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

Max Mosley wins FIA backing

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 17:50
related places: Paris

Motorsport head Max Mosley wins a confidence vote despite "Nazi orgy" claims.
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Bardot fined over racial hatred

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 16:13

Former film star Brigitte Bardot is fined 15,000 euros by a French court for inciting racial hatred.
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Tennis: Wins for Djokovic, Nadal

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 15:34

Novak Djokovic will meet Rafael Nadal in the French Open semi-finals after straight sets wins at Roland Garros.
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Ivanovic v Schnyder as it happened

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 13:25

World number two Ana Ivanovic beats Patty Schnyder in straight sets at the French Open.
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Football: France calls in Flamini

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 16:46

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini joins France's Euro 2008 squad after Patrick Vieira is ruled out of France's opening game.
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Football: France calls in Flamini

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 16:46

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini joins France's Euro 2008 squad after Patrick Vieira is ruled out of France's opening game.
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Tributes for Yves Saint Laurent

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 16:05

French President Nicolas Sarkozy leads tributes to designer Yves Saint Laurent after his death at the age of 71.
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Sharapova v Safina as it happened

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 15:56

World number one Maria Sharapova is beaten by Dinara Safina at the French Open.
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Tennis: Safina stuns Sharapova

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 15:55

Dinara Safina beats world number one Maria Sharapova to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.
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French train crash kills children

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 15:37

A train strikes a school bus in the French Alps, killing six children and an adult and injuring dozens, police say.
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Bones found at WWI 'mass grave'

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 12:33
related countries: Aruba, United Kingdom

Archaeologists in France believe they may have found the WWI grave of hundreds of British and Australian troops.
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French Open men's scores

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 9:30

The latest score updates from the men's fourth round at the French Open.
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Tennis: Ivanovic and Jankovic win

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 15:05

World number two Ana Ivanovic and number three and Jelena Jankovic progress to the French Open quarter-finals.
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Tennis: Davydenko crashes out

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 17:53

Ivan Ljubicic fights back from two sets down to beat fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko at the French Open.
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France offers Iraq rebuilding aid

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 11:55
related countries: Iraq

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq to discuss France's contribution to the rebuilding effort.
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Tennis: Srebotnik stuns Serena

Friday, May 30th 2008, 20:42

Fifth seed Serena Williams and her sister Venus, the eighth seed, are both beaten at the French Open.
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Row over French bogus virgin

Friday, May 30th 2008, 17:05

France's ruling party opposes a court decision to annul a marriage on the basis that the wife lied about being a virgin.
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Tennis: Federer & Nadal win

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 16:29

Top seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal hit top form to reach the third round of the French Open.
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Russian PM Putin to visit France

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 10:39
related countries: Russia

Russia's former President Vladimir Putin is to travel to France on his maiden voyage as prime minister.
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Life sentence for French killer

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 4:27

A French court sentences Michel Fourniret to life in prison for murdering seven girls and young women.
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Mosley sues over Nazi orgy claim

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 22:05

Motorsport boss Max Mosley launches a libel claim in the French courts over claims he took part in a Nazi-themed orgy.
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Tennis: Nadal into second round

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 18:18
related countries: Botswana

Rafael Nadal gets his French Open title defence under way with victory over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, while Novak Djokovic races into the third round.
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France to let in eastern workers

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 15:14
related places: Eu

President Sarkozy says France will open its labour market in July to eight EU members in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Nadal v Bellucci as it happened

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 13:44
related places: Paris

Amelie Mauresmo is in action as the third day of the French Open is repeatedly disrupted by rain.
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Sarkozy suggests cap on fuel tax

Tuesday, May 27th 2008, 17:02
related places: Eu

France's president suggests the EU could cap the level of tax on fuel, as protest at rising prices spread.
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Jump record fails to take flight

Tuesday, May 27th 2008, 11:55

A French skydiver's attempt to break the world free fall record fails when his balloon takes off without him.
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French fishing strike to continue

Monday, May 26th 2008, 21:39

French fishermen vote to extend port blockades for two days, in protest at rising fuel costs and fishing quotas.
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Tennis: Federer goes through

Monday, May 26th 2008, 17:18
related countries: United States

World number one Roger Federer eases into the second round of the French Open with a 6-4 6-4 6-3 victory over American Sam Querrey.
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School movie wins Cannes honour

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 18:55
related places: Cannes, Paris

Gritty French movie The Class, starring real students in a Paris school, wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Tennis: Djokovic through

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 13:35
related countries: Germany

Third seed Novak Djokovic overcomes German Denis Gremelmayr in four sets at the French Open, as Gustavo Kuerten's career comes to an end.
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Tennis: Injured Tsonga pulls out

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 21:33
related countries: Aruba

Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdraws from the French Open due to a knee injury.
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Tennis: Nadal set for title defence

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 12:55

Rafael Nadal plays down comparisons with fellow clay-court great Bjorn Borg on the eve of his bid for a fourth straight French Open title.
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Migrants killed in French crash

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 11:12
related countries: Morocco

Seven people are killed and 25 injured after a bus carrying Moroccan migrants crashes in central France.
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French Open women's live scores

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 10:39

French Open women's live scores
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French TV loses Gaza film case

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 21:00

A French court rules in favour of a website accused of libel for claiming TV film of a famous Gaza shooting was fake.
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Strikes over pensions hit France

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 17:58

French workers hold a day of strikes and protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform plans.
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France offers fishermen aid deal

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 19:58
related places: Paris

The French government offers the fishing industry 110m euros after fishermen protest over rising fuel costs.
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'Highest Eta commander' arrested

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 11:59
related countries: Spain

Suspected political head of Basque separatists, Eta, is arrested in France, Spanish authorities say.
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Tennis: Davenport out of Open

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 18:52

Former world number one Lindsay Davenport pulls out of the French Open due to personal reasons.
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Tennis: Roddick out of French

Monday, May 19th 2008, 13:01

World number six Andy Roddick will miss the French Open with a shoulder injury.
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Teachers throng Paris over cuts

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 21:10
related places: Paris

Thousands of people march in the French capital protesting against President Sarkozy's education reforms.
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GP: Rossi secures France victory

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 12:46

Valentino Rossi wins the French MotoGP to move top of the world championship standings.
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France angered by Burmese delays

Saturday, May 17th 2008, 5:01
related countries: Burma

France says Burma is on the verge of committing a crime against humanity by not accepting aid.
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Comoran rebel loses asylum plea

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 13:04
related countries: Comoros

France rejects a request for asylum by the ousted rebel leader of the Comoran island of Anjouan.
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Motorsport: Lorenzo to compete

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 22:16

Jorge Lorenzo is passed fit to race at this weekend's French MotoGP despite fracturing his ankle last week.
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