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Evacuated Syria reporters arrive in France
Mar 02, 2012 09:52 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - Two French journalists evacuated from the besieged Syrian city of Homs were flown home on Thursday and greeted by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said the Syrian government would have to answer to international courts for its civilian killings.
Frenchman sues over Google Views urination photo
Mar 01, 2012 19:39 EST
NANTES, France (Reuters) - A Frenchman took Google to court Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard which he believes has made him the laughing stock of his village in rural northwest France.
French journalists evacuated from Syria to Lebanon
Mar 01, 2012 17:42 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two French journalists who were trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs were on Thursday evacuated to Lebanon, where the French government was preparing to fly them home.
French Afghan withdrawal would concern few staff
Feb 27, 2012 07:28 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - France's preparations to withdraw non-military personnel from Afghanistan due to violent protests over the burning of the Koran at a U.S. military base should concern only a couple of dozen people, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
France's Sarkozy rules out EU treaty referendum
Feb 27, 2012 03:09 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that if he won re-election he would not hold a national referendum on the new European Union treaty on budget stability and economic governance.
Senegalese to vote in test of nation's stability
Feb 25, 2012 18:57 EST
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade faces re-election on Sunday, having defied opposition efforts to block him from standing and warnings that his candidacy risked destabilizing the usually tranquil West African state.
Senegalese vote in test of nation's stability
Feb 25, 2012 18:57 EST
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese started casting their ballots on Sunday in an election pitting President Abdoulaye Wade against a field of rivals, who say his bid for a third term is illegal and risks destabilizing the usually tranquil West African state.
Senegal's Wade booed while voting in tense polls
Feb 25, 2012 18:57 EST
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, who is seeking to extend his 12-year rule in the West African state despite complaints he is violating term limits, was heckled by scores of voters as he cast his ballot on Sunday.
"The Artist" scoops six French film awards
Feb 24, 2012 19:24 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - Black-and-white silent movie "The Artist" scooped up six Cesar awards including best film and best actress on Friday in France's annual version of the Academy Awards, further raising French hopes it could do well at the Oscars this weekend.
Strauss-Kahn held by police in French prostitution
Feb 21, 2012 04:56 EST
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken in for questioning on Tuesday by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring run out of the northern French city of Lille.
Strauss-Kahn held by police in French prostitution probe
Feb 21, 2012 04:56 EST
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken in for questioning on Tuesday by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring run out of the northern French city of Lille.
Strauss-Kahn held in French prostitution probe
Feb 21, 2012 04:56 EST
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was questioned by police Tuesday over his dealings with an alleged prostitution ring that was run from the northern French city of Lille and organized sex parties in Paris, Brussels and Washington.
France, Britain urge unity among Syrian opposition
Feb 17, 2012 11:36 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, flanked by British Prime Minister David Cameron, urged Syrian opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to unite so that the outside world could help them overthrow him.
Syrian army pounds rebels, new move at U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shelled opposition strongholds, killing at least 25 people, on Tuesday and a wounded British photographer was smuggled out of Homs into neighboring Lebanon.
Syria civilian death toll "well over 7,500"
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a U.N. official said on Tuesday, and Hilary Clinton suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.
Civilian death toll "well over 7,500" in Syria: U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a U.N. official said on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton, the top U.S. diplomat, suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.
Syria civilian death toll "well over 7,500": U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be classified as a war criminal, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt.
More than 7,500 killed in Syria, U.N. says
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could be classified as a war criminal, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt.
French 2011 deficit to be under 5.4 percent GDP: Sarkozy
Jan 29, 2012 14:23 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - France's public deficit could come in at 5.4 percent, or even 5.3 percent of gross domestic product for 2011, well below the government's initial forecast, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday.
French government to cut 2012 growth estimate: source
Jan 29, 2012 14:23 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is set to revise down its estimate for 2012 economic growth in an upcoming revision to its budget bill, a government source said on Sunday.
