france

Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/27/13 12:45PM

Being rude to the president in France is no longer a crime. Generally being rude in France is probably still a requirement though.

Sarkozy Gave Obama a $450 Bathrobe Among $40,000 Worth of Extravagances

Maggie Lange · 04/26/13 09:37AM

Making couple friends seems like a social headache. There are many chances for things to backfire. Each person has to like, or at least tolerate, three other people. It's much more complicated than a forming one-on-one friendship, for sure. But, the payoff seems like a fun assurance of double-dates for always, so it's easy to understand the effort on the part of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to woo over their desired couple friends, the Obamas.

Car Bomb Injures Two at French Embassy in Libya

Cord Jefferson · 04/23/13 09:40AM

A car bomb rocked the French Embassy in Tripoli today, injuring two guards in what's presumed to be the first terrorist attack on a diplomatic outpost in the Libyan capital since the deposition of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. The blast was also the most major strike at a foreign government's compound since a cadre of assailants stormed the U.S. Consulate in September 2012 and killed four, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

Cord Jefferson · 04/23/13 06:41AM

France is expected to legalize gay marriage today, despite a series of large and increasingly more vehement protests against equality. It would be the 14th nation to do so.