Paris - In the light of the Irish rejection of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, t

Strasbourg, France  - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved long-awaited rules governing the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants.

Washington  - The United States welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement Tuesday in Paris of plans to reintegrate France into NATO's command structure for the first time in decades.

Paris - French President Ni

Luxembourg - Turkey expects France to treat its hopes for accession to the European Union fairly when it takes over the EU's rotating presidency on July 1, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said

Paris - French natural gas supplier Gaz de France (GDF) and energy concern Suez