French succumb to Franglais
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English impregnates la langue franÃ§aise Our chums across the Channel are currently marking "French language week", but apparently have little to celebrate as English loanwords continue to pollute their beloved mother tongue, the Daily Telegraph reports.â¦
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France flew home its nine dead soldiers from the Ivory Coast yesterday. The nine died in violence at the weekend that presented a bleak contrast to the long-cultivated image of the
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With a new coach, a new captain and four new caps in their starting line-up, France will attempt to bury the anguish of last year's World Cup disappointment in the Murrayfield mud on Sunday.
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THIERRY HENRY finally added to his recent meagre goal tally for France in this World Cup qualifier today. Henry scored in the closing stages after Sylvain Wiltord&#39;s opener, for only his third international
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BRUSSELS -- Suddenly and shockingly, Belgium came to an end.
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France stole Brazil&#039;s rhythm, its style, even its samba. Along the way, the French also knocked the defending champions out of the World Cup.
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A CARAVELLE, La CÃ´te Basque and LutÃ¨ce are gone, as are any last lingering traces of the belief that fine dining really should be French and formal.
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France start their World Cup qualifying campaign against Israel in Paris on Saturday badly needing victory to put their ignominious Euro 2004 exit behind them.
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Issa Cisse thought of himself as French when he left Senegal to help free his colonial masters from the grip of the Germans at the end of World War II.
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A Frenchman lost his wife and three children. British honeymooners disappeared. Vacation getaways for Christmas, far from Europe&#39;s cold climate, turned into nightmares.
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Rangers joined the European scrapheap after a Bonaventure Kalou double fired Auxerre to a 2-0 victory at Ibrox. The home side had only to avoid defeat to progress to the knockout stage but were out-classed by the visitors.
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Call it the case of the vandalized vines. Winegrowers in northeast France are puzzling over the destruction of large swaths of two vineyards in Alsace, a region along the German border known for full-bodied white wines.
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GUYANCOURT, France  - It was hardly a conventional  move for a gastronomic French chef with a resume studded with  Michelin restaurant stars.
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PARIS : Swiss striker Alexander Frei returned to haunt Marseille on when he scored the winner in Rennes&#39; 1-0 win which sent the French giants tumbling into midtable and their fans calling for the resignation of president Christophe Bouchet.
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Six people died, thousands of homes were blacked out and air traffic delayed as violent storms hit northern France. Tourist hotspots like the Eiffel Tower reopened today after yesterdayâs hurricane-force
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Grumpy Gallic image gets a makeover as the nation starts to lose tourists.
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French influence in Europe is declining, and President Jacques Chirac is largely to blame.