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11 die as storm lashes Europe
At least 11 people were killed on Monday as a fierce storm tore across northern Europe, causing mass disruption to…
Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis
Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…
French teacher on trial over Lagos acid attack
A French teacher went on trial Monday in Auxerre, France on charges of ordering an acid attack on the former…
Egypt massacre: France, Britain urge for UN meeting
France, Britain and Australia jointly requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the deadly violence in…
Lone gunman steals jewels worth $50m in Cannes
NICE, July 28, 2013 (AFP) – An armed man stole jewels with an estimated value of 40 million euros ($53…
7 dead in Paris train derailment
At least seven people were dead and dozens injured on Friday after a speeding train split in two and derailed…
France Into First-Ever U-20 World Cup Final
France are into the Under-20 World Cup final for the first time in their history after beating Ghana 2-1 in…
Freed French sailor recounts kidnap ordeal in Nigeria
A French sailor freed from his kidnappers in Nigeria this week described on Thursday the attack on his ship and…
Flying Eagles Leave Germany For Toulon Tourney
The Flying Eagles will depart for Toulon, France, Monday evening from Munich, Germany. The team of 30 players and 10…
Gay marriage now legal in France
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following…
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Beckham ends football career
Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which…
Europe still in quagmire of recession
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Recession in the crisis-hit eurozone will continue unabated for the rest of the year with unemployment remaining…
Boko Haram posts video of kidnapped French family
A video appeared on YouTube Monday of seven kidnapped members of a French family with their abductors, who claimed to…
France angers Benin over travel warning
The Republic of Benin on Sunday reacted harshly after France warned its citizens there to be on alert for possible…
Kidnapping: France warns citizens to be cautious in Benin
Paris has warned visitors to Benin Republic to be on high alert for possible revenge kidnappings or attacks over France’s…
France vows not to surrender to Nigerian terrorists
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday that his country would not give in to “terrorists” after the kidnapping of…
France urges citizens vacate northern Cameroon
France on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave northern Cameroon after seven members of a French family were seized in…
Paparazzi, big crowd watch Beckham train at PSG
PARIS (AFP) – David Beckham began to settle in to his new surroundings on Wednesday afternoon, as he trained at…
Profits plunge for Peugeot, Societe Generale
Embattled French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen announced Wednesday a massive net loss of five billion euros ($6.7 billion) for…
Jonathan in talks with Cameron over ‘blood oil’ and Mali
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan visited 10 Downing Street in London today to hold talks with British Prime Minister, David Cameron…
Mali: France admits killing hundreds of Islamists
Several hundred Islamists have been killed in airstrikes and direct combat in Mali since France launched an offensive to drive…
Tennis: Spain faces Davis Cup elimination
Spain were facing Davis Cup humiliation on Saturday after the five-time champions slumped 2-0 down to Canada, a country who…
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David Beckham set for PSG move
PARIS, Jan 31, 2013 (AFP) – Former England captain David Beckham was on Thursday set to join Paris Saint-Germain, according…
France admits threats by Nigeria’s Islamists
Nigeria’s Islamic Jihadists have issued direct threats to France in retaliation for military action in Mali, the French consulate in…
Algeria ends desert siege with high death toll
Algerian forces stormed a desert gas complex, In Amenas, to free hundreds of hostages but 30, including several Westerners, were…
Somalia’s Shebab executes French hostage
Somalia’s Shebab Islamists said Thursday they have executed a French agent they had held since 2009, as France said the…
Mali: Algeria hostage takers demand army pull out
Islamist extremists and three of 41 hostages they are holding at an Algerian gas field demanded Thursday, in interviews with…
Mali war: Islamists take western hostages in Algeria
Algeria, which has opened its airspace to French warplanes hitting Islamists in northern Mali, was targeted Wednesday in a deadly…
Nigeria, others set to send troops to Mali
The first troops from a regional West African force were bound for Mali on Tuesday to shore up a five-day…
Africa’s Islamists kill 3 French soldiers
A French pilot was killed during a helicopter raid to prevent Islamist groups controlling northern Mali from advancing toward the…