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France's Armenia genocide law put on hold
Jan 31, 2012 08:32 EST
France's new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.
France ignores Turk threats, vows genocide law in two weeks
Jan 24, 2012 14:52 EST
France on Tuesday brushed off angry threats of retaliation by Turkey and vowed to enforce within a fortnight a new law banning denial of the Armenian genocide.
French senate bans denial of Armenia genocide
Jan 23, 2012 22:25 EST
French senators have passed a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide in 1915, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."
French senate outlaws denial of Armenia genocide
Jan 23, 2012 17:44 EST
French senators Monday passed a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."
France risks Turkey anger with genocide law vote
Jan 23, 2012 06:31 EST
French senators vote Monday on a bill to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide, a move that a furious Turkey has vowed it would punish with "permanent" sanctions if it is passed into law.
France risks Turkey ire with genocide law vote
Jan 22, 2012 23:51 EST
French senators vote Monday on a bill to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide, a move that a furious Turkey has vowed to punish with "permanent" sanctions if it is passed into law.
Turkey to launch sanctions against France over genocide bill
Dec 21, 2011 16:28 EST
Ankara will announce sanctions against Paris, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday on the eve of a debate in the French parliament on a law criminalising the denial of the Armenian genocide by Turkish forces.
Gingrich's nods to history don't impress scholars
Dec 21, 2011 15:39 EST
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - "I'm speaking as a historian."
Gingrich's nods to history don't impress scholars
Dec 21, 2011 14:30 EST
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - "I'm speaking as a historian."
Turkey set for spat with France over "genocide" bill
Dec 21, 2011 11:46 EST
PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Relations between France and rising regional power Turkey are likely to nose-dive after a vote in the French parliament on Thursday that would make it a crime to deny that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians was genocide.
Turkey set for spat with France over "genocide" bill
Dec 21, 2011 11:46 EST
PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Relations between France and rising regional power Turkey are likely to nose-dive after a vote in the French parliament on Thursday that would make it a crime to deny that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians was genocide.
Turkey set for spat with France over "genocide" bill
Dec 21, 2011 10:14 EST
PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Relations between France and rising regional power Turkey are likely to nose-dive after a vote in the French parliament on Thursday that would make it a crime to deny that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians was genocide.
Turkey warns France over Armenian "genocide" law
Dec 16, 2011 09:50 EST
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned France on Friday their political and economic relations would suffer grave consequences if the French parliament passed a draft law making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was genocide.
Turkey warns France over Armenian "genocide" law
Dec 16, 2011 06:21 EST
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned France on Friday their political and economic relations would suffer grave consequences if the French parliament passed a draft law making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was genocide.
Clinton: Gingrich Palestinian comment not helpful
Dec 14, 2011 12:49 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich's comment that the Palestinians are an "invented people" was unhelpful, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday, saying the Republican presidential candidate had realized this.
Syrians lament their losses in Turkish border village
Dec 14, 2011 10:23 EST
GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - From the roof of his cousin's house across the border, Syrian villager Ahmad Sadeq can see two Syrian soldiers strolling around the farm he abandoned four months ago to seek safety with Turkish relatives.
Syrians lament their losses in Turkish border village
Dec 14, 2011 09:30 EST
GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - From the roof of his cousin's house across the border, Syrian villager Ahmad Sadeq can see two Syrian soldiers strolling around the farm he abandoned four months ago to seek safety with Turkish relatives.
Gingrich stands by Palestinian jibe
Dec 11, 2011 08:58 EST
Leading Republican White House contender Newt Gingrich has stood by remarks that Palestinians are an "invented" people, which have sparked outrage as he seemed to call into question long-held US policy on statehood.
Gingrich stands by 'invented' Palestinians jab
Dec 11, 2011 01:24 EST
Leading Republican White House contender Newt Gingrich has stood by remarks that Palestinians are an "invented" people, which have sparked outrage as he seemed to call into question long-held US policy on statehood.
Outrage over Gingrich's Palestinian comment
Dec 10, 2011 22:27 EST
Leading Republican White House contender Newt Gingrich has sparked outrage by saying the Palestinians are an "invented" people, which seemed to call into question long-held US policy on statehood.
