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July 13, 2010 (BBC) - France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.

July 7th (BBC News) - Prosecutors have launched an investigation into claims of illegal campaign funding for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, officials say.

July 6, 2010 (Reuters, Sophie Taylor) - A French bill to ban full-face veils worn by some Muslim women in public will go to parliament on Tuesday, bringing closer a measure which critics argue is hard to enforce and may be unconstitutional.

June 29, 2010 (Reuters, Thierry Leveque) - The trial of Manuel Noriega on money-laundering charges began in Paris on Monday with lawyers for the ex-Panamanian dictator arguing the proceedings were unlawful and he should be allowed to return home.

June 10th (BBC News) - Europe's debt crisis has created "hurdles" on the path to economic growth, the World Bank has warned.

The sovereign debt crisis in Europe, and soon America, will exert tremendous pressure on national defense budgets, resulting in a re-alignment of global military power from West to East.

May 17th (BBC News) - France has denied it made a secret pact with Iran to secure the release of a French lecturer charged with spying after last June's disputed election.

April 27, 2010 (Xinhua) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has signed a warrant on the extradition of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to France, the State Department said on Monday.

Feb. 16 (BBC News) - French authorities deliberately exposed soldiers to nuclear testing in the Sahara, according to researchers citing a confidential French military report.

TEHRAN November 24, 2009 (Reuters) - Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, apparently softening its opposition to a U.N. plan aimed at keeping a check on its nuclear ambitions.