Tomic ready to go for French Open

ABC Australia - Saturday 18th May, 2013

France Australian tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.Tomic's participation at Roland Garros remains in some doubt after his father and coach John Tomic indicated at a Madrid court last week he was unlikely to compete.Australia's top-ranked man has not played a match ...

David Beckham walks off pitch in tears after last home game for Paris Saint-Germain

Edmonton Journal - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham's wife Victoria Beckham and her daughter Harper, arrive to attend the French League One soccer match between PSG and Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club ...

France legalises same-sex marriages

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

PROTESTING: People hold placards during a sit-in protest called by Act Up gay organisation in front of a 'Wall of homophobs' displaying portraits of national and international public personalities stamped by the organisation as homophobic in Paris. -- AFP photo PARIS: France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage yesterday after President Francois Hollande signed the ...

France Needs Observation Drones Urgently Defense Minister Says

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

France is looking to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft to strengthen its reconnaissance capabilities, the country's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today at a news conference in a Washington. Le Drian, who was in Washington to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as well as lawmakers and White House officials, said France had an "urgent need" for such drones. ...

French and Lebanese Ambassadors call on Water Works and Housing Minister

Ghana News Agency - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Accra, May 18, GNA - Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and ...

Marquez on pole in France

ABC Australia - Saturday 18th May, 2013

France Spain's championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in the French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Sunday morning's qualifying.Marquez, on a Honda, claimed the 30th pole position of his career, his second in the sport's elite category, by coming in 0.03 seconds faster than compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on his Yamaha.Andrea Dovizioso ...

Tearful Beckham makes Parisian farewell

ABC Australia - Saturday 18th May, 2013

France A tearful David Beckham left the pitch to a standing ovation as he bid an emotional farewell to French champions Paris St Germain following a fine performance in the 3-1 home win against Stade Brest on Sunday morning.Beckham, who announced on Thursday he would retire at the end of the season, was made PSG captain for his final home match.The former England skipper was replaced by ...

David Beckhams Tearful Farewell In Paris

Sky News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

A number of Beckham's teammates from United's famous 'Class of '92' youth team - including Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville - went on to join him as a established first team members at the club. Here they celebrate the 1997 Premiership title, with others including Roy Keane and Eric ...

Sore Losers Cant Accept That France Legalized Gay Marriage

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

the Council disagreed . They ruled same sex marriage "did not run contrary to any constitutional principles", and that it doesn't violate "basic rights or liberties or national sovereignty." So there you have it: France finally joined the elite club of countries where gay marriage is legal. Hollande campaigned on bringing gay marriage ...

Will the UAE follow Frances foootsteps and let science determine Ramadan

The National - Saturday 18th May, 2013

ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ...

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe

Jerusalem Post - Saturday 18th May, 2013

PARIS - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaida-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by ...

Paris police ban pork street party in Muslim area

Yahoo - Saturday 18th May, 2013

French police have banned a street party whose organizers planned to serve alcoholic cocktails and pork sausages in a heavily Muslim neighborhood of Paris, authorities said in a statement ...

Rafael Nadal Roger Federer to face off for Italian Masters title

Middle East Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

French Open tuneup in Rome. Nadal broke Berdych's serve twice in the first set and again in the ninth game of the second, improving his career record at Foro Italico to 40-2. He goes on to face Swiss superstar Federer, who secured his place in the final with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 decision over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Federer saved 5-of-6 break points in the win, and will face Nadal for the ...

Monaco go to French courts to contest ruling forcing them to pay tax

guardian.co.uk - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Monaco have launched legal proceedings against the French football authorities after rival clubs threatened to refuse the Ligue 2 champions admission to the country's top flight next season.Having won promotion from the second tier last week, Monaco, in whom the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev took a majority stake in December 2011, may be prevented from taking their place ...

French first lady tells of huge feelings for Mali

The China Post - Saturday 18th May, 2013

BAMAKO--France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler said at the end of a 48-hour tour of war-torn Mali on Friday that the experience had brought up "huge" feelings in ...

France accused of favouring Malis Tuareg rebels

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

A senior Mali army officer accused France Saturday of picking favourites among the country's warring militias after its troops attacked Arab rebels who had captured a village from armed Tuaregs. The intervention came on Friday after the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) took the northern desert settlement of Anefis from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a Malian and ...

Movie starring Depardieu Hurley filming in Chechnya

Middle East Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said. "Turquoise," or "Biryuza," features Depardieu as a man who travels to Russia after his son is killed there, RIA Novosti reported. Hurley plays Depardieu's former girlfriend, who becomes involved in his quest. Depardieu, 64, recently received a Russian passport after giving up his French ...

Its Official France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Common Dreams - Saturday 18th May, 2013

signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative ...

Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report - Jonny Wilkinsons boot gives Toulon the edge over French rivals to become champions of Europe

The Independent - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Toulon were crowned champions of Europe for the first time on today when, aided by the boot of Jonny Wilkinson, they came from behind to beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French final at Dublin's Aviva ...

General Assembly adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization list

UN News Centre - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Print 18 May 2013 &#150 The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to 'facilitate rapid progress […] towards a self-determination process.' Adopting a consensus resolution tabled by Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands, the Assembly affirmed ...

France Becomes 14th Country To Turn Marriage Equality Into Law

Slatest - Saturday 18th May, 2013

After lots of controversy, marriage equality is finally the law of the land in France. French President Francois Hollande signed a bill legalizing not only marriage between members of the same sex, but also adoption by gay and lesbian couples. Marriage equality became law after the Constitutional Council shot down a challenge by the right-wing opposition, ruling on Friday the measure does not ...

Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income paper

Reuters - Saturday 18th May, 2013

PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry ...