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Sarkozy’s appeal to keep France shooting footage off-air
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged networks not to broadcast videos shot by an Islamist extremist killer during a shooting spree in France.
Sarkozy seeks to ban certain imams from France
President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would bar some Muslim preachers from entering France as part of a crackdown after shootings there by an extremist.
French gunman’s brother held as suspected accomplice
Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah’s brother is under investigation on suspicion of being an accomplice to the killing spree that left seven people dead.
French investigators turn attention to gunman’s brother
Signs have mounted that the brother of a radical Islamist gunman who killed schoolchildren and paratroopers in France may have helped him.
Proud brother of French gunman found with explosives
The older brother of the radical Islamist Mohamed Merah who killed seven people in France has told police he is "proud" of his brother.
Police lose contact with France school shooter
Police have lost contact with Mohamed Merah, the gunman suspected of seven people, more than a day after 300 police first surrounded his house.
French school killings suspect promises surrender
A gunman suspected of killing seven people, including three children at a Jewish school, says he would hand himself over to police.
Toulouse school killings suspect shoots three in raid
A gunman suspected of killing three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in France has wounded three police officers in a shoot-out during a raid.
France unites behind massive manhunt for Toulouse killer
France has all but forgotten its presidential election amid a massive manhunt for the serial killer who slew children and a teacher in Toulouse.
Several dead in shooting at French school
The Toulouse prosecutor says a gunman has opened fire in front of a Jewish school in a southwest French city killing several people.
Saru ‘shocked and horrified’ by rendition of anthem
The South African Rugby Union has written to the French Rugby Union expressing dismay at the performance of the national anthem on Friday night.
France beat Boks 20-13
France kept world champion South Africa scoreless in the second half to come back and win their rugby Test 20-13 on Friday.
Planemakers fly high in 2007
Airbus confirmed 2007 as a record year for planemakers on Wednesday by posting orders for 1Â 341 aircraft while boosting cost savings aimed at catching arch-rival Boeing, which…
Airbus delivers first A380 superjumbo
Airbus on Monday delivered the first of its A380s, the world’s biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing the major…
All Blacks cut loose against Romania
New Zealand finished the World Cup pool stage in style with a spectacular demonstration of running and passing to demolish Romania 85-8 on Saturday. The All Blacks racked up 13…