The French city of Grenoble has formally allowed Muslim women to wear burkinis, or swimming costumes covering the whole body, in public pools.
Members of the municipal council narrowly approved the new rules during a meeting on Monday despite (...)
Germany captain Alexandra Popp hailed a "perfect day" after leading her team into the last eight of the Women's World Cup with a hard-fought 3-0 win over underdogs Nigeria on Saturday.
Popp, 28, scored a 20th minute opener and celebrated her 100th (...)
Nigeria took their chances against the run of play on Wednesday to beat South Korea 2-0 for rare success at the women's World Cup to set themselves up to advance to the next stage of the tournament in France.
A first half own goal at the Stade des (...)
Brazil's Cristiane scored a hat-trick as the former finalists sealed a superb 3-0 victory over women's World Cup debutants Jamaica on Sunday to kick off their campaign in style.
Victory at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble meant Vadao's side maintained (...)
Michael Schumacher remains in a critical but
stable condition in a Grenoble hospital following a skiing accident,
the Formula One racing legend's manager, Sabine Kehm, confirmed to
dpa on Saturday.
The seven time world champion's family has also (...)
France's Socialist government said it would do whatever it took to keep ailing carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen afloat though the prime minister said the state had no current plan to buy a stake, according to Reuters.
The comments came a day after (...)
France's Socialist government said it would do whatever it took to keep ailing carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen afloat though the prime minister said the state had no current plan to buy a stake, according to Reuters.
The comments came a day after (...)
Cadel Evans was only a short 95 km ride away from becoming the first Australian winner of the Tour de France after he outclassed the Schleck brothers in the penultimate stage time trial Saturday.
Runner-up in 2007 and 2008, Evans left nothing to (...)
Rescuers on Wednesday found the body of an English skier who was killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, AP quoted officials as saying.
Stephen Gladman, 47, was skiing off-piste Tuesday when the avalanche swept a slope near the town of La (...)
TWO CLIMBERS WERE KILLED WHEN THE ICE SHELF THEY WERE SCALING COLLAPSED, AND A SKIER WAS FOUND DEAD SATURDAY AFTER AN APPARENT FALL IN THE FRENCH ALPS, POLICE AND RESCUERS SAID, ACCORDING TO AP.
TWO CLIMBERS WERE KILLED AND A THIRD WAS INJURED IN (...)