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France
French Puppet Show ‘Les Guignols de l’info’ Angers Spaniards
A French Muppet-like TV show’s parody of Spanish athletes has set off a diplomatic spat between Spain and France.
French Band ‘The Two’ Stars Ara Starck and David Jarre
Starck and Jarre are darlings in France, but they are hoping to find the same sort of love in the US.
Turkey Calls French Genocide Bill ‘Racist’
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan says a bill passed by the French parliament on the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule is “racist.”
French Troops Killed In Afghanistan
Four French soldiers have been killed in northern Afghanistan after a serviceman from the Afghan National Army opened fire, officials say.
Clinics ‘should offer to remove PIP breast implants’
The British government has done an urgent review of the risk of faulty PIP breast implants that 40,000 British women have received.
Mayan Predictions for 2012, German Analysis and a Little Village in France
Not long ago I was in a little village in southwest France where new age doomsayers were gathering on a mountaintop they believe will be saved when the world ends in 2012 [...]
Line Dancing In France
Country line dancing was all the rage here in the US in the 90s. Line dancers are still struttin’ their stuff today, not so much in America, but in France, of all places.
Georges Méliès – Inspiration For The Movie ‘Hugo’
The real-life early French filmmaker Georges Méliès inspired the central character of author Brian Selznick’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” and the movie adaptation by Martin Scorsese.
City of Lights
Paris’s famed Avenue des Champs-Elysees is all lit up for the holiday season. And all its electricial needs are to be fulfilled by a solar energy farm.
France’s Former First Lady Dies
Marco Werman talks with French political journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet about the life of the late Danielle Mitterrand, France’s former first lady.
French Magazine Firebombed After Muhammad Cover
The Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed after puting an image of Muhammad on the cover.
Bollywood Bloodbath and other Global Fright Music
The World’s Marco Werman begins with a collection titled “Bollywood Bloodbath,” then explores some other unexpected sources of ghoulish music to play on your porch for the trick or treaters.
French Trio Revolver Wows at CMJ
The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to one of the buzz-bands of the CMJ Music Marathon in New York: French group Revolver, an English-singing trio with killer harmonies.
The Silence Of The Bells
We’re looking for an iconic cathedral in Paris where the bells chime every 15 minutes. Some of them are soon to be silenced, though. Experts say they’re worn out and that’s raising a fuss.
The Dying Trees of France’s Canal du Midi
The banks along France’s Canal du Midi, are lined with trees so majestic that UNESCO called them “a work of art.” Sadly, those trees are dying.
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