News: France

We have started to collect the most important news related to France in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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France: news

Frenchman held over missing women

Saturday, November 15th 2008, 21:39
related places: Marseille

Police in France hold a man in the southern city of Marseille after three foreign prostitutes vanish in the space of a month.
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Rwandan aide to be sent to France

Friday, November 14th 2008, 20:55
related countries: Germany, Rwanda

A Rwandan official held in Germany over a killing that triggered the 1994 genocide is to be sent to France.
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Sarkozy scorns Bush over Georgia

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 17:17
related countries: Georgia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy accuses George Bush of failing to take the initiative over the summer conflict in Georgia.
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Paris transformed

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 11:53

Can Sarkozy's bold plans regenerate the French capital?
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Murray cruises into Masters semis

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 15:41

Andy Murray makes the Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Gilles Simon while Roger Federer wins to keep his hopes alive.
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Live text - Murray v Simon

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 9:46

Andy Murray takes on France's Gilles Simon looking for his second win at the Masters Cup in Shanghai.
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Cameroon rebels release hostages

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 22:11
related countries: Cameroon

Rebels in Cameroon free 10 people - most of them French nationals - who were seized from an oil vessel last month.
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Royal leads Socialist Party race

Friday, November 7th 2008, 16:39

Ex-presidential candidate Segolene Royal wins round one of the race to lead France's opposition Socialist Party.
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Bears cause tension in the Pyrenees

Friday, November 7th 2008, 10:03

Mick Webb reports on the controversial decision to reintroduce bears to the Pyrenees mountains.
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'Hostage killed' in Cameroon raid

Wednesday, November 5th 2008, 14:42
related countries: Cameroon

One of a group of 10 mostly French hostages seized off Cameroon has been killed in a rescue bid, a militia leader says.
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Call to boost UN DR Congo powers

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 21:29
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

France calls for a stronger UN mandate in DR Congo, as civilians caught in the conflict are in urgent need of aid.
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French pirates face net cut-off

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 12:48

French plans to throw persistent pirates off the net are a step closer to becoming law.
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Moroccan ban for French magazine

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 10:23
related countries: Morocco

An edition of French magazine L'Express International is banned in Morocco for allegedly insulting Islam.
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Gunmen seize French man in Kabul

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 10:13
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

A French aid worker is kidnapped and a driver who intervened is killed, in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
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Murray maintains winning sequence

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 16:50
related countries: United Kingdom

British number one Andy Murray makes it 14 wins in a row as he reaches the Paris Masters quarter-finals with an impressive victory over Fernando Verdasco.
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Sour grapes

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 13:57

French winemakers feud over league table U-turn
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Divine power in the Pyrenees

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 11:38

Genevieve Bicknell discovers how, in south-west France, ancient practices are used for a very modern purpose.
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President Sarkozy not enchanted as he loses 'voodoo doll' case

Wednesday, October 29th 2008, 17:15

A French court rejects President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempt to stop sales of a satirical "voodoo doll" in his image.
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Brown and Sarkozy in action call

Tuesday, October 28th 2008, 19:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain and France call for action to prevent the world financial crisis spreading and for IMF funds to be reshaped.
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Colombia aims to reward ex-rebel

Tuesday, October 28th 2008, 8:15
related countries: Colombia

A Farc guerrilla who led a hostage to freedom may be rewarded with almost half a million dollars and a new life in France, officials say.
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Passenger's arm sucked down French train toilet

Monday, October 27th 2008, 14:58

A man travelling on a French high speed train is rescued by firemen after having his arm sucked down the on-board toilet.
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Live text - Australia v New Zealand

Sunday, October 26th 2008, 6:21
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Canberra

Australia hammer New Zealand after France defeat Scotland in the rugby league World Cup.
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Peugeot to make 'massive' cuts

Friday, October 24th 2008, 12:28

French car firm Peugeot Citroen says it will start "massive" production cuts as the downturn bites.
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Eight die in Italian helicopter

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 16:48
related countries: Italy

Eight passengers are killed as an Italian military helicopter crashes in eastern France, officials say.
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French recall 'radioactive' lifts

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 18:38

A company in France removes buttons from hundreds of its lifts after they are found to contain imported radioactive material.
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Tour plan raises Armstrong doubts

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 13:02

The penultimate day of the 2009 Tour de France will be a tough mountain stage, placing further doubt on a possible return for Lance Armstrong.
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Sarkozy needled by 'voodoo doll' in his image

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 10:29

French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatens to sue a company if it does not withdraw from shops a "voodoo doll" in his image.
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Sarkozy wants top EU economy team

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 14:32
related places: Eu

The French president calls for an EU "economic government", as the IMF predicts a tough year for Europe.
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France unveils bank rescue plan

Monday, October 20th 2008, 19:28

The French government will inject 10.5bn euros into the country's six largest banks, the finance minister announces.
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Sarkozy bank theft probed

Monday, October 20th 2008, 14:19

An investigation is under way in France after hackers steal money from President Nicolas Sarkozy's personal bank account.
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Troubled French bank boss resigns

Monday, October 20th 2008, 3:58

The chairman of Caisse d'Epargne steps down, taking responsibility for a 600m euro loss, and two other top officials go with him.
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Finance reforms 'must help poor'

Monday, October 20th 2008, 0:04

French-speaking nations say the needs of the poorest countries must be considered in any solution to the financial crisis.
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US to host global finance summit

Sunday, October 19th 2008, 8:03
related countries: United States
related places: Eu

The US, France and the EU unveil plans for a series of summits to discuss ways of dealing with the global financial crisis.
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French bank admits trading loss

Friday, October 17th 2008, 15:21

The French bank Caisse d'Epargne admits that it lost 600m euros in a derivatives trading incident last week.
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Sarkozy sues French ex-spy chief

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 21:14

The French president files a legal action for libel and invasion of privacy against the former head of a national intelligence agency.
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EU 'holds firm' on climate goals

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 12:55
related places: Eu

The EU will keep to its targets to tackle climate change despite worries about slowing economies, the French president says.
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EU rallies behind banking reform

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 23:44

All 27 EU states broadly support their bank rescue plan and the holding of a world finance summit, France's president says.
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France makes anthem threat to fans

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 16:30

The French sports minister says football matches in France will be called off if spectators jeer during their national anthem.
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Bush to host crisis talks with EU

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 19:54
related countries: United States
related places: Eu

US President George W Bush is to hold economic talks on Saturday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and EC President Jose Manuel Barroso.
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Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 19:29
related countries: Russia
related places: Strasbourg

French police investigate claims that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg.
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French 'Grumpies' sue over the TV family they say sullies their surname

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 12:51
related places: Bougon

A French court rejects an attempt by people with the surname Bougon, which means "grumpy", to change the title of a new TV series.
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Depardieu's actor son dies at 37

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 7:40

The son of French actor Gerard Depardieu has died from pneumonia, hospital officials confirm.
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Austrian Kohl fails doping test

Monday, October 13th 2008, 17:32
related countries: Austria
related places: This

This year's Tour de France 'King of the Mountains' Bernhard Kohl, who finished third overall, is the latest rider to fail a doping test.
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Bruni backed Red Brigades woman

Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:46

After French President Sarkozy blocks the extradition of a former militant, it emerges his wife Carla Bruni visited her in hospital.
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Armstrong to race Giro d'Italia

Monday, October 13th 2008, 13:49

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will race in the Giro d'Italia for the first time next year.
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