Adele sues French magazine over ’sex tape’
February 19th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) British singer Adele, who triumphed at the Grammys by winning six awards, is suing a French magazine for publishing stills from what is falsely claimed ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty stops taking drugs
February 18th, 2012 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Rocker Pete Doherty has decided to stop injecting drugs out of respect for his mystery girlfriend. He does not want her to dabble in drugs."I've ... 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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Clarke sets season’s fastest time in 60m
February 15th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 15 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Lerone Clarke clocked the fastest 60-meter time in the current season Tuesday - at the Lievin indoor meet in France.The Commonwealth Games champion timed ... Read more...
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Jenny Packman launches new outlet at Debenhams
February 7th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British design house Jenny Packman will launch a new outlet at Debenhams. The store will sell collections with cut prices. The shop is expected to be launched ... Read more...
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Robert Pattinson’s new look for ‘Bel Ami’ released
February 4th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Robert Pattinson’s new look for the movie ‘Bel Ami’ has been released. He is looking hot and the public, esp. his female fans are ... Read more...
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French households’ consumption drops in December
February 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 1 (IANS) French households' commodity consumption dropped by 0.7 percent in December, thanks to lower expenditure in food and energy products, the national statistics institute Insee said.
In ... Read more...
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France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2013
January 28th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France plans to withdraw its military contingent from Afghanistan in 2013, French President Nicholas Sarkozy has said."We have decided in a common accord with President ... 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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Big B to record father’s work in his voice?
January 20th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) A leading music company has approached megastar Amitabh Bachchan to record his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan's works in his voice."I am approached by a music ... Read more...
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Bolt to take part in Bislett Games in June
January 12th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 12 (IANS) Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica confirmed that he will compete in the Bislett Games in Oslo June 7 to prepare for the London Olympic ... Read more...
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Carnival to mark Sharjah ruler’s recovery
January 12th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 11 (IANS/WAM) People in Sharjah will organise a carnival to celebrate the return of their ruler, Shieikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi after medical treatment in Paris.People ... Read more...
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France to expel 35,000 illegal migrants
January 11th, 2012 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 11 (IANS) France will expel 35,000 illegal migrants from the country this year, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Tuesday.He was unveiling a government plan aimed at sending ... Read more...
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Actress Denise Darcel dies
January 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French actress Denise Darcel has died at the age of 87. Her death comes just weeks after one of her sons died in Los Angeles. Darcel is ... Read more...
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Jay-Z reveals that Beyonce had suffered a miscarriage earlier
January 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Beyonce and rapper husband Jay-Z may have welcomed their first baby to the world but there is a side that has never been made public. It ... Read more...
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Capgemini to set up shop in Thiruvananthapuram
January 6th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) French company Capgemini is setting up a software centre at the Technopark IT hub in the Kerala capital, said a Technopark official.M. Vasudevan, business development manager ... Read more...
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French unemployment reaches record high in November
December 27th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 27 (IANS) The number of jobless people in France hit a record high in November, as the country faced a double threat of spiralling debt crisis and weak ... Read more...
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Top French official visits Libya for trade ties
December 21st, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 21 (IANS) A senior French official is on a two-day visit to Libya to strengthen economic ties with Africa's largest oil exporter, the French government said.Pierre Lellouche, state ... Read more...
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Neanderthals lived in houses, not caves
December 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) A 44,000-year-old house of the Neanderthals made from mammoth bones and decorated with carvings and pigments was discovered in eastern Ukraine. It had been thought Neanderthals, ... Read more...
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France may see closure of 4,000 hotels
December 16th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 16 (IANS) France's hotel industry is likely to witness closure of 4,000 hotels -- especially the small independent ones -- over next three years, French hotel authorities have ... Read more...
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Happiness lies in love, homeland is life: Putin
December 16th, 2011 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that a person is happy if he is able to love."Happiness lies in love," Putin said, speaking at his ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga has an acute fear of dying
December 12th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pop singer Lady Gaga thinks about death more than many people imagined. The 25-year-old believes that she might leave the world in the same way that ... Read more...
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Sharjah ruler undergoes surgery in Paris
December 1st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 1 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, has successfully undergone a "minor" surgery in Paris.Sheikh Sultan Thursday greeted UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin ... Read more...
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Unemployment in France grows in October
November 29th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 29 (IANS) The number of jobless people in France grew by 1.2 percent in October from a month earlier, as sluggish economic activities slowed job creation in the ... Read more...
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No childhood lost for Chloe Moretz
November 29th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) American actress Chloe Moretz feels being in the showbiz business at such a young age doesn't mean she has lost on childhood fun.The 14-year-old actress insists ... Read more...
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Gosling surprised Mendes with romantic date
November 29th, 2011 - 8:20 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling surprised his rumoured girlfriend Eva Mendes by flying to Paris to take her on a romantic date.The 31-year-old's visit to Paris was a ... Read more...
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Robin Williams mistaken for Bono
November 27th, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Singer Robin Williams claims drunk fans often mistake him for U2 frontman Bono.The 60-year-old actor was recently approached by a man in Paris who thought he ... Read more...
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Air France plane has 30 wing screws missing, Chinese mechanics being blamed
November 25th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mechanics in China are being blamed after 30 screws on the wing of an Air France plane were found missing. Before the discovery, the plane had traveled ... Read more...
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Two French nationals abducted in Mali
November 25th, 2011 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 25 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has confirmed that two French geologists have been kidnapped in northwest African nation Mali."Two French were abducted in Mali in conditions ... Read more...
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French woman aid worker kidnapped in Yemen: Report
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:57 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 23 (IANS) A French woman aid worker has been abducted in Yemen, a media report said.Citing Yemeni security officials, French broadcaster RTL said two foreign nationals, including a ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans condole death of Mitterrand’s widow
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 22 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile Tuesday condoled the demise of Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of late French president Francois Mitterrand, describing her as a great friend."The Kashag (Tibetan ... 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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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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Pete Doherty haunted by Amy Winehouse’s ghost
November 15th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Do you believe ghosts really exist and visit people? Well former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty seems to believe so.British newspaper The Sun has reported that 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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