Three killed in French school shooting (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 19 (IANS) Three people, including two students, were killed and two injured Monday when a gunman went on a shooting spree outside a Jewish school in the southwestern ... Read more...
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28 Belgians die in Swiss bus accident (Evening Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 14 (IANS) At least 28 Belgians, including 22 children, were killed in a horrific accident inside a tunnel in Switzerland, police said Wednesday. Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di ... Read more...
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Sarkozy says sorry as son hits cop with tomato
March 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) Nicolas Sarkozy had to apologise after his 15-year-old son threw a tomato at a cop guarding the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French president.Louis ... Read more...
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Sarkozy calls for Schengen reform
March 12th, 2012 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 12 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday said that Europe's border-free Schengen agreement should be rethought and re-founded.Sarkozy was addressing some 60,000 supporters in a reelection campaign in ... Read more...
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Sarkozy to quit politics if he loses election
March 9th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 9 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will abandon his political career if he fails to win a second mandate as president in the upcoming elections.France ... Read more...
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Sarkozy says he will trim migrants quota
March 7th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 7 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday said if re-elected, he would cut immigration flow to half.
"Our system of integration is working more and more badly, because ... Read more...
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Wounded British, French journalists taken out of Syria
February 28th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 28 (IANS) British photographer Paul Conroy and French reporter Edith Bouvier, wounded in an attack in Syria that killed two other journalists last week, have been smuggled ... Read more...
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Sarkozy congratulates ‘The Artist’ team
February 28th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 28 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has congratulated the team of black and white silent film "The Artist" for winning five Oscars."It is a tremendous success for ... Read more...
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Sarkozy to run for second presidential term
February 16th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his plans to run in the forthcoming presidential election for a second term in the office.The 57-year-old president told ... Read more...
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US to end Afghan combat operations in 2013
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The US hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.He was speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Sarkozy promises technology transfer in fighter jet deal
January 31st, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday said the multi-billion dollar deal for Dassault Aviation to supply advanced combat jets to Indian Air Force (IAF) will come ... Read more...
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France’s Dassault wins India’s $10.4bn warplane deal (Intro Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In a defence deal that is India's -- and amongst the world's -- largest, France's Dassault has won a $10.4 billion (Rs.52,000 crore) order ... Read more...
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India eyes $100 bn foreign investment in nuclear power sector
January 31st, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 31 (IANS) India is hopeful of getting more than $100 billion worth of foreign investment in the nuclear power sector in the next two decades and a ... Read more...
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France keen to further develop ties with Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy is keen to further develop economic and political relations with Pakistan, the French envoy to Islamabad has said.Philippe Thiebaud said this at ... Read more...
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Financial crisis subsides: Sarkozy
January 30th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 30 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Sunday that the spiralling financial crisis had subsided as efforts to restore stability in the Eurozone had borne fruit."Today, with caution, ... Read more...
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Armenian couple name newborn ‘Sarkozy’
January 26th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS) A couple in Armenia have named their baby Sarkozy -- after the French Senate outlawed the denial of the Armenian genocide by Turkey.The couple from Akhurik ... 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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France halts military training in Afghanistan
January 21st, 2012 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France is putting on hold combat support operations and training programmes for Afghan troops after an Afghan soldier killed four French servicemen, French President ... Read more...
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Time running out for Iran: France
January 21st, 2012 - 4:05 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged "more decisive" sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme but warned that time was running out to avoid military ... Read more...
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Spanish king confers highest honour on Sarkozy
January 17th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) Spain's King Juan Carlos has conferred the Order of the Golden Fleece on French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and praised him for his efforts against terrorist group ... Read more...
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Sarkozy set to meet Spanish PM after S&P; downgrade
January 16th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 16 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy will visit Spain and meet Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Monday, according to Spanish government.Sarkozy is the first foreign leader to visit ... Read more...
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France calls for stronger sanctions against Iran
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 3 (IANS/AKI) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Tuesday accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons and called for stronger sanctions against the country.He said the European Union should ... Read more...
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Powerful people think they are taller
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) The more powerful you are, the taller you think yourself to be, affirms a new research.Michelle Duguid and Jack Goncalo from Washington and Cornell universities puffed ... Read more...
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US stocks rise higher on European hopes
December 6th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) US stocks rallied in early trading Monday as investors were expecting European leaders to take decisive measures to tackle the contagious debt problems, Xinhua reported.French ... Read more...
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Sarkozy calls for Schengen reform in Europe
December 2nd, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 2 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday that the passport-free Schengen agreement should be re-thought and re-founded.Sarkozy made the remarks while delivering a speech on Europe and ... Read more...
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French foreign minister to visit UAE Saturday
November 18th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 18 (IANS/WAM) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe will visit the UAE Saturday as part of his Middle East tour that will also take him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar ... Read more...
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G20 leaders agree to consolidate IMF
November 5th, 2011 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 5 (IANS) The Group of Twenty (G20) leaders have agreed to strengthen the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday at the ... Read more...
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G20 agrees to reap benefit from financial integration
November 4th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 4 (IANS) Leaders of the world's major developed countries and emerging economies agreed Friday to strengthen financial regulations and reap benefits from financial
integration, but failed to stay on ... Read more...
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G20 leaders promise to foster global growth
November 4th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 4 (IANS) Leaders of the world's major developed and emerging economies have agreed to foster global growth in coordinated but different efforts, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said here ... Read more...
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Nicolas Sarkozy vows to protect euro, Europe
November 4th, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 4 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday vowed to protect the euro currency as well as Europe, Xinhua reported.Speaking during a press conference on the first day of ... Read more...
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India uncomfortable with Bill Gates’ ‘Robin Hood’ tax
November 4th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 3 (IANS) Even as Microsoft founder Bill Gates threw his weight behind a "Robin Hood" tax at the G20 Summit here Thursday, proposing levies on equity and ... Read more...
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World has expectations from G20 summit: China
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes (France), Nov 3 (IANS) The international community has expectations from the G20 Summit here in view of the slow recovery of the global economy, Chinese President Hu Jintao has ... Read more...
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PM reaches Cannes for G-20 Summit
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes (France), Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday reached Cannes in the French Riviera to attend the sixth G20 Summit, which will discuss measures to spur ... Read more...
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Greek referendum plan plunges financial markets into frenzy
November 2nd, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 2 (IANS) The planned Greek plebiscite on the bailout package reached at the eurozone summit and the associated austerity requirements have plunged financial markets into a frenzy, as ... Read more...
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Muthuraman to co-chair finance committee at B20 summit
November 1st, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) chairman B. Muthuraman would co-chair the working group on financial regulation at the B20 meeting to be held in Cannes, ... Read more...
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