A French woman with a rare facial tumour, whose plea for doctor-assisted suicide was rejected by a court earlier this week, has died. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A French woman badly disfigured by facial tumours caused by a rare and incurable disease has appealed to President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow her to die by euthanasia. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A federal court has rejected a former student's First Amendment suit against school officials who punished her for calling them "douchebags" in a LiveJournal post. Right now, the scope of student rights to online speech is anything but clear. Update to this. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

"The consumption of alcohol, and especially wine, is discouraged." This on the heels of a study by French national cancer institute, which says the consumption of even a small amount of alcohol can increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer by 168%. picked by suebe 9 months ago

The French dislike themselves even more than the Americans dislike them, according to an opinion poll published on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"In the spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The family learning channel rejected all of them upon review, and they were never aired."

Posted 1 & 2 years ago... but I think it deserves to be seen again! picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is 58, saying the case should wait until the girl reaches puberty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

In the spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The family learning channel rejected all of them upon reivew, and they were never aired. picked by doswizard 3 years ago

Stupid guy gets rejected after proposing to girl during a basketball game. picked by JuicyFruit 3 years ago

Zut alors! The popular British cartoon and television series "Mr. Men" has come up with a malodorous Mr. Rude who speaks with a bad French accent. "Pardon me," says Mr. Rude in comedy Franglais as he breaks wind when his finger is pulled on a game played on the television show's website www.mrmen.com. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Until recently, the French would have been incensed by any comparison between Napoleon and Hitler.

But to their rage and shame, new research has shown that France's greatest hero presided over mass atrocities which bear comparison with some of Hitler's worst crimes against humanity. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

28 year old transsexual from Spain who dreams of serving in the Army has once again been rejected by the Spanish Ministry of Defence because of his lack of a penis.

"I want to be a soldier, not a porn star"
Back story picked by suebe 10 months ago

A blind student of acupuncture is making a second request for a license to practice in Texas.

That's after Juliana Cumbo's first application was rejected last year because of her blindness. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Sweden's Environmental High Court has given the green light to a woman who wants the freedom to smoke in her own garden. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The bride said she was a virgin. When her new husband discovered that was a lie, he went to court to annul the marriage — and a French judge agreed. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Hara Kiri was a french satirical magazine in the 1960s that was eventually banned by the French Government.

Journal bête et méchant means stupid and evil magazine. picked by DoggyLives 10 months ago

Herve Jaubert, a former French spy, dressed in scuba diving gear and covered up like an Arab woman to flee from threatened torture. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Senator Coleman had filed for an injunction to prevent counting about 1600 absentee ballots that had been improperly rejected on election day. (They haven't been opened, so no one knows who the votes are for, except by demographics). The court ordered that the campaigns and the canvassing board set standards for identifying these ballots, and then that they should be counted. picked by Fanatic 12 months ago

In the ongoing court case of the parents who rejected medical help for their baby in favour of faith healing, the jury hears the father tell of how, no one in his immediate family has ever been to a doctor or used prescription or over-the-counter medicine. "It's not something we believe in."

Update to this picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

A woman who killed an expectant mother and grabbed the unborn child from her womb faces the death penalty after jurors rejected her insanity plea. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago