Новости по теме France

French court sentences Rwandan over genocide A French court sentenced a former Rwandan army captain to 25 years in prison over the 1994 genocide Friday, in a landmark ruling just weeks ahead of the massacre's 20th anniversary.

15 March 2014

EU ready to plug in to 'universal' mobile phone charger The European Union took another step towards the mandatory introduction of a common mobile phone charger, which could power-up all makes of handsets.

14 March 2014

Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather.

14 March 2014

Astronomers reveal 'largest yellow star ever' Astronomers have spotted the largest yellow star ever observed in our galaxy and 1,300 times larger than the sun.

13 March 2014

Bollore to quadruple electric-car points in Britain French tycoon Vincent Bollore said Wednesday he aims to introduce a car version of the "Boris Bikes" hire scheme in London, and quadruple the number of electric car-charging points in Britain.

13 March 2014

Kazakhstan to purchase embassy building in Paris At the Parliament meeting the amendments to the 2014 budget included increase of expenses on a number of state programs.

13 March 2014

French thief steals from rare birds in South Kazakhstan A French national was arrested on suspicion of stealing a large sum of money from the company he worked in.

13 March 2014

Cinefondation-Atelier selects Kazakh film project Aliyushka feature project by Kazakh film director Adilkhan Yerzhanov has entered the list of 15 projects selected by Cinefondation-Atelier.

12 March 2014

Kazakhstan film Nagima by Zhanna Issabayeva wins Grand-Prix at Film Festival in France Kazakhstan film Nagima directed by Zhanna Issabayeva has won the Grand-Prix at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in France.

12 March 2014

Paris, still the world's no.1 tourist destination Some 32.3 million tourists say France's city of light and romance can't be beat.

11 March 2014

Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.

07 March 2014

Joe Dassin's son to perform at Shymbulak resort in Almaty on March 8 Jonathan Dassin, the son of the legendary French chansonnier Joe Dassin, will perform at Shymbulak mountain resort in Almaty.

06 March 2014

Smoking in France, losing its puff? It was banned in restaurants and al fresco eating became all the rage. It was banned in offices, and business started getting done in huddles on the sidewalk.

05 March 2014

Kazakhstan dancers win 2nd place at Juste Debout in France Dancers Baurzhan ‘Bauka’ Seifulina and Renat ‘L’eto’ Izmailov made it into the final of the world's most prestigious dance festival Juste Debout 2014 in France.

05 March 2014

Obama says Putin 'not fooling anybody' over Ukraine US President Barack Obama said Russia was not "fooling anybody" over the Ukraine crisis after it denied its forces were operating in Crimea.

05 March 2014

30,000-year-old virus from permafrost is reborn French scientists said they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years.

05 March 2014

French trufflers rise up in defence of their black diamonds French truffle growers are up in arms over cheaper imports from China which they say are being doctored by unscrupulous chefs and passed off fraudulently as the hugely prized local variety.

04 March 2014

Femininity with attitude, easy elegance at Paris fashion Chloe designer Clare Waight Keller on Sunday mixed soft, pastel coloured femininity with untamed attitude while Celine's Phoebe Philo was all about easy elegance on day six of Paris fashion.

03 March 2014

Lesbian love, president's lover at French Oscars A lesbian love movie that dazzled Cannes leads the race ahead of the French Oscars on Friday, where Julie Gayet, the actress outed as the president's lover, is running for an award for a role as a vamp.

28 February 2014

Cuban cigar sales up 8 percent in 2013 Cuban cigar sales were up eight percent in 2013, reaching $447 million, with strongest market gains in China.

25 February 2014

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