France24 France's first private Muslim school tops the ranks Averroès High School in Lille has been in the spotlight for a decade. Ten years ago, it was France's first private Muslim school to follow the national curriculum. Now, it's one of the coun... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
France24 Hospitalised Mandela 'in good spirits' Former South African President Nelson Mandela has made steady progress and is “in good spirits” after spending a second day in hospital for treatment of a recurrent lung infection, the president&#... (photo: AP / Nelson Mandela Foundation, Debbie Yazbek)
South China Morning Post Judge who charged Sarkozy receives death threat and bullet in the mail The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers. | Jean-Michel Gentil... (photo: EC / EC)
The Times Of India Wall Street: Europe woes weigh on Dow Jones, hold S&P 500 NEW YORK: Investors just can't get past Europe. | Renewed worries about the region's debt crisis weighed on the Dow Jones industrial average on Wednesday, and held the Standard & Poor's 500 index back... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
The Hindu Hollande stands firm on tax-the-rich policy French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he will continue to push for a new tax on the rich even after it was ruled void by the country’s highest authori... (photo: AP / Thomas Martinez) EconomyFrancePhotosTax
