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

Tennis: Safin through in Paris

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 10:55
related places: Paris

Marat Safin reaches the second round before heavy rain causes a six-hour delay on day one of the French Open.
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Three Afghanistan hostages freed

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 8:56

Three Afghanistan aid workers abducted in April with two French colleagues are set free, the Taleban says.
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Cycling: Riis in doping confession

Friday, May 25th 2007, 15:12

Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admits using the banned blood-booster EPO during his career.
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Football: Houllier steps down

Friday, May 25th 2007, 14:41
related places: Lyon

Lyon coach Gerard Houllier parts company with the French champions.
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Sarkozy rejects Turkish EU place

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 19:20
related countries: Turkey
related places: Eu

Nicolas Sarkozy reiterates his opposition to Turkey joining the EU, for the first time since becoming French president.
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Paris to pay immigrants to return

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 18:31

France plans to offer financial incentives to more immigrants, especially from Africa, to return home voluntarily.
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Marriage to earl 'was a curse'

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 18:43

The Earl of Shaftesbury's widow, accused of paying her brother to murder him, says his death was an accident.
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Sarkozy looks to parliament poll

Monday, May 21st 2007, 10:27

Campaigning starts in France for legislative polls, with new President Nicolas Sarkozy hoping for increased support.
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University shut in Holocaust row

Friday, May 18th 2007, 17:33
related countries: Italy

An Italian university closes a campus to prevent a planned lecture by a French professor who denies the Holocaust.
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Sarkozy cabinet team announced

Friday, May 18th 2007, 13:45

France's right-wing president names a socialist foreign minister in a cabinet that also includes seven women.
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Sarkozy names ally Fillon as PM

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 15:09

New French President Nicolas Sarkozy names moderate conservative Francois Fillon as his first prime minister.
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French villagers back priest with partner

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 10:54

The expulsion of a priest from a church in south-west France has set off a fresh debate about celibacy.
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Action urgent on EU, says Sarkozy

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 18:03
related countries: Germany

French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for urgent action to get the EU out of its "paralysis", on his first trip.
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Sarkozy pledges new era of change

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 13:57

French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges new initiatives and tolerance as he takes over from Jacques Chirac.
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Tennis: Hingis pulls out

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 10:53

Former world number one Martina Hingis will miss this month's French Open because of a hip injury.
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Chirac bids farewell urging unity

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 19:41

French President Jacques Chirac urges unity and pride in France in his final televised address.
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Tennis: Murray doubts for France

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 16:37

Andy Murray is a doubt for the French Open after injuring his wrist in the first round of the Hamburg Masters.
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Tennis: Federer strikes out alone

Monday, May 14th 2007, 19:38

Roger Federer says he will not replace former coach Tony Roche before the French Open and Wimbledon.
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Federer in shock split from coach

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 20:10

Roger Federer leaves his long-term coach Tony Roche just two weeks before the start of the French Open.
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Last goodbye for Blair and Chirac

Friday, May 11th 2007, 19:32
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Chirac, Paris

Outgoing British PM Tony Blair visits Paris to say farewell to outgoing French President Jacques Chirac.
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Taleban free French aid worker

Friday, May 11th 2007, 16:10
related countries: Afghanistan

A French aid worker kidnapped by the Taleban in Afghanistan in April is freed, a Taleban spokesman says.
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Sarkozy joins Chirac at ceremony

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 13:30
related places: Chirac

Nicolas Sarkozy makes his first public appearance as French president-elect alongside Jacques Chirac.
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Sarkozy drifts into controversy

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 12:44

French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy faces criticism for holidaying on a luxury yacht before taking office.
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Tennis: Sharapova injury fears

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 12:21
related countries: Italy

Maria Sharapova pulls out of next week's Italian Open through injury and could miss the French Open.
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France's Chirac begins to bow out

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 14:45
related places: Chirac

Jacques Chirac makes his last major public appearance as French president at a World War II commemoration.
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France looks to new Sarkozy era

Monday, May 7th 2007, 13:48

France's new President-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, prepares for office after being elected promising radical change.
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Africa lukewarm over Sarkozy win

Monday, May 7th 2007, 10:31

African leaders congratulate the French president-elect, but there is uncertainty over future ties.
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Victorious Sarkozy pledges unity

Monday, May 7th 2007, 4:06

French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy calls for unity and promises change after winning the presidential election.
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Sarkozy takes French presidency

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 22:50

French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins an intensely fought presidential election that saw an 85% turnout.
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French polling draws to a close

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 17:23

France reports high turnout as voters choose between Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal as their new president.
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Overseas votes start French poll

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 10:35

The first voting in the French presidential election begins with polling in some overseas regions.
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Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 6:27

Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is jailed for 45 days for driving while on probation on a drink-driving charge.
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France rivals end electoral push

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 3:55

France's presidential rivals end their campaigns amid a war of words between Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Carlos the Jackal faces new trial

Friday, May 4th 2007, 10:53

The man known as Carlos the Jackal, serving life in France, is to face a new trial over bombings in the 1980s.
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Carlos the Jackal faces new trial

Friday, May 4th 2007, 10:21

The man known as Carlos the Jackal, serving life in France, is to face a new trial over bombings in the 1980s.
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French rivals hold final rallies

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 21:59

The two candidates in France's presidential election hold their final rallies before Sunday's vote.
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Space telescope spots new planet

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 13:14

The French-led Corot mission spies its first planet - a distant world that is hotter and bigger than Jupiter.
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French rivals dispute TV honours

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 11:45

France's presidential rivals claim victory in a TV debate as they prepare to hold final rallies ahead of the vote.
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French rivals clash in TV debate

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 22:56

France's presidential rivals face off in a fiery TV debate, with just days left to win over undecided voters.
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Search of Chirac's office blocked

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 12:40
related places: Chirac

Magistrates seeking to search President Jacques Chirac's Elysee Palace office are turned away by French police.
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Le Pen calls on voters to abstain

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 12:59

Jean-Marie Le Pen tells supporters not to vote for either candidate in Sunday's French presidential run-off.
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Sarkozy woos Bayrou supporters

Sunday, April 29th 2007, 19:18
related places: Paris

French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy holds a rally in Paris, and calls on Francois Bayrou supporters to join him.
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French aid worker thanks Taleban

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 16:55
related countries: Afghanistan

A French aid worker released by the Taleban in Afghanistan thanks her captors for freeing her.
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France's Royal in Bayrou debate

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 11:49

Segolene Royal vows to seek shared ground with beaten rival Francois Bayrou, in a TV debate on France's election.
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Change France but keep the lunches

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 10:59

Caroline Wyatt finds that while French voters want change, they fear losing the civilised aspects of life.
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Sarkozy under fire in media row

Friday, April 27th 2007, 12:36

France's defeated centrist attacks presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, blaming him for cancelling a TV debate.
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French election debate cancelled

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 19:21

A TV debate between French presidential candidate Segolene Royal and defeated centrist Francois Bayrou is cancelled.
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Peugeot looks to axe 4,800 jobs

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 14:25

French carmaker Peugeot Citroen is looking to axe 4,800 workers this year through voluntary redundancy.
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'Kingmaker' snubs French rivals

Wednesday, April 25th 2007, 14:59

Defeated French centrist Francois Bayrou declines to back either candidate left in the presidential race.
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Rivals woo France's 'kingmaker'

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 16:42

France's presidential rivals seek to win over centrist Francois Bayrou's voters ahead of the 6 May run-off.
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French contenders set for run-off

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 10:17

The top two candidates from the first round of France's presidential elections launch their final campaigns.
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France opts for left-right battle

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 2:22

Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal win through to the run-off of France's presidential poll.
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Turnout soars in key French vote

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 16:18

French voters flock to the polls in high numbers for the most unpredictable presidential poll in decades.
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Football: Lyon pick up sixth title

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 20:48
related places: Lyon, Rennes, Toulouse

Lyon are crowned French champions for the sixth successive season after nearest rivals Toulouse lost at Rennes.
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French paedophilia appeals heard

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 17:49

A French appeal court upholds the conviction of 11 people in an infamous paedophilia case but acquits one.
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French pause ahead of first round

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 10:29

France suspends campaigning for a day of reflection before the first round of presidential elections on Sunday.
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Taleban issue hostage ultimatum

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 0:23
related countries: Afghanistan

Taleban insurgents issue demands for the release of two French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan.
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French rivals end campaign push

Friday, April 20th 2007, 22:00

Rivals in the French presidential election wind up their campaigns ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday.
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Final poll rallies held in France

Friday, April 20th 2007, 4:12

The main candidates in the French presidential election hold their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday's poll.
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French Muslim graves desecrated

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 18:43

The graves of Muslim soldiers in a French military cemetery are desecrated with Nazi slogans and swastikas.
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Rwanda takes France to UN court

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 13:44
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda asks the world court to quash French arrest warrants against President Kagame's associates.
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EU 'unfair to UK fishing crews'

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 1:22
related countries: United Kingdom

Europe fails to punish France for overfishing tuna but penalises Britain for catching mackerel, UK officials say.
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French captives 'appear on video'

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 8:08
related countries: Afghanistan

Video footage appears of two French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan apparently pleading for their lives.
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French alarmed by Algeria bombs

Friday, April 13th 2007, 14:16
related countries: Algeria

French presidential candidates warn of the terrorist danger after deadly bomb blasts in Algeria.
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Sarkozy denies shielding Chirac

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 10:02
related places: Chirac

The French presidential frontrunner denies a deal to protect President Chirac from a corruption probe.
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Second Life ploy for Paris garden

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 12:18
related places: Paris

Parisians use the virtual world of Second Life to put pressure on the town hall over a redevelopment project.
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Sarkozy in row about paedophiles

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 9:56

The frontrunner in the French presidential vote is attacked by rivals on the origin of paedophilia.
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Canada war memorial unveiled

Monday, April 9th 2007, 16:41

Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to Canadians killed in World War I as she unveils a restored monument in France.
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Poll campaigning begins in France

Monday, April 9th 2007, 9:40

Official campaigning in the French presidential election is under way ahead of first round polling on 22 April.
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Divers search for Greek ship pair

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 17:14
related countries: Greece

Greek navy divers continue searching for two French tourists missing since a cruise ship hit rocks and sank.
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