Official Cash RateRogue trader: 'I was only a prostitute in great banking orgy'France's €5 billion rogue trader says his losses should be blamed on a world banking industry "disconnected from reality".02 May 09:30 PM
WorldBurqa banned in BelgiumThe first European ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public is poised to come into force in Belgium.01 May 02:16 AM
TravelFrance: At the top of the food chainFrance's southwest has turned taste into an art form, says Peter Calder.26 Apr 04:00 PM
TravelFrance: The art of drinking anything at allIn French, they call it le signe oenologique, but that's the thing about French: words like oenology and gastronomy don't sound half as pretentious as they do in English.26 Apr 02:00 PM
WorldFrench await last-minute Aussie arrivals for Anzac DayThe green and gold bunting is hanging in the streets and the Australian flags are flying, but the French town which commemorates Anzac Day is missing its usual hoards of Aussie tourists.24 Apr 02:12 AM
WorldSarkozy launches new attack on burqaThe French government will enact a law next month to ban the burqa, or full-body veil.21 Apr 10:30 PM
WorldWanted: 'Creamers' to apply sunscreen at French beachesWanted: Young people to spend July and August on a French beach rubbing sun cream into the backs of beautiful young women.11 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandLost son joins Foreign LegionAn "ordinary Auckland boy" who cut off contact with friends and family has stunned his parents by signing with the French Foreign Legion.03 Apr 03:00 PM
Lifestyle'Elle' anoints trend to plus-size modelsOne of the world's leading fashion magazines has created a real shock for France's fashionistas by tackling the last taboo: plus-size models.28 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandAll Black glamour couple's extraordinary encounterWhen Carl Hayman and wife Natalie Crook leave England for France, they'll be farewelling a famous neighbour - troubled footballer Paul Gascoigne.27 Mar 03:00 PM
WorldFrench get to chew over migrant's winThe 2010 prize for the best baguette de tradition, or traditional baguette, in Paris has been won by a man born in Senegal.24 Mar 03:00 PM
WorldSarkozy foe looks to polls for revengeUnder French tradition, Dominique de Villepin's political hopes should be 'dead in the water'.24 Mar 03:00 PM
All BlacksRugby: Hayman's salary believed to be $1.2 million a seasonCarl Hayman’s lucrative deal is likely to lure more All Blacks to the Northern Hemisphere after the World Cup. 22 Mar 03:00 PM
All BlacksRugby: Hayman snubs All Blacks, stays in EuropeCarl Hayman agonised over returning to NZ for next year's World Cup, but a multi-million dollar deal in France ended up winning the day.21 Mar 03:00 PM
