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French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay.
LONDON — FIFA rejected Ireland’s request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be “the fairest solution” to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
LONDON (AP) — FIFA rejected Ireland’s request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be “the fairest solution” to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
PARIS (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France.
Paris - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is to meet later Monday with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, to discuss relations between their two countries. Talabani's four-day stay is the first-ever state visit of an Iraqi president to France, and...
PARIS - American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the...
France unveiled Thursday a budget-busting euro35 billion plan to make its economy more competitive -- a move that flies in the face of widespread warnings on debt and which risks the ire of EU neighbors who are tightening their belts.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The French government may try to merge Societe Generale SA and Dexia SA , news agency WanSquare reported, without saying where it got the information.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the...
Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal.
Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra reportedly believes that France should be erecting a statue for Thierry Henry, following the 'hand of Henry' incident that saw their side secure a spot in the World Cup at the expense of the Republic of Ireland.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- France’s CAC 40 Index increased for the first time in five sessions, adding 64.51, or 1.7 percent, to 3,793.87 as of 9:43 a.m. in Paris. The SBF 120 Index also added 1.7 percent.
FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time.
FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time.
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