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France urges new Iran sanctions |
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French journalist killed in Syria 
Map of Homs Syria TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest.
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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Peterhansel seals 10th Dakar victory |
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| Jan.20 |
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Attack killed four French soldiers
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks
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| Jan.26 |
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PIP breast implant boss charged Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare, has been charged with 'involuntary injury'
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| Jan.29 |
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Sarkozy sets out 'Robin Hood' tax |
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| Feb.15 |
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Sarkozy announces re-election bid |
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| Feb.19 |
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Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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| Feb.21 |
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Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring
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| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
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| Feb.23 |
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France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
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Hurt reporter asks to leave Syria |
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| Feb.26 |
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France, Germany withdraw civilian staff |
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| Mar.1 |
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2 French journalists safely out of Syria Two French journalists who had been trapped for days in the besieged Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr have been moved to safety in Lebanon
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Mob forces Sarkozy to hide in bar |
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| Mar.3 |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Mormeck to retain titles |
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| Mar.5 |
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Power fault brings Eurostar chaos
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| Mar.6 |
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France 'has too many foreigners' |
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| Mar.15 |
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Soldiers shot dead in French town
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| Mar.19 |
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5 dead in avalanche in Norway
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4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
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Huge manhunt after French attacks
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| Mar.20 |
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France investigates neo-Nazis after killings |
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Raid on Toulouse shooting suspect
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| Mar.21 |
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Blasts at site of Toulouse siege
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| Mar.22 |
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Suspect in French terror attacks dead Map of Toulouse France The police siege to capture a suspected al Qaeda-trained militant came to a bloody end when commandos shot Mohammed Merah in the head
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Pressure on France over shootings |
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| Mar.24 |
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Police quiz 'proud' Merah brother |
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| Mar.25 |
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Merah brother charged over deaths |
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| Mar.26 |
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Toulouse video sent to al-Jazeera |
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Strauss-Kahn in sex ring charges |
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French police have Toulouse video |
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| Mar.30 |
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19 arrested in French police raids Nineteen people have been arrested in a series of police raids on suspected Islamists, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told French radio
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| Apr.3 |
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France arrests Islamist suspects |
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| Apr.7 |
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Serial killer on loose after 4 shootings |
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| Apr.10 |
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World stocks slip on growth fears |
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| Apr.19 |
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Last day of French poll campaign |
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| Apr.20 |
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No Syria 'Plan B' out of Paris meetings |
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| Apr.22 |
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High turnout in French election
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote Socialist candidate Francois Hollande declared victory in the first round of presidential election, setting up a showdown with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy
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| Apr.25 |
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France: UN should consider force in Syria
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| Apr.28 |
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Journalist missing in Farc raid |
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| May.2 |
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French rivals in feisty TV debate |
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| May.6 |
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France votes in crucial run-off
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande | Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sund... | |
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| May.7 |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes
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| May.15 |
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Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes France's freshly inaugurated Socialist president plunged Tuesday into the economic mess that has perplexed policymakers
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Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis
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| May.19 |
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French rally car crash kills two |
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| May.20 |
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Montpellier wins French title for first time |
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| May.21 |
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Strauss-Kahn may face gang rape allegations
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| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit
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| May.28 |
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Azarenka survives; Federer ties mark |
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| May.30 |
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French reporter freed in Colombia |
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| Jun.1 |
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Federer again stretched to 4 sets |
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| Jun.3 |
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World No. 1 Azarenka upset to Cibulkova |
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| Jun.5 |
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Djokovic, Federer rally at French |
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| Jun.6 |
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Sharapova advances to French Open semifinals |
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Nadal maintains Paris march |
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| Jun.7 |
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Back at No. 1, Sharapova into final |
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| Jun.8 |
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Djokovic triumphed Federer |
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| Jun.9 |
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Sharapova completes career Grand Slam
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French troops killed by Taliban |
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| Jun.10 |
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Nadal quest halted by rain |
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French Socialists 'set for win' President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their allies are set for a majority following the first round of voting in French legislative e...
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| Jun.11 |
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Nadal clinches record French Open
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England holds on for draw vs. France |
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| Jun.13 |
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France seeks tough UN action over Syria
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| Jun.15 |
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France reign in Ukraine rain
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| Jun.17 |
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Hollande's party wins majority French President's Socialist Party has won enough seats in parliamentary elections to form an absolute majority, according to projections
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| Jun.19 |
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France falls but backs into quarters
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| Jun.30 |
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Blanc leaves job as France boss |
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| Jul.3 |
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Sarkozy's home, offices raided |
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| Jul.4 |
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Ex-France Telecom CEO probed over suicides |
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| Jul.5 |
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Pilots blamed for Air France disaster A series of errors by pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems led to the crash of Flight 447, Bureau of Investigation and Analysis said
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| Jul.6 |
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Clinton to Russia, China: 'Get off the sidelines'
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| Jul.7 |
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Englishman Wiggins takes Tour lead |
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| Jul.12 |
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At least 9 dead in France avalanche |
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| Jul.14 |
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Greipel wins Tour stage; Wiggins maintains lead |
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| Jul.17 |
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Schleck tests positive for banned diuretic at Tour |
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Bo Xilai Frenchman 'leaves Cambodia' |
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| Jul.21 |
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Bradley Wiggins on verge of glory |
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| Jul.22 |
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Wiggins makes history in Paris
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| Jul.29 |
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French double gold in swimming pool
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| Jul.30 |
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Agnel wins second gold
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| Jul.31 |
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Tsonga makes Olympic history |
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| Aug.14 |
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Riots leave injured police, damaged buildings |
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| Aug.22 |
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Germany and France in Greek talks |
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| Aug.24 |
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Greek PM to hold key Paris talks |
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| Aug.28 |
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French prosecutors launch murder inquiry in Arafat's death
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| Aug.29 |
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Famed writer blames massacre on immigration |
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| Sep.5 |
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French gun victims 'UK tourists' Map of Lake Annecy France| Three of the four victims of a shooting in a quiet area near Lake Annecy in the French Alps appear to have been British tourists | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Young girl found alive among dead bodies in France
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Police seek French murders motive |
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| Sep.7 |
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Police to search Alps victims' home |
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| Sep.9 |
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'Slaughter at Chevaline' probe expands Execution-style slaying of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist at a rural mountain rest stop on the outskirts of the Alpine village
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| Sep.14 |
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Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine The duchess of Cambridge is 'upset' with the magazine -- a French publication called Closer
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| Sep.16 |
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Criminal case over Kate topless photos
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| Sep.20 |
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French magazine runs cartoons of Mohammed |
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| Sep.25 |
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Egypt paper in cartoon campaign |
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| Sep.27 |
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France braced for tough budget
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| Oct.6 |
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Gunman killed in French terror raid |
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| Oct.7 |
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Horse racing: Solemia pips Orfevre |
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| Oct.16 |
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France ties Spain |
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| Oct.19 |
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Twitter cuts anti-Semitic tweets |
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| Oct.28 |
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French Euromillions site hacked |
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| Nov.7 |
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France grapples with same-sex marriage debate |
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| Nov.13 |
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France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance France and the United States put their support behind a new coalition of Syrian dissidents Tuesday, but Damascus slammed the group
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| Nov.17 |
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French march against gay marriage |
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| Nov.18 |
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French vote marred by fraud claim |
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| Nov.21 |
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Sarkozy to face scandal inquiry |
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| Nov.27 |
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Decision due in Strauss-Kahn case |
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| Nov.29 |
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Continental cleared over Concorde crash
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Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
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| Dec.29 |
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French 75% tax rate struck down |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.20 |
Attack killed four French soldiers
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| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks
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| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
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| Feb.23 |
France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
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| Mar.15 |
Soldiers shot dead in French town
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| Apr.20 |
No Syria 'Plan B' out of Paris meetings |
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| Apr.25 |
France: UN should consider force in Syria
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| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit
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| Jun.9 |
French troops killed by Taliban |
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| 2012 |
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| Mar.5 |
Power fault brings Eurostar chaos
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| Mar.19 |
5 dead in avalanche in Norway
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| May.19 |
French rally car crash kills two |
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| Jun.10 |
Nadal quest halted by rain |
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| Jun.15 |
France reign in Ukraine rain
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| Jul.4 |
Ex-France Telecom CEO probed over suicides |
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| Jul.5 |
Pilots blamed for Air France disaster A series of errors by pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems led to the crash of Flight 447, Bureau of Investigation and Analysis said
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| Jul.12 |
At least 9 dead in France avalanche |
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| Nov.29 |
Continental cleared over Concorde crash
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.15 |
Peterhansel seals 10th Dakar victory |
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| Mar.3 |
Wladimir Klitschko stops Mormeck to retain titles |
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| May.19 |
French rally car crash kills two |
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| May.20 |
Montpellier wins French title for first time |
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| May.28 |
Azarenka survives; Federer ties mark |
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| Jun.1 |
Federer again stretched to 4 sets |
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| Jun.3 |
World No. 1 Azarenka upset to Cibulkova |
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| Jun.5 |
Djokovic, Federer rally at French |
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| Jun.6 |
Sharapova advances to French Open semifinals |
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| Jun.6 |
Nadal maintains Paris march |
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| Jun.7 |
Back at No. 1, Sharapova into final |
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| Jun.8 |
Djokovic triumphed Federer |
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| Jun.9 |
Sharapova completes career Grand Slam
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| Jun.10 |
Nadal quest halted by rain |
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| Jun.11 |
Nadal clinches record French Open
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| Jun.11 |
England holds on for draw vs. France |
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| Jun.15 |
France reign in Ukraine rain
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| Jun.19 |
France falls but backs into quarters
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| Jun.30 |
Blanc leaves job as France boss |
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| Jul.7 |
Englishman Wiggins takes Tour lead |
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| Jul.12 |
At least 9 dead in France avalanche |
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| Jul.14 |
Greipel wins Tour stage; Wiggins maintains lead |
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| Jul.17 |
Schleck tests positive for banned diuretic at Tour |
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| Jul.21 |
Bradley Wiggins on verge of glory |
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| Jul.22 |
Wiggins makes history in Paris
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| Jul.29 |
French double gold in swimming pool
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| Jul.30 |
Agnel wins second gold
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| Jul.31 |
Tsonga makes Olympic history |
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| Oct.7 |
Horse racing: Solemia pips Orfevre |
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| Oct.16 |
France ties Spain |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.13 |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Jan.26 |
PIP breast implant boss charged Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare, has been charged with 'involuntary injury'
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| Jan.29 |
Sarkozy sets out 'Robin Hood' tax |
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| Feb.19 |
Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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| Apr.10 |
World stocks slip on growth fears |
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| May.7 |
Euro falls after French and Greek votes
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| Jul.4 |
Ex-France Telecom CEO probed over suicides |
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| Sep.27 |
France braced for tough budget
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| Nov.29 |
Continental cleared over Concorde crash
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| Nov.29 |
Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
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| Dec.29 |
French 75% tax rate struck down |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest.
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| Jan.26 |
PIP breast implant boss charged Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare, has been charged with 'involuntary injury'
|
| Feb.21 |
Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring
|
| Mar.15 |
Soldiers shot dead in French town
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| Mar.19 |
4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
| French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse to the killings of three soldiers of North African descent in two separate incidents
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| |
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| Mar.19 |
Huge manhunt after French attacks
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| Mar.20 |
France investigates neo-Nazis after killings |
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| Mar.20 |
Raid on Toulouse shooting suspect
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| Mar.21 |
Blasts at site of Toulouse siege
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| Mar.22 |
Suspect in French terror attacks dead Map of Toulouse France The police siege to capture a suspected al Qaeda-trained militant came to a bloody end when commandos shot Mohammed Merah in the head
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| Mar.22 |
Pressure on France over shootings |
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| Mar.24 |
Police quiz 'proud' Merah brother |
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| Mar.25 |
Merah brother charged over deaths |
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| Mar.26 |
Strauss-Kahn in sex ring charges |
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| Mar.26 |
French police have Toulouse video |
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| Mar.30 |
19 arrested in French police raids Nineteen people have been arrested in a series of police raids on suspected Islamists, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told French radio
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| Apr.3 |
France arrests Islamist suspects |
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| Apr.7 |
Serial killer on loose after 4 shootings |
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| Apr.28 |
Journalist missing in Farc raid |
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| May.21 |
Strauss-Kahn may face gang rape allegations
|
| May.30 |
French reporter freed in Colombia |
|
| Jul.3 |
Sarkozy's home, offices raided |
|
| Aug.14 |
Riots leave injured police, damaged buildings |
|
| Aug.28 |
French prosecutors launch murder inquiry in Arafat's death
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| Aug.29 |
Famed writer blames massacre on immigration |
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| Sep.5 |
French gun victims 'UK tourists' Map of Lake Annecy France| Three of the four victims of a shooting in a quiet area near Lake Annecy in the French Alps appear to have been British tourists | |
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| Sep.6 |
Young girl found alive among dead bodies in France
|
| Sep.6 |
Police seek French murders motive |
|
| Sep.7 |
Police to search Alps victims' home |
|
| Sep.9 |
'Slaughter at Chevaline' probe expands Execution-style slaying of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist at a rural mountain rest stop on the outskirts of the Alpine village
|
| Sep.16 |
Criminal case over Kate topless photos
|
| Oct.6 |
Gunman killed in French terror raid |
|
| Oct.19 |
Twitter cuts anti-Semitic tweets |
|
| Oct.28 |
French Euromillions site hacked |
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| Nov.27 |
Decision due in Strauss-Kahn case |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.3 |
France urges new Iran sanctions |
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| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest.
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| Jan.12 |
Opposition denies killing French journalist |
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| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks
|
| Jan.29 |
Sarkozy sets out 'Robin Hood' tax |
|
| Feb.15 |
Sarkozy announces re-election bid |
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| Feb.21 |
Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring
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| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
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| Feb.23 |
France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
|
| Feb.23 |
Hurt reporter asks to leave Syria |
|
| Feb.26 |
France, Germany withdraw civilian staff |
|
| Mar.1 |
2 French journalists safely out of Syria Two French journalists who had been trapped for days in the besieged Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr have been moved to safety in Lebanon
|
| Mar.1 |
Mob forces Sarkozy to hide in bar |
|
| Mar.6 |
France 'has too many foreigners' |
|
| Mar.19 |
4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
| French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse to the killings of three soldiers of North African descent in two separate incidents
|
| |
|
| Mar.20 |
France investigates neo-Nazis after killings |
|
| Mar.22 |
Pressure on France over shootings |
|
| Mar.26 |
Toulouse video sent to al-Jazeera |
|
| Apr.19 |
Last day of French poll campaign |
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| Apr.20 |
No Syria 'Plan B' out of Paris meetings |
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| Apr.22 |
High turnout in French election
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| Apr.22 |
Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote Socialist candidate Francois Hollande declared victory in the first round of presidential election, setting up a showdown with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy
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| Apr.25 |
France: UN should consider force in Syria
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| Apr.28 |
Journalist missing in Farc raid |
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| May.2 |
French rivals in feisty TV debate |
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| May.6 |
France votes in crucial run-off
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| May.6 |
Sarkozy concedes to Hollande | Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sund... | |
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| May.15 |
Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes France's freshly inaugurated Socialist president plunged Tuesday into the economic mess that has perplexed policymakers
|
| May.15 |
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis
|
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit
|
| May.30 |
French reporter freed in Colombia |
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| Jun.10 |
French Socialists 'set for win' President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their allies are set for a majority following the first round of voting in French legislative e...
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| Jun.13 |
France seeks tough UN action over Syria
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| Jun.17 |
Hollande's party wins majority French President's Socialist Party has won enough seats in parliamentary elections to form an absolute majority, according to projections
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| Jul.3 |
Sarkozy's home, offices raided |
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| Jul.6 |
Clinton to Russia, China: 'Get off the sidelines'
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| Jul.17 |
Bo Xilai Frenchman 'leaves Cambodia' |
|
| Aug.22 |
Germany and France in Greek talks |
|
| Aug.24 |
Greek PM to hold key Paris talks |
|
| Aug.28 |
French prosecutors launch murder inquiry in Arafat's death
|
| Aug.29 |
Famed writer blames massacre on immigration |
|
| Sep.14 |
Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine The duchess of Cambridge is 'upset' with the magazine -- a French publication called Closer
|
| Sep.16 |
Criminal case over Kate topless photos
|
| Sep.20 |
French magazine runs cartoons of Mohammed |
|
| Sep.25 |
Egypt paper in cartoon campaign |
|
| Sep.27 |
France braced for tough budget
|
| Nov.7 |
France grapples with same-sex marriage debate |
|
| Nov.13 |
France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance France and the United States put their support behind a new coalition of Syrian dissidents Tuesday, but Damascus slammed the group
|
| Nov.17 |
French march against gay marriage |
|
| Nov.18 |
French vote marred by fraud claim |
|
| Nov.21 |
Sarkozy to face scandal inquiry |
|
| Nov.29 |
Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
|
| Dec.29 |
French 75% tax rate struck down |
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