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Granada beat Malaga in Andalusian derbyInigo Lopez grabbed a late winner for Granada to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation with a 2-1 home victory over local Primera Liga rivals Malaga on Monday.
Earlier Odion Ighalo had put Granada ahead before Salomon Rondon equalised an entertaining and hard fought Andalusian derby which saw Malaga end the match with 10 men after Argentinian central defender Martin Demichelis was sent-off.
The defeat denied Malaga the chance to go sixth while Granada will welcome the points that lifts them to 14th spot, three points clear of the relegation zone.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 23:45
Everyday 'heroes' give gritty Medellin new role models
An artist, a vegetable seller, a mother of 14 -- gigantic portraits of these everyday "heroes" on the streets of Medellin aim to give young people something other than the city's violent street gangs to look up to.
The photographs of 20 residents have sprung up in "comuna uno", one of the toughest areas of the Colombian city of 2.3 million that in the 1990s was a battle ground between powerful cocaine cartels and the government.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 23:25
Taiwan's HTC expects 30 percent sales plunge in 1Q
Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC forecast Monday that its revenue in the three months to March may plunge 30 percent from a year ago, as competitors Apple and Samsung take their grip on the market.
But the company said the anticipated poor performance, extended from the fourth quarter, should bottom off following the release of new products.
In a statement released at the quarterly investor conference, the company said its first quarter revenue will likely fall 33 percent-38 percent to Tw$65 billion-Tw$70 billion, down from Tw$104.16 billion ($3.43 billion) a year ago.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 23:25
Lyon, France. Where my adventure nearly ended.
Read about our contributors: Marguerite Happe, Emmy Storms, Marielle Foster, Shane Sletten, David Steinberg, Alex Persian and Peyton Baggott As I leave Amsterdam on the way to Paris I know that Paris will not be my final destination.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:53
Grammy nod for Arcade Fire packaging stuns Montrealer Caroline Robert
Many in the music industry await Grammy nominations with bated breath, but Montrealer Caroline Robert didn't realize she was even eligible for an award.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:53
Super Bowl draws record 111.3 million US viewers
The Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots drew a record 111.3 million viewers in the United States, edging out last year's game, The Nielsen Co. said Monday.
Last year's Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers drew 111.0 million US viewers. The previous year's game, between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts, attracted 106.5 million viewers.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:45
North Korean accordion players are a YouTube hit
A group of North Korean accordion players is proving to be an unlikely hit on YouTube, attracting nearly 320,000 viewings in five days with their spirited version of a 1980s pop song.
Five students of Pyongyang's Kum Song School of Music are seen performing the mid-80s hit "Take on Me" by Norwegian group a-ha, a rare performance of popular Western music in the reclusive communist state.
The performance last December was filmed by visiting Norwegian artist Morten Traavik, who posted the clip on the video-sharing website on February 1.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:45
iPhone leaps to third place in mobile market
An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the third hottest mobile phone maker worldwide at the end of 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Apple jumped into the third spot globally from fifth place in the final quarter of the year due to a record-breaking quarter for iPhone shipments, IDC said in figures available online Monday.
Apple vaulted over South Korea's LG and China based ZTE in the mobile phone market rankings, IDC said.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:25
Karl Lagerfeld yawns at race for French presidency
German designer Karl Lagerfeld attends the launching of online web purchasing of the K by Karl Lagerfeld fashion line in Paris January 25, 2012.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 20:48
FRANCE: French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’
Hundreds of striking aviation workers gathered outside Paris’s main airports Monday to protest against a draft law designed to protect passengers from industrial action, which they say threatens their “right to strike”.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 19:58
French macarons in Pike Creek
In its January 2011 issue, Bon Appetit declared that Parisian-style macarons, those airy, yet chewy, and sometimes colorful, sandwich cookies, "have been challenging the ubiquitous cupcake's top spot in the pastry case." But the tres chic pastries have proven hard to find in Delaware.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:34
France, Germany seek guarantees that billions for Greek bailout go to pay down debt
A bicycle lies on the ice after a vandal tossed several bikes in one of Amsterdam canals Monday, Feb.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:29
France air strike to worsen, 50% Air France long flights hit
A strike by French aviation workers was set to intensify on Tuesday with Air France saying it might fly only half of its long-haul flights.Flight disruptions were limited on...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 13:01
France upends NATO's exit strategy in Afghanistan
France's decision to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned deals a blow to the US-led war effort and threatens to trigger a "rush to the exits" by other NATO members.
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:18
Romanian PM quits over austerity protests
Romanias Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, following weeks of unrest spurned by the cost-cutting measures his government has taken as part of an IMF bailout deal.
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:18
Limited disruption as France aviation strike kicks off
French airports announced some delays and cancellations on the first day of a four-day strike by aviation workers Monday but flight disruptions were initially limited.At...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:18
China, Russia should be kicked for UN veto: French minister
France's outspoken Defence Minister Gerard Longuet slammed China and Russia on Monday for their veto of a UN resolution on Syria, and said such countries deserve a "kick in the...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:18
Iraq condemns man to hang for kidnapping Frenchmen
An Iraqi court on Monday condemned a man to death for murder and for kidnapping French citizens and an Iranian consul, the Higher Judicial Council said.The Central Criminal...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:01
Merkel in Paris in bid to rescue Sarkozy vote hopes
Chancellor Angela Merkel and the bulk of the German cabinet descended on Paris Monday on a mission to rescue her French ally President Nicolas Sarkozy's struggling re-election...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:00
Romanian prime minister quits over austerity protests
Romanias Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday following weeks of unrest spurred by the cost-cutting measures his government has introduced as part of an IMF bailout deal....
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 12:00
FRANCE: Paris airports downplay impact of strike
Paris airport authorities said Monday that airlines have limited the damage of an aviation workers’ strike by rescheduling flights in advance. Aviation unions called the strike over a law aimed at ensuring minimum service during industrial actions.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 11:35
Syrian forces pound Homs with rockets and mortars
Syrian forces on Monday pounded the powderkeg city of Homs with rockets and mortars, killing 17 people and wounding scores amid outrage over a Russia-China veto of a UN resolution to stop the violence.
The opposition Syrian National Council said the regime had encircled the city with tanks ahead of "a major offensive" and urged the international community to act quickly to prevent a new massacre.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 11:21
Fab four French cops get revenge
Skop, skiet en donder. This is what the men and women of the Parisian police force in Braquo have come to sub- scribe to.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 11:09
Merkel backs Sarkozy in tough re-election battle
German Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her weight behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his tough re-election battle Monday, saying the two right-wingers were from the same...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 10:04
Google Doodle celebrates Francois Truffaut
Google Doodle, which highlights anniversaries on the Google search engine, Monday showcased Francois Truffaut, the late French "new wave" film-maker who would have turned 80 on...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 10:04
Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries
They trek for days through crocodile-infested swamps and up rain-lashed mountain jungles, but the members of the Malaya Historical Group are not seeking treasure or ancient artefacts. Instead, they're after rusty wreckage.
Over the past decade, the six amateur Malaysian military historians have helped locate the confirmed or suspected crash sites of 30 World War II aircraft -- helping bring closure for the families of more than 40 missing British and American air crews.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 10:01
Shaken by rallies, Putin says Russian society maturing
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, facing an outburst of protest against his rule, called Monday for an update of Russia's political system in response to what he said was a maturing civil society.
"We need to create a political system where people can and must speak the truth," Putin said in a wordy article which also quoted Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 10:01
Merkel, Sarkozy to discuss fiscal coordination
French and German officials say their leaders will discuss economic coordination in the European Union and escalating violence in Syria when they meet for annual talks on Monday.
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 10:00
Oil may hit $160 amid tension: Kuwait official
Oil prices could soar to as high as $160 a barrel if tension over an Iranian oil embargo persists or in the event of conflict, a top Kuwaiti oil executive said in remarks published on Monday.
"If the embargo on Iranian oil persists, or in case of a military move over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are expected to soar to around $150 to $160," Kuwait Petroleum Corporation board member Ali al-Hajeri told Al-Seyassah daily.
Hajeri said such a price would not last long, however, and would return to "normal levels" once the reasons for the rise disappear.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 09:20
Pakistan PM to Qatar to discuss Afghan peace
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani left for Qatar on Monday to discuss Afghan peace efforts in the ultra-rich Gulf state where the Taliban and US officials have begun preliminary contacts.
"The prime minister reiterated stance of his government to support Afghan-led and Afghan-owned initiatives for a stable Afghanistan," his office quoted him as saying before his departure.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 09:01
Lancaster bids for full-time England rugby job
Stuart Lancaster confirmed he has applied to become England's next full-time coach after demonstrating his passion for the post by shedding blood during the side's Calcutta Cup win away to Scotland.
The first match of Lancaster's reign as acting head coach saw a revamped England team begin the defence of their Six Nations Championship title with a 13-6 victory at Murrayfield on Saturday.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 09:01
France inaugurates first official Muslim cemetery
France inaugurated its first municipal Muslim cemetery in the city of Strasbourg on Monday, a move hailed by Islamic leaders as a step in recognising one of the country's largest...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 09:00
Mauritania brings tourists to 'red zone' to prove safety
Mauritania has invited a group of French tourists to visit the north of the country and boost tourism which has been hard-hit by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the tourism...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 09:00
Merkel backs Sarkozy, both pile pressure on Greece
Europe piled pressure on struggling Greece to get its debt in order on Monday, as France and Germany put on a show of harmony and the IMF warned that the eurozone crisis could even...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 08:00
Airbus wins 91 orders in January
European plane maker Airbus said Monday it had started off the year strongly with 91 new orders in January when it delivered 37 aircraft.The single-aisle medium-haul A320...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 08:00
Eurogroup chief says Greece must pull its weight
In a German magazine interview, eurozone financial heavyweight Jean Claude Juncker has said that the Greek government cannot expect solidarity from European partners unless it can...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 08:00
Focus on French Economy Fuels Gains by Far Right
This small city in northern France has few immigrants and little crime. But in the last local elections here, the candidate of the far-right National Front eliminated the standard-bearer of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party in the first round of voting and then won 30.2 percent of the vote in the runoff, losing to a Socialist.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 07:59
Sarkozy ally facing charges in corruption probe
A former French minister will appear before a campaign financing probe on Wednesday, feeding the air of suspicion hanging over President Nicolas Sarkozy's camp ahead of a...
expatica.com | 06-Feb-2012 06:00
Les Enfants du Paradis
Every year, the American media elite takes a big spin on the Wheel o' Ethnic Insecurity and determines which foreign culture we're all supposed to emulate and fear.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 03:49
Obama says US, Israel 'in lockstep' on Iran
President Barack Obama on Sunday sought to reassure Americans over the threat posed by Iran, saying the United States was working "in lockstep" with Israel to bring Tehran to heel over its suspect nuclear program.
Obama said the Islamic republic was "feeling the pinch" of ever tougher sanctions imposed by the international community, and dismissed concerns that Tehran could retaliate by striking US soil, saying such a strike was unlikely.
france24.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:01
The French Riviera isA a welcome winterA getawayA
The coastal region offers everything from simple fishing villages to glamorous palaces, and winter is an ideal time to experience it without the crowds The Monte Carlo coastline.The French Riviera has long been a playground for the rich and famous, but it beckons to all in need of beauty and ease.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 23:35
Ghana march on in quest for fifth Nations Cup
Ghana continued their march to a fifth Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 extra time win over Tunisia in the quarter-finals here Sunday.
The Black Stars will on Wednesday battle Zambia in Bata to determine who plays in the final against the winners of the other semi-final between the Ivory Coast and Mali.
Skipper John Mensah opened the scoring for Ghana in the 10th minute, when he headed home at the near post off a corner from the left.
france24.com | 05-Feb-2012 23:21
"Snow-white" born in village cut off by blizzard
A baby born in a Croatian village cut off by a blizzard is to be called "Snow-White", the Sata internet news site reported Sunday.
Her mother, Marta Glavota, 30, called emergency services for help to deliver the baby, but snow, which has been falling since Thursday, closed off all access to her southern village of Vitusa.
Emergency services got to within four kilometres (two miles) of the village before being forced back.
france24.com | 05-Feb-2012 22:31
Super Bowl party scene starts long before game
Thousands of spectators crowded into downtown Indianapolis on an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday, sampling dozens of pre-game parties and concerts hours before Super Bowl 46.
The New England Patriots and New York Giants were set to play for the National Football League crown in the annual gridiron championship spectacle that features a half-time concert by Madonna.
france24.com | 05-Feb-2012 22:01
Judge wants Iraqiya MP's immunity lifted
A judge has called for parliament to lift the immunity of an MP with the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, the deputy and a judicial spokesman said Sunday, at a time of crisis with Iraq's Shiite-led government.
Two other MPs who are opponents of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki also face arrest warrants and requests for their immunity to be lifted. Parliament is to vote on the three cases "soon", according to a parliamentary source.
"I received a request on Thursday to have my immunity lifted," MP Haidar al-Mullah, spokesman for the bloc, told AFP.
france24.com | 05-Feb-2012 21:41
Panama ex-dictator Noriega hospitalized
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was hospitalized Sunday for what officials said was "hypertension with a possibility of a stroke," a police statement said.
The 77-year-old Noriega, who is incarcerated for crimes committed while in office, was taken from his prison cell to the Hospital Santo Tomas, police said.
The ex-military ruler, who spent more than two decades behind bars in the United States and France, arrived back in Panama on December 11.
france24.com | 05-Feb-2012 21:21