Nicolas Sarkozy

Opponents criticize Sarkozy over Dalai Lama

usatoday.com     4 hrs ago   10 related          

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, waves as he stands with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy July 14 at the Elysee Palace during Bastille day ceremonies in Paris. PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's political...                    

Money woes force Europeans to skip vacations

cnn.com     2 hrs ago   6 related          

It's the Paris version of the "staycation." Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids running amok. Des Bouillons, a...                    

France demands generals free jailed president

iht.com     4 hrs ago   132 related          

France is demanding that Mauritanian army generals free the president toppled in a military coup. In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office warns those who carried out Wednesday's coup that unspecified...                    

Calls for France to rethink its Africa role

csmonitor.com     1 hr ago   5 related          

A Rwandan report this week charged Paris with complicity in the 1994 genocide. A bombshell of a report by Rwanda this week implicating high-ranking French officials in the arming and training of Hutu forces that committed...                    

Syrian dissident Dalila freed

reuters.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian authorities on Thursday freed dissident Aref Dalila, jailed seven years ago after calling for freedom of speech and assembly and abolishing monopolies in the single party country, his lawyer said.                    

Nigeria: Country, France Collaborate On Energy

allafrica.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

The Federal Government yesterday commended the French Government for its commitment toward repositioning Nigeria's electricity sub-sector. Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe gave the commendation when he received the Special...                    

Big day is set for big-bang machine

msn.com     4 hrs ago   12 related          

Posted: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:01 PM by Alan Boyle The silicon tracker for one of the Large Hadron Collider's main detectors, the Compact Muon Solenoid, is installed in December 2007. A key phase of the final preparations...                    

Politics, pollution, pomp mark Games' beginning

sacbee.com     11 hrs ago   10 related          

All it takes is one step into this city's brand-new, massive, futuristic airport to realize the world is about to witness the most grandiose Olympics ever staged, a $40 billion coming-out party for a nation desperate to...                    

Nicolas Sarkozy: Britain and Ireland should share one European Commission seat

telegraph.co.uk     4 hrs ago          

Nicolas Sarkozy is pushing the idea that Britain and Ireland, countries of "similar culture and language circle", should share one seat in the European Commission in order to cut the size of the Brussels executive. By Bruno...                    

French troops sent to troubled Afghan region

iht.com     13 hrs ago   20 related          

Hundreds of French troops have been deployed to train and mentor Afghan security forces in a key southern province wracked by the Taliban-led insurgency, NATO said Thursday. Eight Taliban militants were also killed the south,...                    

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