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| Jan.11 |
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Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book |
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| Jan.20 |
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France's oldest WW1 veteran dies |
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn 
| Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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Tsonga stuns Nadal to reach Aussie final |
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| Jan.25 |
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Rogue trader scandal broadens out |
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Police search rogue trader's flat |
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| Jan.26 |
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Police quiz accused 'rogue trader' |
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| Jan.27 |
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Trader 'staked 50bn euros' |
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| Jan.28 |
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Trader 'concealed deals'
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| Jan.29 |
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Paris to 'block any Societe bids' |
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| Jan.30 |
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Societe Generale CEO keep jobs
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| Feb.1 |
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France moving troops to Chad |
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| Feb.2 |
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Sarkozy and Bruni marry |
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| Feb.5 |
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Super-fast train unveiled |
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| Feb.13 |
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Astana snubbed by Tour de France |
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| Feb.15 |
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Bosses 'condoned' SocGen trader |
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| Feb.29 |
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Body of model Katoucha found in Seine |
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| Mar.8 |
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Europe's rocket launches to space A rocket lifted off on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station
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| Mar.9 |
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French voters send warning to Sarkozy The oters are favoring leftists in the first round of local elections that were seen as a test for his presidency and his reform agenda
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| Mar.12 |
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Second SocGen employee detained
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Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges |
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| Mar.13 |
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Sarkozy touts Mediterranean plan |
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| Mar.16 |
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Sarkozy braces for election bruising |
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Sarkozy's party suffers at polls President's right-wing UMP party has suffered some serious setbacks in the second round of the French local elections
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| Mar.21 |
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Autopsy on tumor woman inconclusive |
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France to reduce nuclear warheads |
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| Mar.22 |
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France to boost Afghan commitment |
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| Mar.23 |
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Sarkozy's ex-wife prepares to wed |
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| Mar.26 |
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France offers more troops for Afghanistan
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England beaten; Beckham wins 100th cap |
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| Mar.27 |
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'Serial killer' Michel Fourniret on trial
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Overdose killed face tumor woman |
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| Mar.29 |
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France 'could take FARC rebels' |
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| Mar.31 |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Apr.1 |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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| Apr.2 |
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France to send battalion to Afghanistan
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| Apr.4 |
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Doubt grows over hostage release |
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| Apr.5 |
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Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games |
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| |
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Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
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| |
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French navy pursues hijacked yacht |
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| Apr.7 |
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Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| Apr.8 |
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Rebels reject French aid to hostage
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| Apr.10 |
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Plane crash kills 5 French tourists |
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| Apr.11 |
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Sarkozy: Pirates have released hostages |
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| Apr.15 |
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Farming practices 'must change' |
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| |
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France targets anorexia in media |
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| Apr.16 |
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Pirates held for questioning |
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| Apr.19 |
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Anti-French rallies across China
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| May.16 |
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France angered by Burmese delays
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| May.17 |
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Lyon clinch 7nth straight French crown |
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| May.20 |
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ETA 'political leader' arrested |
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| May.21 |
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Fishermen clash with police |
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| |
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France braces for day of strikes
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| May.26 |
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Federer, Jankovic advance to 2nd round |
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| May.28 |
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Life sentence for French killer 66-year-old Michel Fourniret has been sentenced to life in prison by a court for murdering seven girls and young women
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| |
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Sharapova survives big scare |
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| May.30 |
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Serena and Venus make shock exits |
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| May.31 |
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Federer through but Davydenko crashes |
|
|
| Jun.1 |
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Fashion king Saint Laurent dies Yves Saint Laurent was considered by many as the greatest fashion designer of the 20th Century. He was 71
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| Jun.2 |
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Safina shocks top seed Sharapova |
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| Jun.3 |
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Nadal celebrates birthday with semi slot |
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| Jun.4 |
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Federer fights back to reach semifinals |
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| Jun.5 |
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Safina streaks to first major final |
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| |
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Ivanovic sees off Jankovic in thriller |
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| Jun.6 |
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Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final |
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| Jun.7 |
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Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam |
|
| Jun.8 |
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final
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| Jun.11 |
|
Key Afghan donor meeting |
|
| Jun.12 |
|
Karzai appeals for Afghanistan aid |
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| |
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Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan World donors sought to bolster Afghanistan's fragile leadership as the need to help secure and feed the country concerns about pervasive cor...
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| Jun.13 |
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Brilliant Dutch thrash France to qualify |
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| Jun.14 |
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Bush meets with Sarkozy |
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| Jun.17 |
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France to rejoin NATO command |
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| Jun.19 |
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Sarkozy warning on EU expansion
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| Jun.22 |
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Massa leads championship |
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| Jun.24 |
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Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare Security guards whisked away Sarkozy and Olmert after a gunshot was heard at Ben Gurion Airport. Border police officer killed himself
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| Jun.27 |
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World shares in further decline |
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| Jun.28 |
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Iran exiles back armed opposition |
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| Jun.29 |
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Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 
Map of Aude France A military demonstration in southeast France left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones
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| Jun.30 |
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Court fines eBay over fake goods |
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| |
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Warning as France takes EU helm
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| Jul.1 |
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EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has accused French President of undermining him and Europe's position at world trade talks
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| Jul.3 |
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Five to face Concorde crash trial |
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| Jul.4 |
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Betancourt joy at French return Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle
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| |
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Police arrest man in students' slaying
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| Jul.5 |
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Valverde wins Tour de France opening |
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| Jul.8 |
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French head will attend Olympics
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| Jul.9 |
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Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' |
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| |
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French firm 'quits Iran gas deal' |
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| Jul.12 |
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Sarkozy welcomes Assad |
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| |
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Syria, Lebanon to open embassies At a joint news conference, Sarkozy affirmed that the establishment of embassies in Beirut and Damascus was in the works
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| |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit| Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean | |
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| Jul.13 |
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Olmert: Peace deal never been closer
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| |
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Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins |
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| |
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Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean |
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| Jul.14 |
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Leaders mass for parade |
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| Jul.17 |
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Tour de France has 3rd drug scandal |
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| Jul.18 |
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French search for stolen Semtex
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| Jul.20 |
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Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels
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| Jul.23 |
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Sastre wins on Alpe d'Huez to lead Tour |
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| |
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Simon shocks Federer at Rogers Cup |
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| Jul.25 |
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Obama heads to Paris after Berlin
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| |
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Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts
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| |
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France arrests Basque ETA suspects |
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| Jul.26 |
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Sastre retains overall Tour lead |
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| Jul.27 |
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Sastre wins Tour de France crown Carlos Sastre seals his first Tour de France title and becomes the third Spaniard in a row to win. At at 33 he's the oldest maiden winner of...
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|
| Aug.4 |
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Tornado leaves three dead
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| Aug.17 |
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Russia pressed to honour pull-out Western powers have stepped up pressure on Russia to honour its pledge to begin withdrawing troops from Georgia
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| Aug.19 |
|
10 French soldiers killed in fighting 100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul province
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| |
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Zambia's president dies in French hospital
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| |
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Sarkozy arrives in Kabul Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived to support French troops a day after one of the deadliest attacks on France's forces abroad
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| Aug.21 |
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NATO denies airstrike killed French troops
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| Aug.22 |
|
Russia accused of abusing truce The US and France have accused Russia of failing to comply with the terms of its ceasefire with Georgia by creating checkpoints and buffer z...
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| Aug.23 |
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Football fans die as bus slams into bridge
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| |
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Russia urged to quit Georgia port
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| Aug.24 |
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10 missing in Alps avalanche
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| Aug.28 |
|
#1 Ivanovic stunned by Coin at U.S. Open |
|
|
| Sep. 11 |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel| Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countries | |
|
| Sep. 16 |
|
Chelsea cruise to opening Champions win
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.20 |
France's oldest WW1 veteran dies |
|
| Feb.1 |
France moving troops to Chad |
|
| Mar.21 |
France to reduce nuclear warheads |
|
| Mar.22 |
France to boost Afghan commitment |
|
| Mar.26 |
France offers more troops for Afghanistan
|
| Mar.29 |
France 'could take FARC rebels' |
|
| Apr.2 |
France to send battalion to Afghanistan
|
| Apr.5 |
French navy pursues hijacked yacht |
|
| Apr.8 |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage
|
| Jun.17 |
France to rejoin NATO command |
|
| Jun.29 |
Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 Map of Aude France A military demonstration in southeast France left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones
|
| Jul.9 |
Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' |
|
| Jul.13 |
Olmert: Peace deal never been closer
|
| Jul.13 |
Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean |
|
| Jul.18 |
French search for stolen Semtex
|
| Jul.20 |
Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels
|
| Jul.25 |
Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts
|
| Aug.17 |
Russia pressed to honour pull-out Western powers have stepped up pressure on Russia to honour its pledge to begin withdrawing troops from Georgia
|
| Aug.19 |
10 French soldiers killed in fighting 100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul province
|
| Aug.21 |
NATO denies airstrike killed French troops
|
| Aug.22 |
Russia accused of abusing truce The US and France have accused Russia of failing to comply with the terms of its ceasefire with Georgia by creating checkpoints and buffer z...
|
| Aug.23 |
Russia urged to quit Georgia port
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.29 |
Body of model Katoucha found in Seine |
|
| Mar.12 |
Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges |
|
| Mar.21 |
Autopsy on tumor woman inconclusive |
|
| Mar.27 |
Overdose killed face tumor woman |
|
| Apr.7 |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
|
| Apr.10 |
Plane crash kills 5 French tourists |
|
| Apr.15 |
France targets anorexia in media |
|
| Jul.3 |
Five to face Concorde crash trial |
|
| Aug.4 |
Tornado leaves three dead
|
| Aug.23 |
Football fans die as bus slams into bridge
|
| Aug.24 |
10 missing in Alps avalanche
|
| Sep. 11 |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel| Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countries | |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Tsonga stuns Nadal to reach Aussie final |
|
| Feb.13 |
Astana snubbed by Tour de France |
|
| Mar.26 |
England beaten; Beckham wins 100th cap |
|
| Apr.5 |
Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games |
|
| Apr.5 |
Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
|
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
|
| |
|
| May.17 |
Lyon clinch 7nth straight French crown |
|
| May.26 |
Federer, Jankovic advance to 2nd round |
|
| May.28 |
Sharapova survives big scare |
|
| May.30 |
Serena and Venus make shock exits |
|
| May.31 |
Federer through but Davydenko crashes |
|
| Jun.2 |
Safina shocks top seed Sharapova |
|
| Jun.3 |
Nadal celebrates birthday with semi slot |
|
| Jun.4 |
Federer fights back to reach semifinals |
|
| Jun.5 |
Safina streaks to first major final |
|
| Jun.5 |
Ivanovic sees off Jankovic in thriller |
|
| Jun.6 |
Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final |
|
| Jun.7 |
Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam |
|
| Jun.8 |
Nadal humiliates Federer in French final
|
| Jun.13 |
Brilliant Dutch thrash France to qualify |
|
| Jun.22 |
Massa leads championship |
|
| Jul.5 |
Valverde wins Tour de France opening |
|
| Jul.8 |
French head will attend Olympics
|
| Jul.17 |
Tour de France has 3rd drug scandal |
|
| Jul.23 |
Sastre wins on Alpe d'Huez to lead Tour |
|
| Jul.23 |
Simon shocks Federer at Rogers Cup |
|
| Jul.26 |
Sastre retains overall Tour lead |
|
| Jul.27 |
Sastre wins Tour de France crown Carlos Sastre seals his first Tour de France title and becomes the third Spaniard in a row to win. At at 33 he's the oldest maiden winner of...
|
| Aug.28 |
#1 Ivanovic stunned by Coin at U.S. Open |
|
| Sep. 16 |
Chelsea cruise to opening Champions win
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.11 |
Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book |
|
| Jan.24 |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
|
| Jan.25 |
Rogue trader scandal broadens out |
|
| Jan.26 |
Police quiz accused 'rogue trader' |
|
| Jan.27 |
Trader 'staked 50bn euros' |
|
| Jan.28 |
Trader 'concealed deals'
|
| Jan.29 |
Paris to 'block any Societe bids' |
|
| Jan.30 |
Societe Generale CEO keep jobs
|
| Feb.5 |
Super-fast train unveiled |
|
| Feb.15 |
Bosses 'condoned' SocGen trader |
|
| Feb.29 |
Body of model Katoucha found in Seine |
|
| Mar.12 |
Second SocGen employee detained
|
| Apr.10 |
Plane crash kills 5 French tourists |
|
| Apr.15 |
Farming practices 'must change' |
|
| May.21 |
France braces for day of strikes
|
| Jun.1 |
Fashion king Saint Laurent dies Yves Saint Laurent was considered by many as the greatest fashion designer of the 20th Century. He was 71
|
| Jun.27 |
World shares in further decline |
|
| Jun.30 |
Court fines eBay over fake goods |
|
| Jul.9 |
French firm 'quits Iran gas deal' |
|
| Jul.13 |
Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins |
|
| Jul.25 |
Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
|
| Jan.25 |
Rogue trader scandal broadens out |
|
| Jan.25 |
Police search rogue trader's flat |
|
| Jan.26 |
Police quiz accused 'rogue trader' |
|
| Jan.27 |
Trader 'staked 50bn euros' |
|
| Jan.28 |
Trader 'concealed deals'
|
| Mar.12 |
Second SocGen employee detained
|
| Mar.12 |
Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges |
|
| Mar.27 |
'Serial killer' Michel Fourniret on trial
|
| Mar.31 |
Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
|
| Apr.1 |
Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
|
| Apr.4 |
Doubt grows over hostage release |
|
| Apr.5 |
French navy pursues hijacked yacht |
|
| Apr.7 |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
|
| Apr.8 |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage
|
| Apr.11 |
Sarkozy: Pirates have released hostages |
|
| Apr.16 |
Pirates held for questioning |
|
| May.20 |
ETA 'political leader' arrested |
|
| May.28 |
Life sentence for French killer 66-year-old Michel Fourniret has been sentenced to life in prison by a court for murdering seven girls and young women
|
| Jul.3 |
Five to face Concorde crash trial |
|
| Jul.4 |
Police arrest man in students' slaying
|
| Jul.9 |
Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' |
|
| Jul.18 |
French search for stolen Semtex
|
| Jul.25 |
France arrests Basque ETA suspects |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.11 |
Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book |
|
| Jan.20 |
France's oldest WW1 veteran dies |
|
| Jan.29 |
Paris to 'block any Societe bids' |
|
| Feb.2 |
Sarkozy and Bruni marry |
|
| Mar.8 |
Europe's rocket launches to space A rocket lifted off on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station
|
| Mar.9 |
French voters send warning to Sarkozy The oters are favoring leftists in the first round of local elections that were seen as a test for his presidency and his reform agenda
|
| Mar.13 |
Sarkozy touts Mediterranean plan |
|
| Mar.16 |
Sarkozy braces for election bruising |
|
| Mar.16 |
Sarkozy's party suffers at polls President's right-wing UMP party has suffered some serious setbacks in the second round of the French local elections
|
| Mar.23 |
Sarkozy's ex-wife prepares to wed |
|
| Apr.1 |
Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
|
| Apr.2 |
France to send battalion to Afghanistan
|
| Apr.5 |
Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games |
|
| Apr.5 |
Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
|
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
|
| |
|
| Apr.7 |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
|
| Apr.15 |
France targets anorexia in media |
|
| Apr.19 |
Anti-French rallies across China
|
| May.16 |
France angered by Burmese delays
|
| May.21 |
Fishermen clash with police |
|
| Jun.11 |
Key Afghan donor meeting |
|
| Jun.12 |
Karzai appeals for Afghanistan aid |
|
| Jun.12 |
Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan World donors sought to bolster Afghanistan's fragile leadership as the need to help secure and feed the country concerns about pervasive cor...
|
| Jun.14 |
Bush meets with Sarkozy |
|
| Jun.17 |
France to rejoin NATO command |
|
| Jun.19 |
Sarkozy warning on EU expansion
|
| Jun.24 |
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare Security guards whisked away Sarkozy and Olmert after a gunshot was heard at Ben Gurion Airport. Border police officer killed himself
|
| Jun.28 |
Iran exiles back armed opposition |
|
| Jun.30 |
Warning as France takes EU helm
|
| Jul.1 |
EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has accused French President of undermining him and Europe's position at world trade talks
|
| Jul.4 |
Betancourt joy at French return Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle
|
| Jul.8 |
French head will attend Olympics
|
| Jul.12 |
Sarkozy welcomes Assad |
|
| Jul.12 |
Syria, Lebanon to open embassies At a joint news conference, Sarkozy affirmed that the establishment of embassies in Beirut and Damascus was in the works
|
| Jul.12 |
France hosts Mediterranean summit| Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean | |
|
| Jul.13 |
Olmert: Peace deal never been closer
|
| Jul.13 |
Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean |
|
| Jul.14 |
Leaders mass for parade |
|
| Jul.20 |
Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels
|
| Jul.25 |
Obama heads to Paris after Berlin
|
| Aug.17 |
Russia pressed to honour pull-out Western powers have stepped up pressure on Russia to honour its pledge to begin withdrawing troops from Georgia
|
| Aug.19 |
Zambia's president dies in French hospital
|
| Aug.19 |
Sarkozy arrives in Kabul Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived to support French troops a day after one of the deadliest attacks on France's forces abroad
|
| Aug.23 |
Russia urged to quit Georgia port
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