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France urges new Iran sanctions
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| Jan.23 |
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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. The Turkish foreign ministry branded the decision 'ir... | |
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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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| Mar.6 |
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France 'has too many foreigners'
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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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| Apr.7 |
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Serial killer on loose after 4 shootings
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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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 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 France says the Security Council should consider the use of force in Syria if a UN-backed peace plan fails to stop violence in the country
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| May.6 |
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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 Sunday's run-off - spoke of his pride at becoming presiden
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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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| May.28 |
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Azarenka survives; Federer ties mark
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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  Rafael Nadal dismissed the challenge of fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, 7-6 6-2 6-3, to notch up his 50th Roland Garros victory
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| Jun.7 |
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 Back at No. 1, Sharapova into final 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 4-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the semifinals at Roland Garros
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| Jun.8 |
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  Djokovic triumphed Federer The Serbian was dominant against the 16-time grand slam champion on Friday as he triumphed 6-4 7-5 6-3 in just over two hours
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| Jun.9 |
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Sharapova completes career Grand Slam Map of Roland Garros France Maria Sharapova overpowered Sara Errani to win the French Open final at Roland Garros for the first time and complete a career grand slam
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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 elections
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| Jun.11 |
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Nadal clinches record French Open Rafael Nadal won a record 7th French Open title after ruthlessly snuffing out Novak Djokovic's comeback to win 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a rain-affected final
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| Jun.13 |
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  France seeks tough UN action over Syria Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says he will call on the UN Security Council to make mediator Kofi Annan's Syria peace plan mandatory
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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.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.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' U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lambasted Russia and China for blocking efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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| Jul.22 |
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Wiggins makes history in Paris Bradley Wiggins made history on the Champs Elysees Sunday as he became the first British rider to win cycling's Tour de France
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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 French authorities have opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
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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 President Francois Hollande's government is due to present its first budget, and is expected to commit to a sharp reduction in the public de...
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| Oct.7 |
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Horse racing: Solemia pips Orfevre
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| Nov.7 |
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France grapples with same-sex marriage debate
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| Nov.17 |
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French march against gay marriage Tens of thousands of people have protested in France against plans to legalise same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt
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| Nov.18 |
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French vote marred by fraud claim Both Jean-Francois Cope and ex-PM Francois Fillon have claimed victory in the race to become France's next opposition leader
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| Nov.21 |
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 Sarkozy to face scandal inquiry Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is due to be questioned about claims that France's richest woman illegally helped finance his 2007 electoral ca...
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| Nov.29 |
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  Continental cleared over Concorde crash A French appeals court has cleared US airline Continental of criminal blame for the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet shortly after take-off from Paris
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| Dec.29 |
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French 75% tax rate struck down France's constitutional council has struck down a top income tax rate of 75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande
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