Bertrand Delanoe

The New York Times was embarassed by an unverified letter it published purporting to be from Bertrand Delanoe, the mayor of Paris. (Getty Images)Talk about a breakdown in the system.The New York Times, the standard-bearer in print journalism, today issued a mea culpa explaining how it printed a hoax letter to the editor because nobody bothered to check the validity of an email address. The letter, ostensibly from Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, criticized Caroline Kennedy's interest in Hillary...Read Full Story

Paris wants to nearly double its network of bicycle paths and open up routes to the suburbs under a new plan unveiled on Wednesday by Socialist Mayor Bertrand Delanoe.Delanoe turned the city of lights into a city that bikes when he introduced the "Velib" bicycle rental scheme in 2007, providing residents and tourists with an eco-friendly mode of transport to cut down car use.Paris city council will soon vote on increasing the number of bicycle paths, from the current 440 kilometres (275 miles...Read Full Story

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe on Tuesday urged big cities to act immediately to change urban dwellers' lifestyles to help stop global warming, saying "time is of the essence.""In the world's large cities, it's time to change the way we travel, consume and generate our energy," Delanoe told representatives of local governments at a meeting on climate change in Copenhagen."Time's up on the planet's ecological clock," he said, opening the three-day meeting gathering 700 mayors, local officials...Read Full Story

PARIS: Paris’s famous avenue, the Champs Elysees, was illuminated by Christmas lights on Monday, after they were switched on by the city’s mayor Bertrand Delanoe, and actress Melanie Laurent.Flashing LED lights have been placed in the trees that line the famous avenue, creating a ‘snowing’ effect.One of the tourists who had gathered to watch the lights being switched on said afterwards that “now we feel Christmas is coming.”“Love is in the air,” she added.French actress Melanie Laurent, who...Read Full Story

In the course of monitoring internet traffic, CIA operatives recently discovered that the mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, is on an Al Qaeda hit list. They informed French security services and Delanoe is now under increased police protection.This is a threat that shouldn't be taken lightly. There has already been an attempt on Delanoe's life. He was stabbed in 2002 at the 'Nuit Blanche' festival in Paris. His attacker, Azedine Berkane, claimed he "hated politicians, the Socialist Party, and...Read Full Story