Zambia's president dies in France (BBC) Aug 19, 2008Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, a critic of violence in Zimbabwe, dies in a Paris hospital two months after suffering a stroke.... Afghan ambush kills French troops (BBC) Aug 19, 2008Ten French soldiers die in fighting east of Kabul in the heaviest loss suffered by France since deploying to Afghanistan.... Performance of Greek Athletes on Day 3 Aug 11, 2008Of all the Greek athletes that competed on day 3 of the Beijing Olympic, only the rowing crews stood out, adding new brilliant performances to their record.... France accused in Rwanda genocide (BBC) Aug 05, 2008Rwanda's government accuses France of playing an active role in the 1994 genocide, in which about 800,000 were killed.... Tourists swarming to Meteora Jul 31, 2008Tourists from eastern European countries, mostly Russians and Romanians, have been swarming this summer to the monastic community located on the nature-made rock towers of Meteora,... French search for stolen Semtex (BBC) Jul 18, 2008Anti-terrorist police are called in after Semtex and explosives detonators vanish from a security services site in France.... Panathinaikos Seek Givet Back-Up (Goal.com) Jul 17, 2008France international defender Gael Givet is being tracked by Greek giants Panathinaikos with a view to a summer move to Athens according to French sports daily l’Equipe…... Mid-East optimism at France talks (BBC) Jul 13, 2008The Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism ahead of a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris.... Sarkozy welcomes Assad in Paris (BBC) Jul 12, 2008France's President Sarkozy welcomes Syria's Bashar Assad to the Elysee Palace, and announces a visit to Damascus.... Leak closes French nuclear plant (BBC) Jul 11, 2008France's nuclear safety watchdog has ordered a plant in the country's south to temporarily close after a uranium leak polluted the local water supply.... Sarkozy warns EU on treaty debate (BBC) Jul 10, 2008French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned the European Parliament that the EU must not waste time on more negotiations over the Lisbon Treaty.... Freed Betancourt heads to France (BBC) Jul 04, 2008French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels.... |
