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/ 27 December 2010
Supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally accepted president Alassane Outtara on Monday peacefully took over their country’s Paris embassy.
Nicolas Anelka and Thierry Henry are the only players from the France squad that have yet to agree to relinquish their World Cup bonuses.
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/ 20 December 2010
Frustrated travellers in Europe expressed fury on Monday at transportation officials’ inability to clear snow and ice from planes and runways.
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent’s biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.
Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo ordered UN and French peacekeepers out of the country on Saturday, accusing them of backing rebel fighters.
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/ 15 December 2010
US authorities said they have broken up an international online child pornography ring using a bulletin board and charged 20 people in five countries.
Half-a-dozen children were released safely on Monday after being held hostage by a teenager armed with two swords at a nursery in France.
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/ 13 December 2010
Up to half-a-dozen children were held hostage by a 17-year-old youth armed with swords at a nursery school in the French city of Besancon on Monday.
A French court fined Continental Airlines on Monday over the 2000 Concorde crash in which 113 died.
Nicolas Sarkozy was to hold talks with Manmohan Singh with a new deal on nuclear power set to be the centrepiece of the meeting.
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/ 3 December 2010
Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks was back online on Friday with a new Swiss address six hours after its previous domain name was shut down.
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/ 30 November 2010
Elderly man claims extraordinary collection of paintings, drawings, sketches and lithographs were gifts from artist.
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/ 18 November 2010
Officials from oil and construction firms gathered at an air force base in Port Harcourt on Thursday for the handover of 19 hostages.
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/ 17 November 2010
US’ investigators interviewed French anti-doping officials as part of a probe into allegations of drug use by cyclists, including Lance Armstrong.
Fabio Capello will bring the curtain down on a painful year for England by offering hope of a brighter future in Wednesday’s friendly against France.
Samir Nasri wants France’s "nightmare" World Cup campaign to be consigned to history as new coach Laurent Blanc looks to rebuild the team.
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/ 15 November 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed a trusted ally as prime minister and named new defence and foreign ministers in a Sunday night reshuffle.
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/ 12 November 2010
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade’s purchase of a €32-million airplane from French President Nicolas Sarkozy triggered an uproar on Friday.
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/ 3 November 2010
American Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his victory in the 2006 Tour de France for doping, has been ordered to stand trial for computer hacking.
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/ 2 November 2010
UK PM David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have started talks ahead of signing agreements ushering in a new era of military cooperation.
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/ 27 October 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory on Wednesday in his showdown with unions over pension reform.
Economy could be paralysed as supplies dry up and trucks come to a halt.
French police cleared access to the refinery supplying fuel to Paris on Friday as unions hardened their stance ahead of a vote on pension reform.
Police cleared protestors blockading French fuel depots on Wednesday as the government warned of economic damage from prolonged strikes.
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/ 19 October 2010
French workers and students took to the streets once again on Tuesday to defend their right to retire at 60.
Dissatisfaction with Sarkozy’s rule rides on back of pension protests
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/ 11 October 2010
Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana, wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the DRC, was arrested in Paris on Monday.
French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel said he was a scapegoat after being jailed for three years and ordered to pay back the five billion euros.
A Paris court on Tuesday sentenced rogue trader Jerome Kerviel to three years in jail and ordered the 33-year-old to pay back the five billion euros.
Europe slapped down France on Wednesday over its controversial expulsion of Roma Gypsies, threatening legal action.
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/ 30 September 2010
Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain tested positive for a banned steroid while winning this year’s race
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/ 29 September 2010
The European Commission will not launch legal action against France on Wednesday over its expulsion of Roma migrants.