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.

World news related to France – overview

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• December 15th 2009 – November 14th 2009
• November 14th 2009 – October 19th 2009
• October 18th 2009 – September 13th 2009
• September 13th 2009 – August 1st 2009
• August 1st 2009 – July 7th 2009
• July 7th 2009 – June 7th 2009
• June 6th 2009 – May 27th 2009
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• April 24th 2009 – March 26th 2009
• March 26th 2009 – February 24th 2009
• February 23rd 2009 – January 22nd 2009
• January 20th 2009 – December 10th 2008
• December 10th 2008 – November 5th 2008
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• October 4th 2008 – September 2nd 2008
• September 2nd 2008 – July 26th 2008
• July 26th 2008 – July 12th 2008
• July 12th 2008 – July 1st 2008
• July 1st 2008 – June 9th 2008
• June 8th 2008 – May 23rd 2008
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• April 7th 2008 – March 11th 2008
• March 10th 2008 – February 6th 2008
• February 6th 2008 – January 12th 2008
• January 12th 2008 – December 5th 2007
• December 4th 2007 – November 11th 2007
• November 10th 2007 – October 13th 2007
• October 13th 2007 – September 14th 2007
• September 14th 2007 – August 3rd 2007
• August 3rd 2007 – July 17th 2007
• July 17th 2007 – June 26th 2007
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• February 25th 2007 – January 14th 2007
• January 14th 2007 – November 24th 2006
• November 24th 2006 – October 17th 2006
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• July 15th 2006 – June 25th 2006
• June 24th 2006 – May 17th 2006
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• November 18th 2005 – November 11th 2005

France: news

Wanted Rwanda doctor denies claim

Sunday, October 18th 2009, 19:01
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan doctor suspended in France after he was discovered to be wanted on genocide charges protests his innocence.
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French told to quit unsafe Guinea

Friday, October 16th 2009, 10:05
related countries: Guinea

France urges its nationals to leave Guinea, amid growing criticism of the military junta's opposition crackdown.
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Pyrenees will star in 2010 Tour

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 10:25

The Tour de France celebrates 100 years since it first went into the Pyrenees mountains by including several legendary climbs in the 2010 race.
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No couch potato - why Carla Bruni does analysis sitting down

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 9:49

French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives details of her psychoanalysis in a television documentary.
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Sarkozy defends son's top-job bid

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 13:39

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his son has been "thrown to the wolves" over a bid to secure a top-level business job.
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Scientist on French terror charge

Monday, October 12th 2009, 17:43

French magistrates file preliminary charges against a particle physicist accused of links to al-Qaeda.
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Honour for South Korean actress

Saturday, October 10th 2009, 16:41
related countries: North Korea

South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country.
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Love-'ate

Saturday, October 10th 2009, 11:13

French bemused by 'row' over Louvre Big Macs
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'Al-Qaeda-link' Cern worker held

Friday, October 9th 2009, 17:24

France arrests a researcher at Europe's top particle physics lab who is suspected of links to al-Qaeda, officials say.
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Louvre to return Egyptian frescos

Friday, October 9th 2009, 15:50
related countries: Egypt

Paris' Louvre Museum bows to Egypt's demands and says it will return five ancient stone sculptures within weeks.
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French 'boy sex' minister defiant

Friday, October 9th 2009, 11:02
related countries: Thailand

A French politician says he will not resign over comments that he enjoyed paying for "boys" in Thailand.
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French minister in 'boy sex' row

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 16:17
related countries: Thailand

France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand faces calls to quit over his book that describes paying for 'young boys' in Thailand.
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The eyes have it

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 10:13
related places: Paris

Paris show honours women from world trouble spots
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Man Utd in clear over Pogba deal

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 22:48
related places: Le Havre

Manchester United are cleared by Fifa to sign 16-year-old French star Paul Pogba from Le Havre.
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Pirates hit French navy 'in error'

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 18:26
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates attack a French navy ship by mistake, believing it to be a harmless cargo vessel, France's military says.
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France 'suspects Guinea leader'

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 17:11
related countries: Guinea

The French foreign minister accuses Guinea's military leader of possibly ordering the shooting of protesters last week.
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Louvre seeks to defuse Egypt row

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 13:13
related countries: Egypt

France's Louvre Museum says it is open to the idea of returning ancient fresco fragments which sparked a row with Egypt.
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Giant dinosaur footprints found in France

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 11:33

Fossil hunters discover huge dinosaur footprints, said to be among the biggest in the world, in eastern France.
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France secures $6bn Kazakh deals

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 12:52
related countries: Kazakhstan
related places: Astana

France and Kazakhstan sign energy and business deals worth $6bn (£3.8bn) during a trip to Astana by the French president.
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France Telecom boss quits in suicide row

Monday, October 5th 2009, 12:54

France Telecom's second-in-command resigns, after weeks of criticism over management's handling of a spate of suicides by employees.
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Pledge for more IMF help for poor

Sunday, October 4th 2009, 8:22
related countries: United Kingdom

The British and French announce a $4bn (£2.5bn) measure by the International Monetary Fund to help poorer countries.
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Former French president ditches 'depressed' dog after third attack

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 12:38

Former French President Jacques Chirac says he has given away his beloved dog, Sumo, after it attacked him for a third time.
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French drop Polanski release call

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 20:08
related countries: Switzerland, United States

The French government drops its public support for Roman Polanski, after a backlash against calls for his release.
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Former French PM takes the stand

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 17:50
related places: Paris

Former French PM Dominique de Villepin takes the stand in Paris, denying any role in a plot to discredit President Sarkozy.
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Chirac charges could be dropped

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 14:12

French prosecutors say charges that ex-President Jacques Chirac created bogus jobs for his friends are not worth pursuing.
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French fan dies after Serb attack

Tuesday, September 29th 2009, 11:18
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade

A French football fan attacked in Belgrade this month by an armed mob dies in hospital, officials say.
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Outcry over Polanski's detention

Monday, September 28th 2009, 15:37

Politicians and Hollywood heavyweights rally behind director Roman Polanski following his arrest.
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Polanski to fight US extradition

Monday, September 28th 2009, 4:31
related countries: Switzerland, United States

Filmmaker Roman Polanski will challenge his arrest in Switzerland and a bid to deport him to the US on sex charges, his lawyer says.
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Afghan storm kills French troops

Sunday, September 27th 2009, 9:56
related countries: Afghanistan

Three French soldiers are killed in a violent storm in north-eastern Afghanistan, the French military says.
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Eurostar passengers to get refunds

Saturday, September 26th 2009, 11:53
related places: Lille

About 1,000 Eurostar passengers are to be given refunds after a power cut left them stranded in France for several hours.
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Sarkozy in row over 'smear' trial

Friday, September 25th 2009, 9:19

Lawyers for former French PM Dominique de Villepin plan to sue President Sarkozy for having called their client "guilty".
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Turfed out

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 21:10
related places: Calais

Refugees at Calais camp in France tell of expulsion
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Police clear French migrant camp

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 10:16
related places: Calais

French police detain hundreds of migrants in an operation to close their makeshift camp near the northern port of Calais.
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In pictures

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 9:54

Scuffles as French 'jungle' immigrant camp closes
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French ex-PM on trial over smears

Monday, September 21st 2009, 16:07

Former French PM Dominique de Villepin, charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy, goes on trial in Paris.
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Former French president pens romantic novel of 'Diana' liaison

Monday, September 21st 2009, 15:54
related places: Estaing

Former French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing may raise eyebrows with his new novel, a fictional account of a president's liaison with an English princess.
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Renault handed suspended F1 ban

Monday, September 21st 2009, 14:31
related places: Paris

Renault are given a two-year suspended ban from Formula 1 after a hearing into their role in fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
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In 'the jungle'

Monday, September 21st 2009, 14:18

Life in French asylum camp in audio and pictures
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French farmers start milk talks

Saturday, September 19th 2009, 21:28

The French government holds emergency talks with farmers to avert further protests over falling dairy prices.
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Sarkozy to press for 'Tobin Tax'

Saturday, September 19th 2009, 17:17

The French president will urge fellow G20 leaders to introduce a tax to reduce risky behaviour by banks, the BBC learns.
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Somali demands for French hostage

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 8:43
related countries: Somalia

Somali Islamists issue a set of demands for the release of a French security adviser seized in July.
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France to close migrant 'jungle'

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 20:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Calais

France announces it will soon close the camp in Calais known as "the jungle", where migrants gather to try to reach the UK.
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French 'pass' piracy legislation

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 16:53

A hard-line piracy law moves closer to adoption in France as National Assembly narrowly votes in favour.
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French firm plans suicide hotline

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 15:56

France Telecom is to set up a hotline for workers suffering from stress after a number of recent suicides among employees.
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Parents 'dumped body in concrete'

Sunday, September 13th 2009, 18:38

The parents of a French eight-year-old girl whose body was found in concrete are held on suspicion on manslaughter.
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