The Huffington Post is to launch a French-language edition next month in a joint venture with Le Monde.
"Le Huffington Post" will merge with Le Post, the French daily's online subsidiary.
"It is the French version of the Huffington Post and will be run by French journalists," said Arianna Huffington
The HuffPo co-founder says it should be seen as the first foray into non-Anglophone countries.
Similar spin-off sites are being considered in Spain, Italy, Turkey and Brazil. Huffington said: "We are [also] looking at Japan and Germany."
HuffPo began expanding outside the United States with English-language editions in Canada in May and in Britain in July.
Contributors to the site are expected to write for free.
Source: AFP
