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| Jan.6 |
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Former VP says Syria's president a traitor |
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| Jan.15 |
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Alphand wins Dakar Rally |
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| Jan.19 |
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Slutskaya passes Henie with 7 Euro title |
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| Jan.27 |
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Amelie Mauresmo wins Australian
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| Feb.1 |
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Papers reprint Islam row cartoons
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| Feb.2 |
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Anger grows over Muhammad cartoon
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| Feb.6 |
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Face patient wants 'normal life'
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| Feb.8 |
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Chirac warns media over cartoons
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| Feb.12 |
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Deneriaz flies to downhill victory |
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| Feb.15 |
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Chirac orders 'toxic' warship home |
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| Feb.18 |
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France confirms presence of H5N1
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| Feb.22 |
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Convictions for Diana paparazzi |
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| Feb.24 |
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France confirms bird flu strain
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| Feb.26 |
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France vaccinates poultry flocks |
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| Mar.1 |
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'Tennis drugs' trial opens |
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| Mar.9 |
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Students 'taken hostage' |
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| Mar.11 |
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Fourth flight for biggest Ariane |
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| Mar.12 |
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Landis gives U.S. second race win |
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| Mar.16 |
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Violence flares at rallies |
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| Mar.17 |
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Violent protests: 300 held
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| Mar.18 |
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Job protests grip French cities
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Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
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Riots erupt after protests |
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| Mar.19 |
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France secure title after triumph |
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PM 'set to stand firm' |
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| Mar.24 |
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Labour law talks deadlock |
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| Mar.31 |
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Chirac to sign job law
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Unions reject Chirac 'compromise' Trade unions and students have condemned a decision to sign into law a controversial youth labour bill
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| Apr.3 |
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France braces for mass protests
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| Apr.4 |
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More than 1 million protest jobs law Protesters are hoping to kill a new law that will allow employers to more easily hire and fire young workers
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Inzaghi double destroys Lyon dream |
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Unions to discuss job law |
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| Apr.5 |
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Unions press for law repeal Union leaders will press for a full repeal of a controversial new labor law in talks with the government
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| Apr.8 |
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Man who burned woman alive jailed
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| Apr.10 |
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France to replace youth job law President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
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| Apr.16 |
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Impressive Bos takes a second gold |
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| May.2 |
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U.S. confident of Iran sanctions
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| May.10 |
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France remembers slavery victims |
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| May.16 |
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Toxic ship returns home |
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| May.17 |
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Gatlin loses his 100 meters record |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph Arsenal goalkeeper became the first player sent off in a European Cup final as Barcelona triumphed 2-1
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MPs back French immigration bill
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| May.21 |
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Melandri profits as Rossi retires |
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| May.28 |
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Federer, Sharapova pass early tests |
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| May.31 |
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Report clears Armstrong of doping |
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| Jun.3 |
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Henin-Hardenne, Hingis, Clijsters roll |
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Nadal wins five-hour grind |
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| Jun.4 |
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Top seed Federer crushes Berdych |
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Safina rallies to shock Sharapova |
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Mauresmo crash out by Vaidisova |
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| Jun.6 |
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Vaidisova, Clijsters charge into semifinals |
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Federer 'straight' into semifinals |
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Government fined for deporting Jews |
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| Jun.7 |
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Djokovic quits as Nadal marches on |
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| Jun.8 |
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Henin, Kuznetsova get to final showdown |
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| Jun.9 |
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Federer reaches first French final |
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| Jun.10 |
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Henin-Hardenne retains title Justine won her 3rd French Open title when she defeated Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-4
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| Jun.11 |
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Nadal completes French Open double Rafael Nadal beat arch-rival Federer and claim his second French Open title in successive years at Roland Garros
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| Jun.14 |
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25 jailed for attack plot |
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| Jun.18 |
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France held after dominating Korea |
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| Jun.20 |
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Tribal art museum unveiled |
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| Jun.23 |
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France defeat Togo to clinch place |
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| Jun.27 |
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Zidane glee as France floor Spain |
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| Jun.30 |
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Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour
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| Jul.1 |
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Tour prologue victory for Hushovd |
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Vintage France beat holders Brazil Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals
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| Jul.2 |
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EADS and Airbus bosses both quit |
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| Jul.5 |
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Penalty puts France over Portugal Zidane's first-half penalty gave a 1-0 win to hand France a place in the World Cup final
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| Jul.6 |
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Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis
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| Jul.7 |
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McEwen sprints to third stage win |
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| Jul.8 |
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Mauresmo's Wimbledon title triumph Amelie Mauresmo came from a set down to take the title for the first time after an absorbing final with Henin-Hardenne
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Honchar in yellow after stage win |
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| Jul.9 |
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Calzati wins Tour's eighth stage |
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Italy wins World Cup over France Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Henry eluded 3 defenders and almost set up Malouda. Italy and France were tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes
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| Jul.10 |
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Zidane blames Materazzi insults
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| Jul.12 |
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Zidane Apologizes
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Punishment threatened again for Iran |
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| Jul.14 |
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Chirac warns of 'African flood' |
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| Jul.15 |
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Voigt wins as Pereiro takes yellow |
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| Jul.16 |
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Schumacher claims historic victory
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Fedrigo triumphs after Tour crash |
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| Jul.19 |
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Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave |
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| Jul.20 |
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Zidane given ban and fine by Fifa
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Landis decimates his rivals on 17th stage |
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| Jul.22 |
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Landis wrests yellow from Pereiro |
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| Jul.23 |
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Landis secures Tour de France win American sealed his first Tour de France triumph after 20th and last stage won by Norway's Thor Hushovd
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| Jul.24 |
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Heat fears as medics strike |
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| Jul.27 |
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Landis gives positive drugs test| Phonak team: Tour de France winner has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone | |
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| Aug.5 |
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U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. Security Council will receive the proposal and discuss it later
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Landis returns positive B sample
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I am the Tour champion - Pereiro
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| Aug.24 |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force President Chirac has pledged an additional 1,600 troops to the UN force in south Lebanon
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| Aug.25 |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size French President has said sending 15,000 peacekeeping troops to southern Lebanon is 'excessive'
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| Sep.6 |
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Govou double gives France revenge |
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| Sep.13 |
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Real fall to Fred and Tiago double |
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| Sep.22 |
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Remains of soldier killed in WWI identified |
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| Sep.23 |
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak| Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died | |
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| Sep.27 |
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Zero-gravity surgery 'a success'
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| Oct.8 |
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France to ban smoking in public |
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| Oct.11 |
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Train crash kills 12
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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row 
French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1915. The bill provides for a year in jail and a heavy fine
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Turkey condemns 'genocide' vote |
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| Oct.26 |
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Jail for al-Qaeda-linked plotter |
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| Oct.27 |
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Riots haunt Parisians a year on
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| Nov.1 |
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Airport bars Muslim staff |
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| Nov.2 |
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France to declassify Rwanda files |
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| Nov.4 |
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Power cuts strike western Europe The outage started in Germany, and then spread to other parts of Europe. 5 million people in France lost power
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| Nov.5 |
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Davydenko powers to Masters' victory |
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| Nov.15 |
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Turkey ends French military ties |
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| Nov.16 |
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Socialists vote for Royal
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| Nov.21 |
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Rwandan leader named in assassin. plot |
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| Nov.22 |
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Le Pen struggles to find backers |
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| Nov.23 |
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France issues Rwanda warrants A judge has issued international arrest warrants for 9 close aides of President Paul Kagame
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| Nov.24 |
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Rwanda severs relations with France |
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| Dec.6 |
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France: Iran facing U.N. sanctions |
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| Dec.7 |
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Riot probe confirms chase |
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| Dec.8 |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
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| Dec.22 |
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Britain, France push for vote on Iran
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| Dec.27 |
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Space telescope to hunt planets The French-led Corot mission has taken off on a quest to monitor about 120,000 stars for tiny dips in brightness
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.15 |
Chirac orders 'toxic' warship home |
|
| Aug.5 |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. Security Council will receive the proposal and discuss it later
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| Aug.24 |
France boosts Lebanon peace force President Chirac has pledged an additional 1,600 troops to the UN force in south Lebanon
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| Aug.25 |
Chirac doubts Lebanon force size French President has said sending 15,000 peacekeeping troops to southern Lebanon is 'excessive'
|
| Sep.22 |
Remains of soldier killed in WWI identified |
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| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1915. The bill provides for a year in jail and a heavy fine
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| Nov.15 |
Turkey ends French military ties |
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| 2006 |
|
| Feb.15 |
Chirac orders 'toxic' warship home |
|
| Feb.18 |
France confirms presence of H5N1
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| Feb.24 |
France confirms bird flu strain
|
| Feb.26 |
France vaccinates poultry flocks |
|
| May.16 |
Toxic ship returns home |
|
| Jul.19 |
Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave |
|
| Jul.24 |
Heat fears as medics strike |
|
| Oct.11 |
Train crash kills 12
|
| Nov.4 |
Power cuts strike western Europe The outage started in Germany, and then spread to other parts of Europe. 5 million people in France lost power
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Face patient wants 'normal life'
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| Mar.16 |
Violence flares at rallies |
|
| Mar.18 |
Job protests grip French cities
|
| Mar.24 |
Labour law talks deadlock |
|
| Apr.4 |
More than 1 million protest jobs law Protesters are hoping to kill a new law that will allow employers to more easily hire and fire young workers
|
| Apr.4 |
Unions to discuss job law |
|
| May.16 |
Toxic ship returns home |
|
| Jun.20 |
Tribal art museum unveiled |
|
| Jul.2 |
EADS and Airbus bosses both quit |
|
| Jul.24 |
Heat fears as medics strike |
|
| Sep.27 |
Zero-gravity surgery 'a success'
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.15 |
Alphand wins Dakar Rally |
|
| Jan.19 |
Slutskaya passes Henie with 7 Euro title |
|
| Jan.27 |
Amelie Mauresmo wins Australian
|
| Feb.12 |
Deneriaz flies to downhill victory |
|
| Mar.12 |
Landis gives U.S. second race win |
|
| Mar.19 |
France secure title after triumph |
|
| Apr.4 |
Inzaghi double destroys Lyon dream |
|
| Apr.16 |
Impressive Bos takes a second gold |
|
| May.17 |
Gatlin loses his 100 meters record |
|
| May.17 |
Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph Arsenal goalkeeper became the first player sent off in a European Cup final as Barcelona triumphed 2-1
|
| May.21 |
Melandri profits as Rossi retires |
|
| May.28 |
Federer, Sharapova pass early tests |
|
| May.31 |
Report clears Armstrong of doping |
|
| Jun.3 |
Henin-Hardenne, Hingis, Clijsters roll |
|
| Jun.3 |
Nadal wins five-hour grind |
|
| Jun.4 |
Top seed Federer crushes Berdych |
|
| Jun.4 |
Safina rallies to shock Sharapova |
|
| Jun.4 |
Mauresmo crash out by Vaidisova |
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| Jun.6 |
Vaidisova, Clijsters charge into semifinals |
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| Jun.6 |
Federer 'straight' into semifinals |
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| Jun.7 |
Djokovic quits as Nadal marches on |
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| Jun.8 |
Henin, Kuznetsova get to final showdown |
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| Jun.9 |
Federer reaches first French final |
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| Jun.10 |
Henin-Hardenne retains title Justine won her 3rd French Open title when she defeated Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-4
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| Jun.11 |
Nadal completes French Open double Rafael Nadal beat arch-rival Federer and claim his second French Open title in successive years at Roland Garros
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| Jun.18 |
France held after dominating Korea |
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| Jun.23 |
France defeat Togo to clinch place |
|
| Jun.27 |
Zidane glee as France floor Spain |
|
| Jun.30 |
Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour
|
| Jul.1 |
Tour prologue victory for Hushovd |
|
| Jul.1 |
Vintage France beat holders Brazil Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals
|
| Jul.5 |
Penalty puts France over Portugal Zidane's first-half penalty gave a 1-0 win to hand France a place in the World Cup final
|
| Jul.6 |
Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis
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| Jul.7 |
McEwen sprints to third stage win |
|
| Jul.8 |
Mauresmo's Wimbledon title triumph Amelie Mauresmo came from a set down to take the title for the first time after an absorbing final with Henin-Hardenne
|
| Jul.8 |
Honchar in yellow after stage win |
|
| Jul.9 |
Calzati wins Tour's eighth stage |
|
| Jul.9 |
Italy wins World Cup over France Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Henry eluded 3 defenders and almost set up Malouda. Italy and France were tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes
|
| | |
|
| Jul.10 |
Zidane blames Materazzi insults
|
| Jul.12 |
Zidane Apologizes
|
| Jul.15 |
Voigt wins as Pereiro takes yellow |
|
| Jul.16 |
Schumacher claims historic victory
|
| Jul.16 |
Fedrigo triumphs after Tour crash |
|
| Jul.20 |
Zidane given ban and fine by Fifa
|
| Jul.20 |
Landis decimates his rivals on 17th stage |
|
| Jul.22 |
Landis wrests yellow from Pereiro |
|
| Jul.23 |
Landis secures Tour de France win American sealed his first Tour de France triumph after 20th and last stage won by Norway's Thor Hushovd
|
| Jul.27 |
Landis gives positive drugs test| Phonak team: Tour de France winner has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone | |
|
| Aug.5 |
Landis returns positive B sample
|
| Aug.5 |
I am the Tour champion - Pereiro
|
| Sep.6 |
Govou double gives France revenge |
|
| Sep.13 |
Real fall to Fred and Tiago double |
|
| Nov.5 |
Davydenko powers to Masters' victory |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.22 |
Convictions for Diana paparazzi |
|
| Mar.1 |
'Tennis drugs' trial opens |
|
| Mar.9 |
Students 'taken hostage' |
|
| Mar.18 |
Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
|
| Mar.18 |
Riots erupt after protests |
|
| Apr.8 |
Man who burned woman alive jailed
|
| Jun.14 |
25 jailed for attack plot |
|
| Jul.2 |
EADS and Airbus bosses both quit |
|
| Sep.23 |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak| Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died | |
|
| Oct.26 |
Jail for al-Qaeda-linked plotter |
|
| Nov.21 |
Rwandan leader named in assassin. plot |
|
| Nov.23 |
France issues Rwanda warrants A judge has issued international arrest warrants for 9 close aides of President Paul Kagame
|
| Dec.7 |
Riot probe confirms chase |
|
| Dec.8 |
Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Former VP says Syria's president a traitor |
|
| Feb.1 |
Papers reprint Islam row cartoons
|
| Feb.2 |
Anger grows over Muhammad cartoon
|
| Feb.8 |
Chirac warns media over cartoons
|
| Mar.11 |
Fourth flight for biggest Ariane |
|
| Mar.16 |
Violence flares at rallies |
|
| Mar.17 |
Violent protests: 300 held
|
| Mar.18 |
Job protests grip French cities
|
| Mar.18 |
Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
|
| Mar.19 |
PM 'set to stand firm' |
|
| Mar.24 |
Labour law talks deadlock |
|
| Mar.31 |
Chirac to sign job law
|
| Mar.31 |
Unions reject Chirac 'compromise' Trade unions and students have condemned a decision to sign into law a controversial youth labour bill
|
| Apr.3 |
France braces for mass protests
|
| Apr.4 |
More than 1 million protest jobs law Protesters are hoping to kill a new law that will allow employers to more easily hire and fire young workers
|
| Apr.4 |
Unions to discuss job law |
|
| Apr.5 |
Unions press for law repeal Union leaders will press for a full repeal of a controversial new labor law in talks with the government
|
| Apr.10 |
France to replace youth job law President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
|
| May.2 |
U.S. confident of Iran sanctions
|
| May.10 |
France remembers slavery victims |
|
| May.17 |
MPs back French immigration bill
|
| Jun.6 |
Government fined for deporting Jews |
|
| Jul.12 |
Punishment threatened again for Iran |
|
| Jul.14 |
Chirac warns of 'African flood' |
|
| Aug.5 |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. Security Council will receive the proposal and discuss it later
|
| Aug.25 |
Chirac doubts Lebanon force size French President has said sending 15,000 peacekeeping troops to southern Lebanon is 'excessive'
|
| Sep.23 |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak| Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died | |
|
| Oct.8 |
France to ban smoking in public |
|
| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1915. The bill provides for a year in jail and a heavy fine
|
| | |
|
| Oct.12 |
Turkey condemns 'genocide' vote |
|
| Oct.27 |
Riots haunt Parisians a year on
|
| Nov.1 |
Airport bars Muslim staff |
|
| Nov.2 |
France to declassify Rwanda files |
|
| Nov.15 |
Turkey ends French military ties |
|
| Nov.16 |
Socialists vote for Royal
|
| Nov.22 |
Le Pen struggles to find backers |
|
| Nov.24 |
Rwanda severs relations with France |
|
| Dec.6 |
France: Iran facing U.N. sanctions |
|
| Dec.22 |
Britain, France push for vote on Iran
|
| Dec.27 |
Space telescope to hunt planets The French-led Corot mission has taken off on a quest to monitor about 120,000 stars for tiny dips in brightness
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