--- a/babel/dates.py
+++ b/babel/dates.py
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@
     >>> get_timezone_gmt(dt, 'short', locale='en')
     u'-0800'
     
-    The long format depends on the locale, for example in France a different
-    string is used for GMT:
+    The long format depends on the locale, for example in France the acronym
+    UTC string is used instead of GMT:
     
     >>> get_timezone_gmt(dt, 'long', locale='fr_FR')
-    u'HMG-08:00'
+    u'UTC-08:00'
     
     :param datetime: the ``datetime`` object; if `None`, the current date and
                      time in UTC is used
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
     if datetime is None:
         datetime = datetime_.utcnow()
     elif isinstance(datetime, (int, long)):
-        datetime = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(datetime)
+        datetime = datetime_.utcfromtimestamp(datetime)
     elif isinstance(datetime, time):
         datetime = datetime_.combine(date.today(), datetime)
     if datetime.tzinfo is None: