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

Scientology 'faces French trial'

Monday, September 8th 2008, 13:53

The Church of Scientology in France is to be tried in court for "organised fraud", according to legal sources.
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Jail for French 'garage surgeon'

Monday, September 8th 2008, 9:49

A French doctor whose cosmetic surgery mutilated dozens of patients is given three years in prison.
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Mammoth skull raised from ground

Sunday, September 7th 2008, 16:42

Palaeontologists lift a "rare" mammoth skull out of its resting place in France and move it to a museum.
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Row over trial's 'Ramadan' delay

Sunday, September 7th 2008, 4:20

French anger at court's apparent decision to postpone a trial because it was to take place during Ramadan.
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'Propaganda'

Thursday, September 4th 2008, 17:16
related countries: Afghanistan

Images from Afghanistan spark anger in France
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Sarkozy joins Middle East talks

Thursday, September 4th 2008, 9:10
related countries: Qatar, Syria
related places: Damascus

French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets regional leaders in Syria in a bid to boost efforts towards Middle East peace.
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Solve Iran peacefully urges Syria

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 20:30
related countries: Syria

Syria's president meets visiting French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and urges a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issues.
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Somali pirates seize French boat

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 15:15
related countries: Somalia

Two French citizens are seized by pirates off Somalia, along with their boat, officials say.
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French government plan for free English lessons angers teachers

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 20:28

A proposal to give intensive English tuition to French high school pupils angers the country's main teaching union.
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Two held over France camp rape

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 12:31
related countries: Canada

French police are questioning two men in connection with the rape of a Canadian student at a migrants camp, according to reports
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'Rare' mammoth skull discovered in southern France

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 0:47

The fossilised skull of an "extremely rare" steppe mammoth has been discovered in southern France.
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Student 'raped in migrant camp'

Friday, August 29th 2008, 12:05
related countries: Canada
related places: Calais

French police question about 100 men after a Canadian student is raped by a man near Calais.
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Ivanovic beaten by qualifier Coin

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 22:23
related countries: United States
related places: Coin

World number one Ana Ivanovic is sent crashing out of the US Open by French qualifier Julie Coin.
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EU considers sanctions on Russia

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 14:41
related countries: Georgia, Russia

EU leaders are considering imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Georgia, the French foreign minister says.
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Poisoned artery

Monday, August 25th 2008, 23:23

Deadly chemicals infiltrate France's Rhone river
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Alpine avalanche victims located

Monday, August 25th 2008, 16:47

The bodies of several climbers caught in a French avalanche have been located, but will not be retrieved yet.
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Hopes fade for avalanche victims

Sunday, August 24th 2008, 16:22

Rescue teams call off the search for at least eight climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Mont Blanc range in France.
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Russia urged to quit Georgia port

Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 22:45
related countries: Georgia, Russia
related places: Moscow

France's president urges Moscow to remove its troops from a Georgian port as Russian troops settle in.
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Russia accused of abusing truce

Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 3:40
related countries: Georgia, Russia, United States

The US and France accuse Russia of failing to comply with the terms of its ceasefire with Georgia by creating buffer zones.
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Sarkozy pays tribute to soldiers

Thursday, August 21st 2008, 12:43
related countries: Afghanistan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy presides over a ceremony to honour 10 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
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Russia tables own UN Georgia text

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 23:04
related countries: Georgia, Russia

Russia introduces its own draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, a day after rejecting a rival French document.
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Combat losses

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 13:46
related countries: Afghanistan

Troop deaths feed French doubts over Afghan mission
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Birds 'off the pace' with warming

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 11:03

French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, a study suggests.
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Spain holds wanted French surgeon

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 10:20
related countries: Spain

A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.
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Sarkozy renews Afghan commitment

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 10:19
related countries: Afghanistan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
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Show of strength

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 6:20

Killing of French troops shows more brazen Taleban
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Afghan ambush kills French troops

Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 19:02
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Ten French soldiers die in fighting east of Kabul in one of the heaviest losses suffered by peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
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Zambia's president dies in France

Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 18:48
related places: Paris

Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, a critic of violence in Zimbabwe, dies in a Paris hospital two months after suffering a stroke.
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France probes Algerian official

Saturday, August 16th 2008, 15:10
related countries: Algeria

France investigates a senior Algerian official in connection with the 1987 assassination of an Algerian opposition leader.
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French 'can car'

Saturday, August 16th 2008, 10:50

France marks the 60th anniversary of its iconic 2CV
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Mystery buyer pays record 500m euros for French Riviera pad

Friday, August 15th 2008, 13:28
related countries: Russia

A mystery Russian billionaire has smashed the record for the world's most expensive home.
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Japanese satellite rides skyward

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 22:18
related countries: French Guiana, Japan

The first home-designed and built telecoms satellite for Japan goes safely into orbit from a launch pad in French Guiana.
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Paris in anti-Semitic T-shirt probe

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 21:16
related places: Paris

French prosecutors open an investigation after T-shirts carrying anti-Semitic slogans are seen on sale in Paris.
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Dalai Lama begins visit to France

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 16:36

The Dalai Lama blesses a Buddhist institute as he begins a 12-day visit to France, due to last for most of the Olympics.
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Dalai Lama begins visit to France

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 11:02

The Dalai Lama blesses a Buddhist institute as he begins a 12-day visit to France, due to last for most of the Olympics.
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Hard-up anti-immigration firebrand Le Pen sells French HQ to Chinese

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 9:28
related countries: China

The French far-right National Front party is selling its party headquarters to a Chinese university, to pay off debts.
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Hats off to France's literary star

Saturday, August 9th 2008, 11:03

Hugh Schofield celebrates Alexandre Dumas, a novelist whose books are said to teach more French history than any academic.
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France moves to close Taiwan case

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 17:29
related countries: Taiwan

French prosecutors call for a seven-year probe into corruption over the sale of warships to Taiwan to be dismissed.
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France denounces genocide claims

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 16:06
related countries: Rwanda

France accuses Rwanda of "unacceptable accusations" after a report says it was actively involved in the 1994 genocide.
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Red Brigades woman granted bail

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 10:50
related countries: Italy

An ex-member of Italy's disbanded Red Brigades group is granted bail by a French court due to ill health.
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Paris Hilton for president? Socialite sets out her 'policies'

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 10:44
related countries: United States

Paris Hilton records a spoof advert directed at US presidential hopeful John McCain, after he used her name in his campaign.
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Focus on genocide

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 22:12

Why Rwanda has issued allegations against France
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France accused in Rwanda genocide

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 17:25
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda's government accuses France of playing an active role in the 1994 genocide.
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North France tornado kills three

Monday, August 4th 2008, 18:32

A tornado wreaks havoc across a swathe of northern France, killing three people and injuring nine.
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In pictures

Monday, August 4th 2008, 16:43

Images of French village devastated by a tornado
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