French woman still jailed in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - An appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a French woman imprisoned in Mexico for kidnapping, a case that has ignited passions in both Mexico and France and caused friction between the two governments.

France's foreign minister reacted strongly, calling the decision deplorable and would affect relations with Mexico.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department rejected the charge that an injustice was done and said it regretted "profoundly" that France would allow relations to be harmed by the case.