Some members of Congress questioned the administration's deal with the French canal company in Panama.

VOA: special.2010.08.19

Some consider it an election ploy. But other surveys show the majority of French believe it is a useful conversation.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Some French Muslim women wear headscarves. The traditional North African dish, couscous, is a favorite here.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Since the United States took the lead in handling logistics for the international aid effort, some medical groups as well as French and Brazilian officials have complained that U.S.military planes were given priority to land, forcing other flights to the neighboring Dominican Republic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26