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India will reveal in the coming days its goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday after face-to-face talks here with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
France play New Zealand here on Saturday with a fantastic chance to claim a second antipodean scalp after having already seen off world and Tri-Nations champions South Africa.
PARIS -- Thank you, Thierry Henry. If nothing else, your cheating against Ireland has shown that ordinary folks -- those who are passionate about soccer and those who are not -- remain, by and large, decent. -- read more
Colombo, Nov 27 (PTI) A total of 21 LTTE activists, including the head of the outfit's wing in France, have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from six months to seven years by a Paris court after they were found guilty of extorting money from Tamils there to finance the Tigers' war in Sri Lanka.
What's Your Reaction? For Sale: One Dinosaur, Slightly Used. An evolution-themed auction scheduled next month in Paris will present bidders with an opportunity to own a piece of history -- prehistoric, to be precise.
Despite increasingly popular Cyber Monday online deals, hordes of shoppers still took to the stores on the day after Thanksgiving.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, having won his historic third term as New York City’s chief executive after the most expensive campaign in the city’s history, has taken a further step seen as an attempt to insure his permanent hold on the office.
When most people think of World War II, they think of those who fought on the front lines.They think of the men and women at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 who fought back against the Japanese. Of the troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. Of the thousands of men who fought throughout Africa, Europe and on the islands of the Pacific. And always of those who never made it home.But ...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Port-of-Spain, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Later Friday, heads of government will hold a special session of talks on climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
France is negotiating to sell a high-tech warship to Russia, which would mark the first time that a NATO nation — and a founding member at that — sold arms to the country since the fall of the Soviet Union, which the treaty organization was created to oppose.
Hopes suddenly rose Friday that a new global climate pact was within reach after rich nations attending a Commonwealth summit here offered to pay poorer countries to help seal the deal.
After the world's largest swinging bell finished its journey from France to Newport in 1999, more than 15,000 people gathered to hear it ring on New Year's Eve 1999. Ten years later, another New Year's Eve celebration is planned.
World leaders on Friday rallied to a diplomatic offensive to forge a U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said an agreement was "within reach".
Former world champion figure skater Brian Joubert of France has undergone surgery after injuring his right foot during training.
Commonwealth nations Friday joined forces with European and UN leaders Friday to push for a deal to tackle global warming and overcome last-minute haggling threatening to scupper climate talks.
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy won his bid to install an ally as the European Commission’s next financial-services regulator, fueling British concern that traders and hedge funds will face stricter rules.
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