SUMMARY

• Europe, Iraq and Middle East on Barnier's menu
• Letters bring D-Day back to life
• "Vive la Reine!"
• Defense Minister in Haiti
• Last French coal mine closes its doors
• Happy birthday "French Tuesdays!"
• Cajun dictionary online
• French electronic music is in the air
• In depth: French film hits in U.S.
• Sarkozy to tackle deficits, unemployment
• Laser keeps birds off French runways
• Feline friends go way back
• High ratings for Sidaction
• Eco-friendly steps for exotic woods
• France is for lovers
• Saint-Exupéry's plane discovered
• Black is beautiful
• The forerunners of photography
• "Manet and the Sea"