Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services has downgraded the credit ratings for three French banks, including BNP Paribas, citing growing risks facing the banks from potential prolongation of the eurozone recession. “In our view, the economic risks, under which French banks operate, are increasing, leaving French banks moderately more exposed to the potential of a more protracted... 

France’s ruling Socialist Party has officially appointed Harlem Désir as its new leader, a move that potentially puts the former anti-racism activist on track to becoming the country’s first black president. Members of France’s ruling Socialist Party overwhelmingly picked Harlem Désir as party chief during the group’s congress in the southwest city of Toulouse on Thursday. The vote made... 

In October 2012, a team from state owned Russian TV channel Rossiya 1 came to France for a reportage. As representative sites, they chose Paris and Saint-Ouen. They saw a lot of hawkers, Roma beggars, Muslims praying in the streets and drug dealers. Their conclusion, the country is invaded by foreign people and its now becoming a colony of its former colonies.  Read More »

French Defense Ministe, Jean-Yves Le Drian French Defense Minister says an African intervention in its former colony Mali is a matter of weeks, not months following Paris’ persistent lobbying for the initiative. “It’s a matter of weeks, not months, weeks,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a televised interview on Tuesday. Le Drian reiterated that his country would only give “logistical... 

Beekeepers in north eastern France have been scratching their heads after the hives began to produce a weird colored substance instead of regular honey. They think candy M&Ms are to blame. The bees around the town of Ribeauville in the Alsace region have been carrying an unidentified colored substance back to their hives since August. The keepers have done a bit of sleuthing and think the Agrivolar... 

The European Food Safety Authority has rejected a controversial study by French scientists linking GM corn to cancer. Many in Europe are already calling for stricter controls on GMOs, as farmers weigh the lucrative crops against health concerns. ­In September, French scientists from the University of Caen released a study claiming that rats fed on a diet containing NK603 – a corn seed variety made... 

The debate about the possible harmful effects of GM foods came roaring back after a French scientific research linked the appearance of cancerous tumors in rats consuming GM corn. The study caused an uproar and the French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, came to announce incentive measures for banning GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in all of Europe, if it confirms the result of the harmfulness... 

The public sector debt in France soared to over 90 percent of the GDP in the second quarter of 2012. New figures show that France’s public sector debt soared to over 90 percent of the crisis-hit country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2012. According to official figures released by France’s National Statistics Institute (INSEE) on Friday, the debt has increased by 43.2... 

“Anti-white racism is growing in our cities.” It’s a statement that the French have heard several times over the past few years, during TV and radio interviews; debates; perhaps from their neighbor. But never before has it been heard publicly by a politician who isn’t affiliated with the far-right National Front (FN) party. So when Jean-François Copé, secretary general of France’s center-right... 

French demonstrators condemned an anti-Islam movie made in the US at a demo near the US Embassy in Paris on September 15, 2012. France’s Interior Ministry has threatened to expel any Muslim who, as Paris claims, undermines security and poses “a threat to the country”. France’s Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced on Thursday that Paris will not hesitate to expel those Muslims who... 

Russian authorities temporary suspended the import and sale of Monsanto’s genetically-modified corn after a French study suggested it may be linked to cancer. ­The Russia’s consumer-rights regulator Rospotrebnadzor asked scientists at the country’s Institute of Nutrition to review the study. The watchdog has also contacted to European Commission’s Directorate General for Health & Consumers... 

French researchers secretly studied, for two years, 200 rats fed with transgenic maize. Tumors, serious disorders… full-fledged slaughter. And a bomb for the GMO industry. As you will see in the video, the results collected during a study that focused on determining the potential harm done to animals and humans from consuming GMO corn NK603 are worthy of the outrage and concern we are finally... 

France’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric has been accused of “flipping his lid” after the Cardinal warned that plans to legalise same-sex marriage would open the door to polygamy and incest. Bertrand Delanoe, the Socialist mayor of Paris and one of France’s few openly gay politicians, expressed his shock at the comments, made at the weekend, by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin,... 

Paris police detained 150 protesters when crowds rallied outside the US embassy against a controversial film that denigrated Islam’s prophet. Arrests were also made in neighboring Belgium, with police pepper spraying Muslim protesters. Muslim protesters, including women and children, answered social media calls to gather at the world-famous Champs-Elysées and pray on the wide, tree-lined sidewalks. Only... 

Syrian Chemical Weapon The West will retaliate harshly if the Syrian army deploys chemical weapons, France’s foreign minister said Monday. Damascus vowed not to use its chemical arsenal against its own people, but left the option open in the event of a foreign invasion. ­The Syrian army is believed to possess stockpiles of nerve agents and mustard gas, and the Scud missiles capable of delivering...