Strasbourg, France - All flights starting and landing in Europe will be included in an EU Emissions Trade System from 2012, following a vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday.
Tokyo - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has risked causing a minor diplomatic incident with Japan by not holding a bilateral meeting with the country's prime minister during the Group of Eight sum
Washington/Quebec City - The works of a 17th-century military engineer that helped defend France's western, northern and eastern borders were recognized Monday as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Paris - The liberation of Franco-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was the result of long and complex negotiations, and not a spectacular "Hollywood" ploy, the French online news daily MediaPa
