatical members of a ...

If you happen to have an open and inquiring mind, a good Internet connection and two hours of free uninterrupted time, and you're happy ...

An association named Familles de France [ Families of France ] and a group of family associations in the rural département of Ardèche [not...