British-Designed Landmark Bridge Opens in France
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The latest grandiose monument to Anglo-Franco co-operation was opened today in a fanfare of fireworks and music above the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains of France.
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PARIS, Jan. 19 -- For French President Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear reactors are the bridge between the West and the Islamic world.
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BUKIT BUNGA, Malaysia  - Thailand and Malaysia opened a bridge over their restive border on Friday, a new artery for commerce between relatively prosperous Malaysia and poor Muslim communities on the other side.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France on Tuesday - a stunning feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270m above the valley of the river Tarn.
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Travel: Take your pick of places to see Le Tour's first visit to London.
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The world's biggest-ever passenger plane has been unveiled in France at a ceremony attended by the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Spain and 5,000 VIP guests.
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Thousands turned out for opening day festivities Sunday at the new mile-long Tacoma Narrows bridge, the longest suspension bridge to open in the U.S. in more than 40 years.
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The new French and British leaders Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown held talks in Paris Friday, marking the start of what both countries hope will be a warmer phase in cross-channel relations.
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One of the most striking innovations at the Paris Auto Show -- that opens this week -- is the world's first steering wheel with a fixed hub.
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Plans for "mini-bridges" to slash the impact of major roadworks on the Forth Road Bridge are unveiled.
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Afghan and Tajik leaders open a new bridge built by the US to link the two countries across River Panj.
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LONDON -- Marking the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic agreement that ended centuries of war and conflict between France and Britain, President Jacques Chirac of France yesterday began a two-day visit with Prime Minister Tony Blair by citing the issues that bind the two countries as well as those that divide them.
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France and Britain are locked in a long but stormy love affair, French President Jacques Chirac said just days before his cross-Channel trip to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the nations' Entente Cordiale.
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As air force jets screamed overhead, French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's tallest bridge, a stunning masterpiece of engineering that will carry drivers 270 metres (885 feet) above ground.
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Paris' new memorial to the Holocaust was inaugurated Tuesday, with the French president bowing before the wall inscribed with the names of 76,000 Jews sent to Nazi death camps from France.
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MILLAU, France  - As air force jets screamed overhead, French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world&#39;s tallest bridge, a stunning masterpiece of engineering that will carry drivers 270 metres (885 feet) above ground.
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Thundering fighter jets streamed the blue, white and red of the French tricolor as President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday dedicated the world's tallest bridge, a skyway span dwarfing the Eiffel Tower by more than ...