Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff
PARIS – Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe’s political and economic landscape. Hollande heads into the May 6 second round with the upper hand after […]
“No More Tragedy”
A Jewish boy cries during a joint funeral of Toulouse shooting victims in Jerusalem on March 21, 2012. A gunman shot dead four Jewish people, including three children, outside Ozar Hatorah School in Toulouse, France, on March 19. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> news@theasian.asia
128th Nice Carnival in France
A reveler performs during the 128th Nice Carnival, in Nice, southern France, Feb. 26, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing> news@theasian.asia
France Starts ‘Winter Bargain Sale’
People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. <Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing> news@theasian.asia
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