France: Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan gets 18 years for rape
A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for the rape of three women, marking his latest fall from grace.
Madame de Pompadour: A queen without a crown - The Good Life France
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, rose from humble origins to become Louis XV's influential mistress, patron of the arts, and political advisor.