Russia, France should join hands for united Europe : Putin
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS) Russia and France should make joint efforts for a united Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.During a ceremony held to mark the 200th anniversary of ... Read more...
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Sarkozy, Hollande square off in fierce TV debate
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 3 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande went through a fierce verbal battle in a prime-time televised debate that lasted for almost three hours ... Read more...
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France suspends operations in Afghanistan after Afghan soldier kills 4 troops
January 21st, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS/KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday partly suspended French operations in Afghanistan after four of its service members were shot dead by a rogue Afghan soldier. Sarkozy is ... Read more...
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French troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014
January 1st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French armed forces will stay in Afghanistan even after the withdrawal of coalition troops in 2014, the country's defence minister said Sunday.Gerard Longuet made the ... Read more...
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French soldier killed in Afghanistan
November 15th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) A French soldier was killed Monday in Afghanistan, bringing to 76 the total number of French troops who have died in the country since 2001, the ... Read more...
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India, France perfect counter-insurgency warfare skills
October 21st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chaubatia (Uttarakhand), Oct 21 (IANS) With terrorism and insurgency becoming a global threat, India and France Friday completed in a mountainous forest terrain setting their first joint army exercise ... Read more...
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First India, France joint army exercise begins
October 10th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India and France Monday began their first-ever joint army war game with platoon-sized forces from each side undertaking counter-terrorism operations at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand.The 'Shakti-2011' ... Read more...
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Legal proceedings against Gbagbo in Cote d’Ivoire
April 12th, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Abidjan, April 12 (IANS) Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognised president of Cote d'Ivoire, has said legal proceedings against the arrested ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, his wife and allies will be carried ... Read more...
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Ivory Coast’s leader Gbagbo arrested (Lead)
April 12th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Abidjan, April 11 (IANS) Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo and his wife were detained Monday following a French-led military raid at his home in Abidjan, Xinhua reported.He was taken to ... Read more...
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Indian ambassador evacuated in Ivory Coast
April 8th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India's ambassador to the war-ravaged West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire was evacuated from her residence following heavy fighting near the Indian mission in Abidjan ... Read more...
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Blonde, beautiful Nazi spy who helped defeat Allied forces in key WWII battle
August 26th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne/London, Aug.26 (ANI): A tall and glamorous looking Nazi spy infiltrated Britain's military command and obtained top-secret battle plans that ensured a defeat for the Allies in the Norwegian campaign during the ... Read more...
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Seven injured in explosion at Lebanon UN base
May 13th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, May 12 (DPA) An explosion Wednesday inside an arms depot at UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) base in southern Lebanon injured at least seven.
Initial reports said the base is manned by French ... 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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Afghan minister survives attack, 6 NATO soldiers killed (Lead)
September 27th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 27 (DPA) An Afghan cabinet minister survived a suicide attack in Herat province Sunday, but four civilians were killed and 17 people were injured, officials said.
Meanwhile, six NATO-led soldiers, ... Read more...
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Air France AF447 had terror suspects onboard
June 11th, 2009 - 12:37 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The French secret service has found that two passengers on board Air France flight AF447 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean last week have names linked to Islamic terrorism.
The match was ... Read more...
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Seven policemen, 24 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
August 7th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, Aug 7 (DPA) Seven Afghan policemen and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in a series of clashes in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. Seven police officers were killed when Taliban attacked their ... Read more...
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Somali pirates demand $2 mn for release of Germans
July 1st, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Mogadishu, July 1 (DPA) Somali pirates are demanding $2 million for the release of a German couple kidnapped off the country's coast, an intermediary in the negotiations said Tuesday. Pirates abducted the ... Read more...
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Somali pirates seize Dutch ship
May 27th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
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Nairobi/Mogadishu , May 27 (DPA) Somali pirates have seized a Dutch cargo ship off the coast of Somalia in the latest of a long line of such attacks, a maritime official ... Read more...
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If France leaves Afghanistan, Pakistan will fall: Sarkozy
April 26th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Paris, Apr 26 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed in a TV show that if France abandons Afghanistan, Pakistan will fall like a house of cards.
Next to Afghanistan there is ... Read more...
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