'French' Becomes a Dirty Word in U.S. Campaign
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For centuries the very mention of  France has conjured up images of elegance and sophistication  but in an increasingly heated U.S. presidential campaign,  "French" has become a dirty word.
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France's broadcasting watchdog reminds television channels to keep English out of programme names.
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&quot;W stands for Wrong&quot; - in an effort to focus the debate on domestic issues, but instead got embroiled in a new spat about Iraq.
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The sight of the new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, jogging -- often wearing his favorite NYPD T-shirt -- has fired up a tempest in a Reebok in France and Britain this summer. Sarkozy's running is an un-French, right-wing conspiracy, suggests Paris' left-wing newspaper LibÃÂ©ration. In response,...
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With about three weeks to go until the US presidential election, the two major party candidates are on the attack. The tone is becoming more acrimonious with each passing day.
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SPRING GREEN, United States : The US presidential race hit a new low in nastiness with images of Osama bin Laden and epithets such as &quot;despicable&quot; and &quot;un-American&quot; bombarding voters before a crucial series of televised debates.
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Maybe "freedom fries" taste better in France. After political squabbles over the Iraq war soured U.S.-French relations, more American tourists are visiting Paris this year, tourism officials say.
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France complained to the United States over accusations that French nationals and businesses took bribes from Iraq made in a report by the chief US weapons inspector.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier appeals for an end to "French-bashing"  in the US.
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The US version of negative campaigning sounds like shrill sandbox shouting compared with the ongoing presidential campaign in Ukraine, the most important European country that&#39;s on no one&#39;s geopolitical map.
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A new advertising campaign to fight anti-Semitism in France aims to shock. The campaign features serene images of Jesus and Mary with the slur "Dirty Jew" scrawled across them as if in graffiti.
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Less fat, less sugar, less salt: Even the mostly svelte French are cracking down. Beginning Thursday, the government ordered food ads to carry cautions telling the French to stop snacking, exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.
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The French are arrogant, rude and surly to foreign visitors. For once - quelle surprise! - the thought comes not from an embittered tourist but the leading French politician behind a damning report on how the ...
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The US presidential race is being followed with close attention in France, where an overwhelming preference for a Democrat victory is balanced by the sober recognition that -- whatever the result -- there will be no quick fix for damaged bilateral ties.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - A radio ad urging   Haitians to reveal illegal weapons caches to the U.S. Embassy   has angered politicians and fueled debate on whether the   troubled Caribbean nation has become a tacit U.S. protectorate.
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The Bush administration's handling this week of a report on Saddam Hussein's attempts to purchase weapons and buy influence has angered French officials and set back a year of American efforts to repair the ...
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The increasingly shrill battle for the US presidency has even led to a fight to win the attention of deaf Americans.