France
Peugeot job cuts plan clears hurdle
Mar 18, 2013 15:28 EDT
Plans by troubled French carmaker Peugeot Citroen to shed over 11,000 jobs cleared a major hurdle on Monday.
Beckham remains on top of best-paid list
Mar 18, 2013 14:28 EDT
David Beckham is out in front as the highest-paid player in world football, according to a report that appears in Tuesday's edition of France Football magazine.
Deschamps considers rotation ahead of Spain clash
Mar 18, 2013 13:58 EDT
France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday admitted that he could be persuaded to rest players for Friday's World Cup qualifier against Georgia with the following game against Spain in mind.
US will not block European efforts to arm Syria rebels
Mar 18, 2013 13:39 EDT
The United States will not oppose moves by some European nations to arm Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, top US diplomat John Kerry said Monday.
Syria rebels want interim government to rule entire nation
Mar 18, 2013 13:32 EDT
Syria's rebel chief said in Istanbul on Monday that the mainstream rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) wants an interim government to administer the whole of Syria and not just the areas freed from regime forces.
Stocks, euro slide on Cyprus bailout terms
Mar 18, 2013 13:29 EDT
Europe's main stock markets lost ground and the euro fell under $1.30 on Monday on news that Cyprus might tax bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout.
California wine maker who beat French dies at 86
Mar 18, 2013 13:23 EDT
Jim Barrett, the American vintner whose chardonnay famously defeated the might of France in 1976 and helped put California's Napa Valley on the map, has died at the age of 86.
Debuchy out of French tests
Mar 18, 2013 12:46 EDT
Newcastle right-back Mathieu Debuchy will miss France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain on March 22 and 26 with a left thigh injury, the French Football Federation said Monday, with Rod Fanni deputising.
Europeans insist bank levy was Cyprus's decision
Mar 18, 2013 12:32 EDT
Europe's two top economies on Monday insisted that it was Cyprus's proposal to slap a levy on all Cypriot bank savings under an EU bailout deal and appeared to suggest it review the contested plan.
Welsh quartet in race for Six Nations accolade
Mar 18, 2013 12:04 EDT
Four members of the Six Nations-winning Wales team, Adam Jones, Mike Phillips, Dan Biggar and Leigh Halfpenny, are in the running for the award for the player of the championship.
Debuchy to miss France's World Cup qualifiers
Mar 18, 2013 11:43 EDT
Newcastle fullback Mathieu Debuchy will miss France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain on March 22 and 26 with a left thigh injury, the French Football Federation said Monday, with Rod Fanni deputising.
UN experts demand immediate end to Israeli settlements
Mar 18, 2013 11:37 EDT
Israel must immediately begin withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, UN experts told diplomats Monday, even as the new Israeli government appeared set to strengthen the hand of the Jewish settler lobby.
European stocks slide on Cyprus bailout terms
Mar 18, 2013 11:36 EDT
Europe's main stock markets lost ground on Monday on news that Cyprus might tax bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout.
Experts meet in Istanbul over Iran's nuclear programme
Mar 18, 2013 11:19 EDT
Iranian and foreign nuclear experts gathered in Istanbul on Monday to discuss Tehran's controversial atomic programme, a European Union spokeswoman said.
US cyclist Hamilton recalls "delinquent" doping days
Mar 18, 2013 10:28 EDT
"We were fully delinquents, if not criminals. If there was one product that we could almost not do without, it was EPO."
UN experts demand end to Israeli settlements
Mar 18, 2013 10:24 EDT
Israel must immediately begin withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, a UN expert told diplomats Monday, even as the new Israeli government appeared set to strengthen the hand of the Jewish settler lobby.
DR Congo rape doctor in new campaign against violence
Mar 18, 2013 10:15 EDT
A gynaecologist renowned for his work in treating thousands of rape victims, Denis Mukwege has begun a new crusade against widespread sexual violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Indonesia's Lion Air stuns again with Airbus deal
Mar 18, 2013 10:02 EDT
Lion Air, a little-known carrier launched 13 years ago with just one plane, has struck two of the world's largest aircraft orders in a staggering $46 billion bet on Indonesia's air transport boom.
Ivorian football stars on target across Europe
Mar 18, 2013 08:21 EDT
Salomon Kalou, Arouna Kona, Gervinho and Lacina Traore were on target at the weekend as Ivory Coast stars made their mark across Europe.
UAE opens world's largest CSP solar power plant
Mar 18, 2013 08:07 EDT
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes.
