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| Jan.8 |
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French hostages in Niger killed |
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| Jan.16 |
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Far right named Marine Le Pen |
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| Feb.15 |
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Sudan expels French medical aid group |
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| Mar.6 |
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Le Pen poll rating shocks France |
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| Mar.7 |
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Chirac goes on trial in France |
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| Mar.18 |
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Summit set to decide Libya action |
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| Mar.19 |
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French fighter jets deployed over Libya 
The jets soared to counter Gadhafi's military forces who were intent on destroying the opposition as they pushed into the rebel stronghold
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| Apr.4 |
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Bodies found from French air crash |
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| Apr.6 |
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Net giants challenge French law |
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French forces rescue Japan ambassador |
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| Apr.10 |
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French veil curbs come into force A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a Muslim woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public
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| Apr.12 |
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Air France crash jet's tail found |
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| Apr.14 |
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Leaders insist 'Gaddafi must go' |
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| Apr.17 |
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France stops Italy migrant trains |
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| Apr.25 |
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France, Italy seek to defuse migration row |
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| Apr.27 |
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Air France flight recorder found |
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| May.1 |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered |
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| May.5 |
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Body recovered from Air France wreckage |
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| May.14 |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack' The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
| He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
The married former finance minister is considered a Socialist candidate for the presidency
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| May.15 |
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IMF head to plead not guilty in rape attem.
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| |
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IMF chief court hearing delayed |
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| May.16 |
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IMF chief jailed on Rikers Island jail
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Mystery jet crash data recovered |
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| May.17 |
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Strauss-Kahn 'in no position' to run IMF |
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| May.18 |
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IMF chief resigns over sex charge
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| May.19 |
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Ex-IMF chief granted bail 
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted bail after being indicted on charges related to the alleged assault of a maid in his New York hotel
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| May.20 |
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Ex-IMF chief finds new lodging |
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| May.22 |
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Malick's drama triumphs in Cannes |
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| May.25 |
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France's finance minister wants IMF job |
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| |
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G8 summit to discuss Arab unrest
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| |
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Strauss-Kahn moves to new housing |
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| May.26 |
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Obama arrives in France for top-level talks
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| |
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Sarkozy offers Libya's Gaddafi 'options' |
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| May.27 |
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G8 leaders calls on Gaddafi to go World leaders at the summit in France have issued a joint call for the embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down
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Air France crash pilots lost speed data The flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 plummeted because pilots lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis
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| May.31 |
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More bodies found at crash site |
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| Jun.3 |
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Federer ends Djokovic's run |
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| Jun.4 |
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China's Li wins French Open title
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| Jun.5 |
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Nadal secures sixth French crown
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| Jun.6 |
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TV, radio slapped w/ soc. media restriction |
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| Jun.7 |
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EU allies seek UN action on Syria
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| Jun.9 |
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Lagarde visits China in IMF bid
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| Jun.13 |
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IMF chooses Lagarde and Carstens |
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| Jun.16 |
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Jet crash bodies arrive in France |
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| |
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Strauss-Kahn 'claimed immunity' Former IMF chief claimed diplomatic immunity and complained about being handcuffed as he was arrested for sexual assault
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| Jun.26 |
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6 bodies found in French Alps
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| |
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Germany's E. coli resurfaces in France |
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| Jun.28 |
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Christine Lagarde named IMF chief Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, 55, has been named the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund
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| Jun.30 |
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Sarkozy grabbed by unknown assailant |
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| Jul.1 |
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Strauss-Kahn accuser has credibility issue
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| |
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Judge releases Strauss-Kahn | A judge released Strauss-Kahn from house arrest, after prosecutors presented evidence questioning the credibility of the hotel maid | |
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| |
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Strauss-Kahn allies eye comeback
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| Jul.4 |
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Strauss-Kahn faces Paris sex case |
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| Jul.6 |
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Strauss-Kahn prosecutor 'to stay'
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| Jul.7 |
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Strauss-Kahn won't strike plea deal |
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| Jul.11 |
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US and France embassies attacked The US Secretary of State has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has 'lost legitimacy', amid diplomatic tension between the two countries
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| |
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Sarkozy in Afghanistan to meet troops |
|
| Jul.19 |
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Strauss-Kahn daughter questioned |
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| Jul.20 |
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Germany and France in debt deal
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| Jul.24 |
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Evans Wins Tour de France
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| |
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Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out
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| Jul.29 |
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Aircraft's recorders give insight into crash |
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| Aug.4 |
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IMF head faces tycoon deal probe
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| Aug.8 |
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Hotel housekeeper suing Strauss-Kahn
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| Aug.11 |
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Four EU nations ban short-selling |
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| Aug.16 |
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Merkel, Sarkozy huddle as euro struggles
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| |
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Leaders demand 'euro governance' The French and German leaders have called for 'true economic governance' for the eurozone in response to the euro debt crisis
|
| Aug.22 |
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Strauss-Kahn case 'to be dropped' |
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| Aug.23 |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed| A New York judge has dismissed the sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn | |
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| Aug.30 |
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Planes collide during training in Lithuania |
|
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| Sep.3 |
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Strauss-Kahn heads back to France |
|
| |
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Strauss-Kahn arrives in France Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair landed at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport from the US
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| Sep.4 |
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Chirac trial due to open |
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| Sep.7 |
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Alain Juppe: Syria committing grave crimes |
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| |
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Noriega attorney seeks conditional release |
|
| Sep.10 |
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Warships free hostage taken from yacht |
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| Sep.12 |
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Explosion reported at French nuclear site An oven exploded Monday at a nuclear site in France, killing 1 person and injuring 4. There was no radioactive leak or waste released
|
| Sep.13 |
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Moody's downgrades French banks
|
| Sep.14 |
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Eurozone leaders reassure Greece The leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an 'integral' part of the eurozone
|
| Sep.18 |
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Strauss-Kahn: I felt 'trapped, humiliated'
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| Sep.28 |
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France rejects Rwanda's extradition |
|
|
| Oct.2 |
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French woman kidnapped in Kenya
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| Oct.9 |
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Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
|
| |
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Embattled Dexia bank will get bailout |
|
| Oct.13 |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case is dropped A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped
|
| Oct.14 |
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AF447 pilot: Damn it, we're going to crash |
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| |
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G20 talks seek eurozone progress
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| Oct.15 |
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EU summit 'will be decisive' on crisis |
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| |
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Rugby semi-final: Wales 8-9 France |
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| Oct.16 |
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French Left chooses Sarkozy challenger
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| |
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Hollande elected to face Sarkozy Francois Hollande has been elected the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential vote when he is expected to challenge Sarkozy
|
| Oct.17 |
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L'Oreal heiress loses control of fortune |
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| Oct.18 |
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Plane crash killed 8 Europeans |
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| Oct.19 |
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Carla Bruni 'gives birth to girl'
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| Oct.21 |
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Soyuz rocket launched after delay
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| Oct.23 |
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All Blacks edge France to claim Rugby Cup |
|
| Oct.27 |
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Sarkozy: Euro for Greece 'was a mistake' |
|
| Oct.31 |
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UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership UNESCO voted Monday to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership, in the first vote on the matter by U.N. agency
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| Nov.2 |
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Office burns as Islam issue hits stands |
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| |
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Bailout loan withheld from Greece The next 8bn euros of rescue loans will be withheld from Greece until after its referendum on the eurozone rescue plan, European leaders say
|
| Nov.3 |
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G20 seeks solution to debt crisis |
|
| Nov.7 |
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'Carlos the Jackal' on trial for bombings |
|
| Nov.8 |
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153 bodies identified from 2009 crash |
|
| Nov.9 |
|
Sarkozy, Obama bemoan Netanyahu |
|
| Nov.13 |
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Maiden Paris win for Federer |
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| |
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French hostages 'freed in Yemen' |
|
| Nov.15 |
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German and French economies rebound |
|
|
| Dec.3 |
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France reduces Iran embassy staff |
|
| Dec.5 |
|
German, French leaders meet Sarkozy and Merkel were meeting in Paris to discuss ways to safeguard the euro by increasing economic and political "convergence
|
| |
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France, Germany outline fiscal pact| Ahead of a key summit, the leaders of France and Germany agreed on a new fiscal pact that they say will help prevent another debt crisis | |
|
| Dec.6 |
|
French Alpine glaciers in retreat |
|
| Dec.8 |
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Sarkozy warns of disintegration
|
| Dec.11 |
|
Panama's ex-ruler Noriega headed home |
|
| |
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De Villepin to stand for president |
|
| Dec.15 |
|
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges| Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence | |
|
| Dec.22 |
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Parliament passes Armenian genocide bill |
|
| Dec.23 |
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France recommends implant removal |
|
| |
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Police seek breast implant boss |
|
| Dec.29 |
|
2 French soldiers killed in Afghan attack |
|
| Dec.30 |
|
Ancelotti named as PSG coach |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Mar.19 |
French fighter jets deployed over Libya The jets soared to counter Gadhafi's military forces who were intent on destroying the opposition as they pushed into the rebel stronghold
|
| Apr.6 |
French forces rescue Japan ambassador |
|
| Jul.11 |
Sarkozy in Afghanistan to meet troops |
|
| Aug.30 |
Planes collide during training in Lithuania |
|
| Sep.10 |
Warships free hostage taken from yacht |
|
| Sep.28 |
France rejects Rwanda's extradition |
|
| Dec.22 |
Parliament passes Armenian genocide bill |
|
| Dec.29 |
2 French soldiers killed in Afghan attack |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Apr.4 |
Bodies found from French air crash |
|
| Apr.6 |
French forces rescue Japan ambassador |
|
| Apr.12 |
Air France crash jet's tail found |
|
| Apr.27 |
Air France flight recorder found |
|
| May.1 |
Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered |
|
| May.5 |
Body recovered from Air France wreckage |
|
| May.16 |
Mystery jet crash data recovered |
|
| May.27 |
Air France crash pilots lost speed data The flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 plummeted because pilots lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis
|
| May.31 |
More bodies found at crash site |
|
| Jun.16 |
Jet crash bodies arrive in France |
|
| Jun.26 |
6 bodies found in French Alps
|
| Jun.26 |
Germany's E. coli resurfaces in France |
|
| Jul.29 |
Aircraft's recorders give insight into crash |
|
| Aug.30 |
Planes collide during training in Lithuania |
|
| Sep.12 |
Explosion reported at French nuclear site An oven exploded Monday at a nuclear site in France, killing 1 person and injuring 4. There was no radioactive leak or waste released
|
| Oct.14 |
AF447 pilot: Damn it, we're going to crash |
|
| Oct.18 |
Plane crash killed 8 Europeans |
|
| Nov.8 |
153 bodies identified from 2009 crash |
|
| Dec.6 |
French Alpine glaciers in retreat |
|
| Dec.23 |
France recommends implant removal |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jun.3 |
Federer ends Djokovic's run |
|
| Jun.4 |
China's Li wins French Open title
|
| Jun.5 |
Nadal secures sixth French crown
|
| Jun.26 |
6 bodies found in French Alps
|
| Jul.24 |
Evans Wins Tour de France
|
| Oct.15 |
Rugby semi-final: Wales 8-9 France |
|
| Oct.23 |
All Blacks edge France to claim Rugby Cup |
|
| Nov.13 |
Maiden Paris win for Federer |
|
| Dec.30 |
Ancelotti named as PSG coach |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Apr.6 |
Net giants challenge French law |
|
| May.18 |
IMF chief resigns over sex charge
|
| May.22 |
Malick's drama triumphs in Cannes |
|
| May.25 |
France's finance minister wants IMF job |
|
| Jun.9 |
Lagarde visits China in IMF bid
|
| Jun.28 |
Christine Lagarde named IMF chief Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, 55, has been named the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund
|
| Jul.20 |
Germany and France in debt deal
|
| Aug.8 |
Hotel housekeeper suing Strauss-Kahn
|
| Aug.11 |
Four EU nations ban short-selling |
|
| Aug.16 |
Merkel, Sarkozy huddle as euro struggles
|
| Aug.16 |
Leaders demand 'euro governance' The French and German leaders have called for 'true economic governance' for the eurozone in response to the euro debt crisis
|
| Sep.13 |
Moody's downgrades French banks
|
| Sep.14 |
Eurozone leaders reassure Greece The leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an 'integral' part of the eurozone
|
| Oct.9 |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
|
| Oct.9 |
Embattled Dexia bank will get bailout |
|
| Oct.14 |
G20 talks seek eurozone progress
|
| Oct.17 |
L'Oreal heiress loses control of fortune |
|
| Oct.27 |
Sarkozy: Euro for Greece 'was a mistake' |
|
| Nov.2 |
Bailout loan withheld from Greece The next 8bn euros of rescue loans will be withheld from Greece until after its referendum on the eurozone rescue plan, European leaders say
|
| Nov.3 |
G20 seeks solution to debt crisis |
|
| Nov.15 |
German and French economies rebound |
|
| Dec.5 |
France, Germany outline fiscal pact| Ahead of a key summit, the leaders of France and Germany agreed on a new fiscal pact that they say will help prevent another debt crisis | |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.8 |
French hostages in Niger killed |
|
| Mar.7 |
Chirac goes on trial in France |
|
| May.14 |
IMF head questioned over 'attack' The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
| He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
The married former finance minister is considered a Socialist candidate for the presidency
|
| |
|
| May.15 |
IMF head to plead not guilty in rape attem.
|
| May.15 |
IMF chief court hearing delayed |
|
| May.16 |
IMF chief jailed on Rikers Island jail
|
| May.18 |
IMF chief resigns over sex charge
|
| May.19 |
Ex-IMF chief granted bail Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted bail after being indicted on charges related to the alleged assault of a maid in his New York hotel
|
| May.25 |
Strauss-Kahn moves to new housing |
|
| Jun.16 |
Strauss-Kahn 'claimed immunity' Former IMF chief claimed diplomatic immunity and complained about being handcuffed as he was arrested for sexual assault
|
| Jun.30 |
Sarkozy grabbed by unknown assailant |
|
| Jul.1 |
Strauss-Kahn accuser has credibility issue
|
| Jul.1 |
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn | A judge released Strauss-Kahn from house arrest, after prosecutors presented evidence questioning the credibility of the hotel maid | |
|
| Jul.4 |
Strauss-Kahn faces Paris sex case |
|
| Jul.6 |
Strauss-Kahn prosecutor 'to stay'
|
| Jul.7 |
Strauss-Kahn won't strike plea deal |
|
| Jul.19 |
Strauss-Kahn daughter questioned |
|
| Jul.24 |
Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out
|
| Aug.22 |
Strauss-Kahn case 'to be dropped' |
|
| Aug.23 |
Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed| A New York judge has dismissed the sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn | |
|
| Sep.4 |
Chirac trial due to open |
|
| Sep.7 |
Noriega attorney seeks conditional release |
|
| Sep.10 |
Warships free hostage taken from yacht |
|
| Sep.28 |
France rejects Rwanda's extradition |
|
| Oct.2 |
French woman kidnapped in Kenya
|
| Oct.13 |
Strauss-Kahn sex case is dropped A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped
|
| Nov.2 |
Office burns as Islam issue hits stands |
|
| Nov.7 |
'Carlos the Jackal' on trial for bombings |
|
| Nov.13 |
French hostages 'freed in Yemen' |
|
| Dec.15 |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges| Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence | |
|
| Dec.23 |
Police seek breast implant boss |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.16 |
Far right named Marine Le Pen |
|
| Feb.15 |
Sudan expels French medical aid group |
|
| Mar.6 |
Le Pen poll rating shocks France |
|
| Mar.18 |
Summit set to decide Libya action |
|
| Apr.6 |
French forces rescue Japan ambassador |
|
| Apr.10 |
French veil curbs come into force A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a Muslim woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public
|
| Apr.14 |
Leaders insist 'Gaddafi must go' |
|
| Apr.17 |
France stops Italy migrant trains |
|
| Apr.25 |
France, Italy seek to defuse migration row |
|
| May.14 |
IMF head questioned over 'attack' The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
| He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
The married former finance minister is considered a Socialist candidate for the presidency
|
| |
|
| May.15 |
IMF head to plead not guilty in rape attem.
|
| May.17 |
Strauss-Kahn 'in no position' to run IMF |
|
| May.18 |
IMF chief resigns over sex charge
|
| May.20 |
Ex-IMF chief finds new lodging |
|
| May.25 |
France's finance minister wants IMF job |
|
| May.25 |
G8 summit to discuss Arab unrest
|
| May.26 |
Obama arrives in France for top-level talks
|
| May.26 |
Sarkozy offers Libya's Gaddafi 'options' |
|
| May.27 |
G8 leaders calls on Gaddafi to go World leaders at the summit in France have issued a joint call for the embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down
|
| Jun.6 |
TV, radio slapped w/ soc. media restriction |
|
| Jun.7 |
EU allies seek UN action on Syria
|
| Jun.9 |
Lagarde visits China in IMF bid
|
| Jun.13 |
IMF chooses Lagarde and Carstens |
|
| Jun.16 |
Strauss-Kahn 'claimed immunity' Former IMF chief claimed diplomatic immunity and complained about being handcuffed as he was arrested for sexual assault
|
| Jun.28 |
Christine Lagarde named IMF chief Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, 55, has been named the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund
|
| Jul.1 |
Strauss-Kahn allies eye comeback
|
| Jul.4 |
Strauss-Kahn faces Paris sex case |
|
| Jul.11 |
US and France embassies attacked The US Secretary of State has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has 'lost legitimacy', amid diplomatic tension between the two countries
|
| Jul.11 |
Sarkozy in Afghanistan to meet troops |
|
| Jul.20 |
Germany and France in debt deal
|
| Aug.4 |
IMF head faces tycoon deal probe
|
| Aug.16 |
Merkel, Sarkozy huddle as euro struggles
|
| Aug.16 |
Leaders demand 'euro governance' The French and German leaders have called for 'true economic governance' for the eurozone in response to the euro debt crisis
|
| Sep.3 |
Strauss-Kahn heads back to France |
|
| Sep.3 |
Strauss-Kahn arrives in France Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair landed at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport from the US
|
| Sep.4 |
Chirac trial due to open |
|
| Sep.7 |
Alain Juppe: Syria committing grave crimes |
|
| Sep.7 |
Noriega attorney seeks conditional release |
|
| Sep.14 |
Eurozone leaders reassure Greece The leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an 'integral' part of the eurozone
|
| Sep.18 |
Strauss-Kahn: I felt 'trapped, humiliated'
|
| Oct.9 |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
|
| Oct.14 |
G20 talks seek eurozone progress
|
| Oct.15 |
EU summit 'will be decisive' on crisis |
|
| Oct.16 |
French Left chooses Sarkozy challenger
|
| Oct.16 |
Hollande elected to face Sarkozy Francois Hollande has been elected the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential vote when he is expected to challenge Sarkozy
|
| Oct.19 |
Carla Bruni 'gives birth to girl'
|
| Oct.21 |
Soyuz rocket launched after delay
|
| Oct.27 |
Sarkozy: Euro for Greece 'was a mistake' |
|
| Oct.31 |
UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership UNESCO voted Monday to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership, in the first vote on the matter by U.N. agency
|
| Nov.2 |
Office burns as Islam issue hits stands |
|
| Nov.2 |
Bailout loan withheld from Greece The next 8bn euros of rescue loans will be withheld from Greece until after its referendum on the eurozone rescue plan, European leaders say
|
| Nov.3 |
G20 seeks solution to debt crisis |
|
| Nov.9 |
Sarkozy, Obama bemoan Netanyahu |
|
| Dec.3 |
France reduces Iran embassy staff |
|
| Dec.5 |
German, French leaders meet Sarkozy and Merkel were meeting in Paris to discuss ways to safeguard the euro by increasing economic and political "convergence
|
| Dec.5 |
France, Germany outline fiscal pact| Ahead of a key summit, the leaders of France and Germany agreed on a new fiscal pact that they say will help prevent another debt crisis | |
|
| Dec.8 |
Sarkozy warns of disintegration
|
| Dec.11 |
Panama's ex-ruler Noriega headed home |
|
| Dec.11 |
De Villepin to stand for president |
|
| Dec.15 |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges| Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence | |
|
| Dec.22 |
Parliament passes Armenian genocide bill |
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