A 38-year-old woman acknowledged Monday killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in northwest France. Celine Lesage faces life in prison if convicted by the jury in the courthouse in Valognes, near the Atlantic coast, on charges of aggravated homicide. NO WONDER MUZZIE KIDS OUTNUMBER fRENCH

Marion cotillard reveals a national secret...but pchhhT .

France will purchase 260 Javelin missiles from the United States and has decided to look into a major upgrade of its tank and armored vehicle fleet. a few weeks old but i found the end quite amusing

In Jacques Audiard's prison drama "A Prophet," a 19-year-old French Muslim enters prison as a minor thug and stays alive by becoming smarter, tougher and more ruthless than the killers who surround him.

In Alain Guiraudie’s erotic farce “The King of Escape,” a 16-year-old girl falls in love with the obese, gay, middle-aged tractor salesman who rescues her from bullies, and they run away together with her father and the police in hot pursuit. This sexual free-for-all portrays rural France as a teeming hotbed of randy old gay men copulating in the woods. “The King of Escape,” for which American audiences may not be ready, belongs in its own generic niche.

One man tried to drown himself, screaming that his belly was being eaten by snakes. An 11-year-old tried to strangle his grandmother. Another man shouted: "I am a plane", before jumping out of a second-floor window, breaking his legs. He then got up and carried on for 50 yards. Another saw his heart escaping through his feet and begged a doctor to put it back. Many were taken to the local asylum in strait jackets.

Armed officers carrying flame throwers, stun guns and tear gas grenades cleared dozens of makeshift shelters from wasteland close to the Calais town hall yesterday.

People get mugged, even murdered, in the ZUS, but the media prefer not to write about it. When large-scale rioting erupts and officers and firemen are attacked, the behavior of the thugs is condoned with references to their "poverty" and to the "racism" of the indigenous French. The French media never devote their attention to the bleak situation of intimidation and lawlessness in which 8 percent of the population, including many poor indigenous French, are forced to live. Muslim racism toward the "infidels" is never mentioned.

Lyon, France - A 15-year-old French schoolboy sprayed a teacher with teargas after she described al-Qaeda as a "terrorist group", she told reporters on Tuesday as prosecutors began their investigation.

Voters have used all past regional elections to punish the party in power. Plus, Sarkozy's supporters are showing little interest in the campaign, according to polls. So those voters who do show up are likely to do so to express discontent with what he's doing — or not doing — for France. "Employment is the No. 1 issue," said Jerome Fourquet of the Ifop polling agency. Joblessness is at its highest level in a decade, over 10 percent, and the effects of recession are still pinching industries from car making to hotels.

Claims the Pentagon skewed bidding rules for a tanker jet contract in favour of an American manufacturer will have serious consequences for EU-US relations, senior French officials said Wednesday. OH my serious consequences what ever will we do

"The risk cannot be ignored. Along with climate change, nuclear disarmament is one of two great global issues although it has to be said that nuclear bombs can kill a hell of a lot faster than CO2." The report is timely, coming on the eve of next month's non-proliferation conference in Washington, organised by US president Barack Obama.

THE owner of European aircraft giant Airbus nose-dived into the red last year after costs of building the Airbus super-jumbo and a new ­military transport aircraft spiralled out of control.

MILLIONS of men just a shade under five foot nine were devastated last night as it emerged that not even the French presidency can help a short man hang on to Carla Bruni. -

McDonald’s European division posted a 5.4-percent increase in February same-store sales on strong performances in France, the United Kingdom and Russia. Like their grandmère on the streets of Nazi "occupied" fwance, Mcdo franchises are cash cows.

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy is bent on taking a bigger role in the running of French companies, summoning bank leaders to his Elysee palace on Friday to order them to boost lending to the economy and smaller companies. Sarkozy — whose conservative party faces regional elections later this month that polls show favor the opposition Socialists — "asked banks to remain fully mobilized to finance the economy in the recovery that is starting," a statement issued by his office said. "He particularly insisted that small and very small companies have access to credit," it said. View a European Conservative. Same as an American liberal.

One mainstream, centre-right news magazine splashed the prime minister on its cover this week with the headline "President Fillon" -- a barb aimed directly at Sarkozy, who is criticised by opponents as hyperactive and confrontational.

US singer Stevie Wonder has collected one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it. AND HE's WELCOME TO IT!

After repeated incidents of alleged improper performance enhancement by competitors, cycling's reputation has suffered. The impact has been especially hard felt in the sport's showcase–the Tour de France.

How can they let people like this guy out of prison.... Suspect John Albert Gardner is being held on suspicion of murder in the disappearance of Chelsea.

according to new Russian military doctrine, France – as a NATO state – is now officially an enemy of Moscow. "With ‘enemies’ like France selling super-modern assault ships," opined one Moscow military analyst, "Russian doesn’t need ‘friends’ like Venezuela, Iran or Cuba." that is so true, they are not only stupid and blind, they LOVE to be stupid and blind up to the suicidal level, they will do whatever Moscow wants them to... they will never change, prostitution is simply a part of their nature

“Nicolas Sarkozy has got back on the traditional path of French diplomacy: speaking to Moscow to hold more sway in Europe and beyond,” said Thomas Gomart, analyst at the French Institute for International Relations. But, Mr Gomart added, this time Paris was not aiming at counterbalancing Washington. France was also aware that it had to keep on board its Nato and European Union partners in eastern Europe. Mr Sarkozy implied that the defence sale was a quid pro quo for Russian co-operation in diplomatic efforts, of which Paris is the most vocal advocate, to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The west, he said alongside Mr Medvedev at the Elysée palace on Monday, could not ask Russia to act as a partner in global security issues and then treat it as an adversary in procurement questions.

If those ships are used to invade another country, France will be the one that is conquered.

It is incredible that the Christian churches (overall) historically positioned on the Right, rather than beside the Left, of which the ideals of sharing are incomparably closer to the Christian ideal of peace than the law of the strongest of the Right. Which is not even an ideal, but rather a return to the animal condition.

Parisians are traditionally viewed as rude, arrogant and unwelcoming in the popular British imagination. OH NO, SAY THIS ISN'T TRUE

The French Health Ministry has already agreed to push other countries in the E.U. to drop transsexualism from their lists of mental disorders.

Gold Medal in EPIC FAIL to....FRANCE!!! Marion ROLLAND of France - shortest downhill run ever!

CARSON CITY — Most of Nevada’s government will soon transition to a four-day workweek. But the reasons for it go beyond filling the state’s $887 million deficit.

Germany and France are putting together a plan to buy as much as €30bn (£26.7bn) of Greek debt to help the country avoid a calamitous sovereign default – but only if Athens commits to slashing public spending. [A good idea only if Greece cleans its economy..(Undeclared work.Too early Retirement age.Tax avoidance.Dissimulation of debt to enter in the EU,etc)]

Frogs and toads need road crossings, French say An animal protection group is urging French authorities to build special crossings to save millions of frogs and toads from being squashed on the country's roads.

Both the US, under Bill Clinton, and Belgium have apologised for their failure to intervene more effectively in the bloodshed. But the French president today insisted there was no need for such a move.

France. Where the right to strike is protected by the constitution but freedom of speech is not.

France's national library paid around seven million euros for the memoirs, which Casanova started writing while working as a librarian in 1789. "The Casanova manuscripts are the most important purchase ever made by the library ... And of course it is a great event from a cultural and heritage point of view," said Bruno Racine, head of the library.

French citizens are detained for even the most minor of infractions. Last year, French police detained 830,000 people.

France's national railway has been accused of racism after an poster warned of Romanian - FRANCE’S national railway has been accused of racism after an official poster warned passengers to be on the look-out for Romanians. - Train firm SNCF put up the “safety information” signs on Midi-Pryrenees routes in the south west of the country after a spate of thefts.

French crushed by South African wines at sales slump for our Gallic friends - Bottle of Bellingham Chardonnay - South African sales heading north - British drinkers are buying more South African wine than French for the first time, according to industry figures.

Roman Polanski has won the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival for his new political thriller, The Ghost Writer. - Polanski could not accept the award as he is under house arrest and fighting extradition to the US over a conviction for having sex with a minor in 1977.

Put end to end, the condoms would stretch out to a length of 18 feet, according to a border official.

Is the Mistral deal a red herring, a white elephant or the traditional white flag of courage?

Not to put Descartes before the horse but looks like the ole boy drunk a Deborgia cocktail. I drink therefore I am(not).(Armand's motto).