Couple jailed in France for mutilating daughters’ genitals
June 4th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) An African Islamic holy man - alleged to be endowed with magical powers - and his wife have been jailed in France for mutilating the genitals ... Read more...
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Francois Hollande sworn in as French president
May 15th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 15 (IANS) Francois Hollande was sworn in as the new president of France Tuesday for a five-year term. He became the first Socialist leader to occupy the Elysee ... Read more...
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Hollande, the next French president (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 7 (IANS) Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's decisive presidential runoff in France and will now become president though he has never ... Read more...
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France votes to choose Sarkozy or Hollande (Lead)
May 6th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 6 (IANS) Voters in France cast their ballots Sunday in a crucial run-off in the country's presidential polls that could see a Socialist win for the first time ... Read more...
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Millions of French vote to decide Sarkozy’s fate (Third Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) Millions of French voted Sunday in the first round of presidential elections bogged down by a weak economy and high unemployment, issues that may spell trouble ... Read more...
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France votes as Sarkozy’s fate hangs in balance (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) Millions voted Sunday in the first round of presidential elections in France, a country bogged down by weak economy and high unemployment, issues that may spell ... Read more...
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French presidential election starts (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) The first round of the 2012 French presidential election kicked off Sunday with over 44 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots for one of ... Read more...
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Chinese giant pandas to fly to Paris
January 10th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) A pair of giant pandas from China's Shichuan province will board a chartered plane coming Sunday, embarking on a journey across half the globe to Paris, ... Read more...
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‘Neanderthals shopped at stone-age Tiffany’s’ theory debunked
October 20th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): In 1959 in the Grotte du Renne in central France, archaeologists found a wide range of ornaments and tools, indicating the existence of a stone-age Tiffany's, but a ... Read more...
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Bullet mailed to Turin mayor over high-speed rail link
January 26th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Turin (Italy), Jan 26 (IANS/AKI) A bullet was mailed to Turin mayor Sergio Chiamparino for his support of a controversial Italy-to-France high-speed train which opponents say will damage the environment.
The 9-calibre bullet ... Read more...
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Trial of serial killers opens in France
March 27th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin
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Paris, March 27 (DPA) The trial of Michel Fourniret, suspected of being one of the most lethal serial killers in recent history of France, and his wife opened Thursday in the northern ... Read more...
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