EU must be more decisive to protect euro: Spain, France
August 31st, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) Financial markets' doubts about the strength of the euro can be blamed on a lack of decisive action by the European Union, French President François Hollande ... Read more...
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Still time to avoid civil war in Syria, says Hollande
July 14th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French President Francois Hollande has said there is still time to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis and avoid a civil war in the ... Read more...
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France plans theme park to honour Napoleon
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A French theme park is being planned in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte, almost 200 years after his death, the daily Telegraph reported Saturday."Napoleonland", the brainchild of ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn being investigated for link to call girl ring
November 17th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former International Monetary Fund boss Dominic Strauss-Khan is under investigation for allegedly having a link to a call girl ring. Strauss-Kan, who was widely tipped to become ... Read more...
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Sarkozy calls Israeli PM Netanyahu a liar
November 8th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French President Nikolas Sarkozy doesn’t seem to trust Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that much. In a private conversation with President Barack Obama during the G20 summit, ... Read more...
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‘Embarrassing’ Nicolas Sarkozy’ biopic to debut in Cannes Film Festival
April 15th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 15 (ANI): A biopic of Nicolas Sarkozy, which is set to be premiered in the Cannes Film Festival, threatens to turn the unpopular French president into an international laughing stock.La ... Read more...
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Former French president Chirac on trial for corruption
March 7th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- A Paris court on Monday began trial against former French President Jacques Chirac for corruption while being mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Radio France Internationale (RFI) ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
France transferring submarine technology to India
January 9th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India should be able to produce more than one sophisticated submarine every year, thanks to the transfer of high technology from the French leader in naval defence ... Read more...
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Chirac could face 10-yr prison term if convicted for embezzlement
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Sept 22 (ANI): Jacques Chirac, the former French President, would reportedly stand trial over embezzlement charges in a Paris court early next year.Chirac, who would be the first modern French leader ... Read more...
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Napoleon’s hair auctioned in New Zealand
June 29th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 29 (IANS) A lock of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's hair was part of a collection of relics from the last year's of his life that were auctioned in this New ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Council of Europe opposes bans on Muslim full-face veils
June 24th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24(ANI): The Council of Europe human rights group has opposed an all-out ban on Muslim full-face veils, under consideration by some European countries.MPs from 47 countries have voted unanimously that ... Read more...
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Sarkozy attends BBC’s wartime broadcast anniversary
June 18th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife visited the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the wartime appeal by the ... Read more...
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Obama wants Iran sanctions within ‘weeks’
April 3rd, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that he wants to see the UN Security Council adopt sanctions against Iran within "weeks" over the Islamic republic's refusal to ... Read more...
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Obama wants Iran sanctions within ‘weeks’
March 31st, 2010 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (DPA) US President Barack Obama declared that he wants to see the UN Security Council adopt sanctions against Iran within "weeks" over the Islamic republic's refusal to resolve ... Read more...
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Sarkozy acknowledges French ‘errors’ led to 1994 Rwandan genocide
February 26th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kigali (Rwanda), Feb. 26 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy has accepted that France played a role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed nearly 800,000 people.It is alleged that France had ... Read more...
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Brown admits striking secret deal with Blair for premiership
February 7th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has admitted for the first time that his predecessor Tony Blair had struck a secret deal with him to take over as ... Read more...
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Is ex-French President’s ‘romance with Di’ fiction or reality?
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's novel about a secret love affair between a Princess from Cardiff and a dashing French president has caused speculation to arise ... Read more...
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Bruni to use ‘pregnancy card to help Sarkozy become president again’
August 13th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni are planning to have their first child together in 2011, a leading French magazine has claimed.And the reason behind the timing is: the ... Read more...
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Medvedev praises Sarkozy’s role in South Ossetia ceasefire
August 8th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 8 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy played a "big role in solving the Georgian-South Ossetian crisis", the Kremlin said in a ... Read more...
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Burqa is Muslim woman’s choice: Indian Muslims react to Sarkozy
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Many Indian Muslims Tuesday reacted sharply to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's burqa remarks saying wearing a veil was a matter of individual choice in Islam and ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy claims she wears fake furs
June 11th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Defending her fashion choices in response to an attack from PETA bosses, French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has claimed that the fur she wears is not real.Writing in ... Read more...
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Sarkozy hails Mexico’s fight against organised crime
March 10th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 10 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday hailed Mexico's battle against powerful drug cartels during his first official visit to the Latin American country, EFE news agency reported.
"I'd like ... Read more...
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Putin wanted Georgian President Saakashvili to be hanged by the balls
November 14th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy saved the President of Georgia from being hanged by the balls a threat made last summer by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.According ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ex-wife accuses Sarkozy of sacking new hubby
September 22nd, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozys ex-wife Cecilia has accused him of getting her present husband Richard Attias sacked from organising a prestigious gathering of world leaders.The 50-year-old left ... Read more...
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Russia agrees to peace plan, but keeps troops in war zone (Roundup)
August 12th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Aug 12 (DPA) Russia Tuesday agreed to a French-promoted six-point plan for a cessation of hostilities in the south Caucasus but decided to keep its troops stationed in the breakaway Georgian ... Read more...
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FARC to be blamed if Betancourt dies: Sarkozy
April 2nd, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by admin
Paris, April 2 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the Left-wing Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC) would be held responsible if former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt dies in their captivity. ... Read more...
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Sarkozy begins state visit to Britain
March 27th, 2008 - 12:24 am ICT by admin
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London, March 26 (DPA) Britain and France should begin a new era of cooperation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday as Sarkozy arrived in Britain on ... Read more...
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Sarkozy offers Africa partnership of equals
February 29th, 2008 - 12:42 am ICT by admin
DPA
Johannesburg, Feb 28 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday promised a review of France's all security agreements with African countries as part of a new relationship based on mutual "equality, equity and ... Read more...
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