French vote, far-right hopes to consolidate gains
The Star Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:13 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - French polling booths opened on Sunday for another round of local elections that have caused alarm and disarray in President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party since the far-right National Front surged in first-round voting. |
Blatter expects goal-line technology for 2014 World Cup - Summary
EARTHtimes.org Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PDT
Paris - World football supremo Joseph Blatter expects goal- line technology to be in place for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. "I believe we will have a system in 2012 which allows us to say whether it was a goal or not. |
Big stake for Sarkozy in France's local elections
The San Francisco Examiner Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:57 AM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press PARIS Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity is up for a test in local elections that could give the far-right National Front party its first official footprint in France's smallest administrative districts. Sunday's second-round vote in the nation's cantons is the last national ballot before presidential balloting next year. In last week's ... |
TRAVEL GUIDE: Disneyland, Paris
Belfast Telegraph Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:51 AM PDT
Want to be the best daddy in the world? There is no surer way to light up your kids eyes and win their adulation than the magical words: “Would you like to go to Disneyland?†Related Stories Camp makes the 'grade on his debut Corey's little piece of Evan Shore will be a night to remember Scots are Ruaned Hurricane set to make flying visit |
Ribery and Evra expect whistles on Stade de France return
Reuters via Yahoo! India News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:48 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Franck Ribery and Patrice Evra expect to attract boos and whistles on Tuesday when they make their first home appearance for France since being banned for leading a mutiny during last year's World Cup. |
Album: Boubacar Traore, Mali Denhou (Lusafrica)
Independent Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PDT
When Malian bluesmen discovered the bluesmen of America's deep South, Traore's art was one of the results. Acclaimed at 20 as Mali's answer to Elvis Presley, he had dizzy fame followed by political exile, and was only put back on his pedestal after being rediscovered in Paris as part of the army of migrant workers. This new album is vintage stuff: his voice mixes warmth with a genial toughness ... |
Darlington native writes a new novel
Florence Morning News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:01 AM PDT
Darlington native Ed Howle and his wife, Janet, have written a novel called “The Long Road to Paris†that describes an adventure unlike any that has taken place since the Great Race of 1908. |
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