Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:10:02 +0100 (AP) - A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Veronique Nichanian for the Hermes collection as part of Men's fall-winter 2012/2013 fashion collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/ Jacques Brinon)
Dominique de Villepin, head of the Republique Solidaire center-right ...
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Dominique de Villepin, head of the Republique Solidaire center-right political party and candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, makes a statement as part of his New Year's wishes to the media in Paris January 16, 2012. Villepin spoke about France losing its AAA status. U.S ratings agency Standard & Poor's, one of the three major ratings agencies, lowered the ratings of France and Austria from the top AAA grade by one notch to AA+ on Friday, and took similar action against Spain and Italy and five other countries. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Dominique Maraninchi (C), Director General of the French medical ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Dominique Maraninchi (C), Director General of the French medical device regulatory authority (AFSSAPS), under secretary of the General Director of Health Care (DGOS) Yannick Le Guen (2nd L) and Director General for Health Jean-Yves Grall (R), attend a meeting at the French Health Ministry in Paris January 5, 2011. Authorities meet at the Health Ministry about the defective silicone gel breast implants manufactured by now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). AFSSAPS recalled PIP breast implants in March 2010 after it concluded that their performance and safety were not in accordance with current standards. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
This undated photo courtesy of Martinique Promotion Bureau / ...
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:50:02 +0100 (AP) - This undated photo courtesy of Martinique Promotion Bureau / CMT USA / Alain Leprince shows a balisier flower at the Balata Garden in Martinique. Martinique boasts a sophisticated French-influenced culture enhanced by the flavors and rhythms of the non-Europeans who have lived here for centuries and who make up most of the population of this chic yet laid back island. (AP Photo/Martinique Promotion Bureau / CMT USA, Alain Leprince)