France
Mali: What does the future hold?
January 31, 2013Troops from Mali, France and other African nations have captured the cities of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu in Mali's arid Northeast.
Read moreMali and chickens
January 24, 2013The vision that Conrad's character Marlow describes is of a French frigate firing broadsides into a vast African jungle, in essence, bombarding a continent.
Read moreFrance bombs Mali, complicates mess long in making
January 17, 2013French military units, including aviation and infantry, have attacked Islamist rebels in Mali since last week.
Read moreFrench president recognizes 1961 massacre of Algerians, right cries “Lie!”
October 19, 2012A traumatic event in the life of a friend of mine occurred in October 1961, when she was visiting Paris.
Read morePeugeot to sacrifice workers for profit
July 23, 2012Philippe Varin's decision to cut 8,000 jobs and close a factory in France has rightly provoked shock and outrage.
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