Soaring costs are pushing France's universal health-care system into crisis. The result: As Congress fights over whether the U.S. should be more like France, France is trying to borrow U.S. tactics. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Close to 200 prisoners will cycle around France next month, watched by scores of guards on bicycles, in the first penal version of the Tour de France, authorities said Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

President Sarkozy takes the plunge today and and explains why, 43 years since General de Gaulle threw American forces out of France, he is taking his country back into the core of the US-led Atlantic alliance. France's return to the military command will be formally proclaimed at the NATO summit in Strasbourg on April 3. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing threatened on Tuesday to take revenge on France for its opposition to the burka, calling on Muslims to retaliate against the country.

This is a follow up to DL's link picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

France denies citizenship to a Moroccan woman because her beliefs differ from the "French Norm". Her acceptance of a veil makes her unfit to be French. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A Brazillian search team have found a large section of the tail section of the missing Air France flight, and have now also recovered a total of 24 bodies.

Update to this. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

Research on a treasure trove of amber has yielded evidence that France once was covered by a dense tropical rainforest with trees similar to those found in the modern-day Amazon. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Though a long held national delicacy, the Ortolan is a protected species and hunting it is banned in France. Now the government is out to get poachers of the coveted fowl. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

• Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.
• Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the vote, according to early results.
video here. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Some freak out when the reality of France clashes with the perception. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

The news that an asteroid will pass close to Earth in 2036 prompted a group of scientists to recommend Saturday that the United Nations arrange an international space mission to deflect the threatening space rock. France, however, immediately issued a statement urging restraint against “a seemingly lovely space rock we know nothing about,” and claimed that the United States was behind... read full post picked by Potfry 3 years ago

The V150 trainset reached 574,8 km/h at kilometre point 191 on the new East European LGV high-speed line, in France, at 13h13, exceeding by 59,5 km/h the previous world rail speed record, set in 1990. picked by studio 3 years ago

An experimental reactor that could harness nuclear fusion, the power that fuels the Sun, will begin operation in southern France in 2018, the project's governing body announced Thursday. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A look at the Poitou donkey from South West France. Only thirty years ago, less than thirty of these beautiful and friendly animals were left. Now, thanks to a conservation programme, it looks as if the dreadlocked donkey is set to stay awhile on Planet Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

About one in four French 17-year-olds reported getting drunk at least three times in the previous 12 months, while one in 10 said they had got drunk 10 times or more. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

...The swarm originated from China and is heading for England. President Jaques Chirac is said to be discussing terms of surrender with the hornets. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Not even the president of France (shown here during an E.U. summit in Brussels last Wednesday) is immune from being preyed upon by Internet thieves, as he learned when his personal bank account was hacked picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Somebody screwed up royally at the rail company. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

The new research of the Paleolithic cave located in France, revealed that people, who lived in prehistoric times, preferred to draw their famous cave sketches in locations that have a natural resonant sound. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

I see hope for this country in Sarkozy's initial attitudes.
(My second and last "heavy" post before I head off to bed.) picked by rambler 3 years ago