Yet again, our intrepid scribes set aside their quills to chew on the week's top news from around the NHL.
It's back-to-school time at the Lindberg household, as a new semester of Vietnamese lessons begins this week. Once again I'll climb the stairs to my tutor's Chinatown walk-up, dog-eared vocab book in hand. Once again I'll return to my well-worn boulder and confounding hill, to resume my lifelong, Sisyphean attempt to learn a foreign language.
(Montreal) -- Listening to Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier speak is like reading the front page of The New York Times aloud. Publicly, he refers to defenseman Josh Gorges, who he signed this week to a six-year extension worth an average of $3.9 million annually, as Mr. Gorges. He calls Randy Cunneyworth, his interim coach, Mr. Cunneyworth. Whenever he mentions Andrei Markov, his injured star defenseman, it is invariably Mr. Markov or M. Markov, depending on the language of the question.
Like Matt Damon and Bill Gates, Louis Leblanc dropped out of Harvard.
Plus: the two visit a children's hospital - and sneak off for a romantic boat trip together
Monaco's royal couple will head to a luxury resort on the Indian Ocean, say sources
A decree from the early 1990s, reimplemented by French regulators, is putting an end to French television and radio announcers naming social networking sites on air except for news purposes.
"I think it will take time to improve myself," Monaco's princess-to-be says
To borrow from Mark Twain, who once wrote that you couldn't throw a brick in Montreal without breaking a church window, these days you can't have a bun fight in the media lounge at Montreal's Bell Centre without striking a former NHL coach.
A Belgian senator who urged her compatriots to abstain from sex to end a political deadlock says she made the comment as a joke and is surprised some have taken it seriously.
The king of Belgium accepted the resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme Monday, the government press office told CNN.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan are threatening to kill two kidnapped French journalists unless their demands are met, including the release of some detainees held by France.
French diplomats call it "soft power." But they know it's got real, hard value.
updated: Mon Feb 22 2010 14:28:00
France is passionate about spreading its language and culture around the world. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports.
Six hundred years ago, Brussels was just a nice place to stop and buy a waffle on the way to France. Today, it's a city of 1.8 million, the capital of Belgium, the headquarters of NATO and the political center of the European Union. It may be easy to skip as you zip from Amsterdam to Paris by train, but its rich brew of food and culture pleasantly surprises those who stop. Its magnificent grand square, rightly named La Grand Place, alone makes a visit worthwhile.
We are in paradise -- really. The fish literally eat out of our hands, the water is so clear I can see seashells in the sand six feet below us and the island nearby is ringed by lush, green trees, some dripping with exotic fruits.
Six hundred years ago, Brussels was just a nice place to stop and buy a waffle on the way to France. Today, it's a city of 1.8 million, the capital of Belgium, the headquarters of NATO and the political center of the European Union. It may be easy to skip as you zip from Amsterdam to Paris by train, but its rich brew of food and culture pleasantly surprises those who stop. Its magnificent grand square, rightly named La Grand Place, alone makes a visit worthwhile.
The Hangover star loves to cook - and speaks the language of love
Kristina Heeger was wounded in her French class nearly two years ago when a gunman killed 30 of her classmates and instructors at Virginia Tech's Norris Hall.
At the hockey party of the century, Guy Carbonneau didn't even make it to last call.
"The Class," the new film from director Laurent Cantet ("Time Out," "Heading South") comes garlanded with the top prize from the Cannes film festival and an Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film.
Welcome to Montreal, All-Star city.
Belgium's King Albert II held urgent talks with political leaders Saturday after Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered his government's resignation amid a row over the break-up of the stricken Fortis bank.
updated: Sat Oct 18 2008 10:34:00
President Bush works to reassure Americans the government is on the job to rein in the financial crisis.
U.S. President George W. Bush plans to host French President Nicolas Sarkozy and EU President Jose Manuel Barroso at Camp David Saturday to discuss the global financial situation.
Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClÉzio has never been easy to classify. Now he'll be known as one of literature's Élites: a Nobel laureate
When it comes to the World Championship of the French-language version of the erudite board game, Senegal is the team to beat
Differences between Dutch and French speakers have made this trim little nation at the heart of Europe literally uncontrollable
"It's been a long time since we've had a baby in the family," Gabriel Aubry's sister tells PEOPLE
With 22 states holding their primaries and caucuses on February 5's "Tsunami Tuesday," the candidates now find themselves trying to win the support of the different ethnic communities that can deliver a bloc of votes
After six months of deadlock, the country's factions formed an emergency coalition. But with security being stepped up, the hard work has already begun
Belgium heads for 149 days with no government unless the two winners of this year's elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an alliance
Before going to Colombia on vacation, Lisa Tomlinson of New York City wanted to brush up on her Spanish. She tried listening to cassettes in the car, but found it too passive.
French-speaking politicians see a better chance of claiming the top job in the country's upcoming election, but the favorites remain Flemish
Smoke billowed Monday from a Palestinian refugee camp as Lebanese forces battled Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda for a second day near the northern city of Tripoli.
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France was Monday looking ahead to a new political era after conservative Nicolas Sarkozy took a decisive victory in presidential elections that he claimed as a five year mandate for change.
Nicolas Sarkozy's French presidential victory was unequivocally seen as a vote for sweeping change by Europe's press, although some papers viewed the new president with suspicion.
Voting in French presidential elections started on Saturday as conservative front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy attacked "warlike" remarks by socialist rival Segolene Royal, who said his possible election on Sunday could cause unrest.
MYTISHCHI, Russia (Reuters) -- Canadian players and officials defended Shane Doan at the ice hockey world championship after opposition parties demanded he be dropped as captain for allegedly insulting the country's Francophone minority.
Had they lived, they might have gone on to change the world as teachers, military officers or engineers -- but the killer who cut so many lives short at Virginia Tech snatched all that away.
Reema Samaha was a beautiful, creative dancer. Ryan "Stack" Clark went out of his way to make new band members feel welcome. Daniel Perez Cueva spoke four languages and hoped to change the world.
The victims came to Virginia Tech from different backgrounds and different continents.
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We've all felt baffled about which guidebook we should buy. Zora O'Neill, who writes for Moon Handbooks and Rough Guides, asked fellow authors how travelers can find the best fit.
There is still a year to go until the votes are cast in the next French presidential elections, yet Segolene Royal of the Socialist party already looks like a rising star within the traditionally male-dominated political elite.
The first time Blair Pethel drove the tractor out onto his newly acquired vineyards in Burgundy, he flipped it. Such accidents are common in the region, and they can be fatal. (There are two or thr...
France's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has refused to bow to demands that he repeal a controversial youth labor law that has stirred mass protests and threatened his political future, saying he will "fight to the end."
French union leaders have said they will press for a full repeal of a controversial new labor law in talks with the government to try to end the nationwide protests it has sparked.
If you're a movie lover and want to go back in time to imagine that you're in "The Maltese Falcon" or "Indiana Jones" then Cairo is for you! A sprawling buzzing mass of humanity.
Canadians elected Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper as their next prime minister Monday, but denied him the outright majority he would need to take any strong change in direction.
Buoyed by a political resurrection in French-speaking Quebec, Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper appeared poised to become Canada's next prime minister.
After months of political instability, the government of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin fell Monday evening when three opposition parties united to topple him with a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons.
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If nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, then how about Monty Python's surreal humor brought to a London stage, in French, with English surtitles?
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Jean-Marie Messier managed to turn an unglamorous water utility, the Compagnie Generale des Eaux, into Vivendi Universal -- the world's second largest media company.
Lounging in his gold-bedecked 727 not long ago, Donald Trump explained one of his rules of investing: "I only do a deal if I think it has the greatest glamour."
Monaco's Ludovic Giuly and Jerome Rothen are named in French coach Jacques Santini's squad for next month's Euro 2004 finals in Portugal.
Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide remained for a fourth day Friday in a gilded cage in this dilapidated capital city, unable to communicate with the outside world, his spokesman said in a telephone interview from Paris.
Police and armed supporters of embattled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide manned barricades in Cap Haitien Wednesday, fearing rebels who have taken over other towns were headed their way.
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