Multi-lane speed cameras are set to be introduced in France within a year. If successful, they could be posted along Britain’s roadways soon thereafter.
“The hi-tech cameras will be bad news for truckers. Lorries often have a lower speed limit imposed on them than cars but get away with going above this as long [...]
[Deutsche Welle]– In the wake of a French investigation into reports that nuclear waste is sent from French plants to Siberia, news has emerged that Germany has a long tradition of shipping toxic waste to Russia.
The German anti-nuclear group “Ausgestrahlt” said that since 1996, Germany’s only uranium enrichment plant in Gronau has [...]
[The Moscow Times]– Kyrgyzstan will on Monday consider renewing permission for French and Spanish troops to use its Manas air base with the U.S. military for operations in Afghanistan, parliamentary officials said.
Kyrgystan cancelled deals with France and Spain in March when it overturned its agreement with the United States on use of [...]
[Detroit News]– Was Roman Polanski “thrown to the lions because of ancient history?” That’s what the French culture minister says – though not everyone in France agrees.
The French government has rushed to the filmmaker’s defense since he was arrested this weekend in Switzerland on a U.S. warrant in connection with his guilty [...]
French riot police raze a camp housing mainly Afghan immigrants as part of an agreement with Britain to step up efforts against illegal migrants. The camp was used as a base for risky attempts to reach Britain.
Britain’s Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the action taken in Calais would “disrupt illegal immigration [...]
French police, acting on a tip-off from Spanish authorities, have found a large stash of explosives and weapons in southern France, only a day after arresting three suspected ETA members and uncovering another cache of explosives.
Police found a large stash of arms and explosives in southern France on Thursday that probably belonged to the Basque [...]
“In case of a complete pandemic we are ready to close all of the schools in France,” Chatel told the Paris-based daily Le Figaro. “No threshold has been fixed for the closing of a school. It will be adapted on a case-by-case basis,” said the minister.
Lessons would be given via the internet and public broadcasting [...]
