A double dose of Brazilian dance for France

Ladies and gentlemen readers here on NP welcome to a couple of minutes of dance floor magic.For the men, put aside any juvenile images you might still harbour of male dancers being nothing more than "men in tights."...

U.S. lesbian pioneer, 87, dies months after wedding

Iconic lesbian leader passed away today in San Francisco, Martin, 87 died of natural causes. " Today, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community lost an iconic leader and a beloved friend. Del...

First California gay couples wed

"Dozens of homosexual couples have married in California shortly after the US state was permitted to grant them marriage licences for the first time. Ceremonies were held in at least five counties after a Supreme...

Courts will stay open after hours to preform Gay Marriages, What happened to ...

Courts will stay open after hours to preform Gay Marriages, What happened to the 14th Amendment? By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com OP-ED I have alway by an advocate of those disenfranchised and loving it...

Euro 2008: Romania 0-0 France

A bad start for France, in a difficult group with Holland and Italy up next."Romania 0-0 France Zurich, 9 June 2008 606 debate |Blog ReportHighlightsPlayer RaterPhotosMatch statswhichTab(); ...

French rail workers lead nationwide strikes

Workers in France have stalled rail services after  they led a countrywide protest against increasing the number of years worked to draw a full pension to 41." French rail workers on Thursday led a new nationwide day of strike action against pension reforms with only...

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional....

Interpol: Suspected Pedophile Found by Police

Police have detained Wayne Nelson Corliss, an accused pedophile, who was tracked down by Interpol after an international manhunt. "PARIS, France -- A suspected pedophile targeted in an international manhunt was...

Papilles et Pupilles Allergies: Improve your French, Find Recipes that Don't ...

I was not looking for French foodie Anne Lataillade.She found me via ze blog of L'Atelier des Chefs.She happens to be signing her book Pains Gourmands on April 26 at their Lyon outlet.

Zap! Scientists use Lasers to Cause Lightning Storms

This is the coolest thing I've heard in a while, scientists have used lasers to trigger electrical activity in clouds. I can just imagine a team of scientists in white gowns firing a big cannon into a cloud. Zap!"A...

Sarkozy's Party Trails in Local Voting

Continuing signs of Sarkozy's troubles in the polls."Candidates looked to cut deals with adversaries in a bid for victory in next week's second round of French municipal elections after a first vote that sent a...

Exeter's Temple of Doom Gives Up Treasure

"His real name is Derek Dugdale but all his mates call him Indiana Jones. He's the man who visited Exeter's very own Temple of Doom and emerged with a treasure beyond the dreams of avarice. Derek was digging deep and hard in Princesshay when he saw something strange,...

AB FAB JENNIFER JOINS 'FOX HUNT'

Despite a UK ban on hunting with dogs that quintessential English upper-class pastime  of  hunting and killing foxes to cries of tally ho! from red coated horsemen continues. The class thing still seems to...

Great Balls of Fire! From MN to Iowa, People See & Hear Flaming Sky Objects

This story recalls Orson Welles' great 1938 broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the "Worlds." Were the fireballs chunks of a meteor? Were the sonic boom-like sounds related to a bolide? So far, no one really knows. Stay tuned, folks. "esidents from the Twin Cities to the...

Forty years on, DNA helps police close in on boy's killer

"Forty years after the murder of Brighton schoolboy Keith Lyon on the Sussex downs, police said yesterday they finally have the DNA which could lead them to his killer. The officer leading the hunt for those responsible for the death of the musically precocious 12-year-old...

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