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'France doesn't rule out sending troops to fight IS'
World | Sep 10, 2014, 08:03 AM ISTParis: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday said dispatching French forces on the ground to fight Islamic State fighters in Iraq was possible as part of the international community efforts to curb terrorism
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French president Hollande to visit Iraq on Friday
World | Sep 10, 2014, 06:43 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande will pay a visit to Iraq on Friday to provide Baghdad authorities with needed tools to crack down on insurgents, the presidency office said Tuesday.The development came just days ahead
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Military action 'possible' against IS : French president
World | Sep 04, 2014, 06:45 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday said his country has been considering a military operation "if necessary" to quell the Islamic State (IS) militants and recalled the need to seek a diplomatic alternative to
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France's Hollande to run for 2017 presidential election
World | Jul 13, 2014, 08:04 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande would be "ready" to seek a second five-year term in 2017 despite poor approval ratings and rising public discontent, a leading French daily reported on Saturday."The determination of Francois Hollande
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French ex-president Sarkozy placed under investigation
World | Jul 02, 2014, 12:53 PM ISTParis: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday was placed under investigation for corruption, after he was called for questioning Tuesday.Sarkozy Tuesday arrived in Nanterre, west of Paris, where the police held him for questioning over
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GE's $17 bn bid for Alstom not acceptable: French president
May 06, 2014, 03:59 PM ISTMumbai: US giant General Electric's (GE) open offer for shares in two India units of French engineering major Alstom SA, ran into problems Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande saying GE's $16.9 billion bid for
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Know Julie Gayet embroiled in a messy sex scandal with French president
World | Jan 16, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: The French President Francois Hollande is having an affair with actress Julie Gayet and photos to support the claim have emerged. The French magazine Closer published photos of Hollande arriving at Gayet's flat
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French president Francois Hollande reportedly had affair in mobster-linked hotel
World | Jan 15, 2014, 10:27 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande is being dogged by further reports about his private life after it was claimed that a love affair in which he had reportedly been engaged took place in an apartment
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Sarkozy Advises Against Military Strike On Iran
World | Feb 09, 2012, 12:15 PM ISTParis, Feb 9: French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner
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Sarkozy Tells Obama, Netanyahu Is A Liar
World | Nov 08, 2011, 11:03 PM ISTLondon, Nov 8: French president Nicolas Sarkozy was plunged into a diplomatic storm today after describing the prime minister of Israel as a liar.The remark about Benjamin Netanyahu was made privately to President Obama at
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Sarkozy Denies Claims Of Illegal Campaign Cash
World | Aug 31, 2011, 07:34 PM ISTParis, Aug 31: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his allies are vigorously denying allegations in a new book that he took illegal campaign cash from the heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune five years ago.Claims
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Sarkozy Urges China To Help In Building Free Libya
World | Aug 25, 2011, 08:54 PM ISTBeijing, Aug 25: French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged a once reluctant China on Thursday to join Western nations in rebuilding Libya, inviting Beijing to a conference to discuss the North African country's future.Stopping in Beijing
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Man Yanks Sarkozy By The Shoulder In France
World | Jun 30, 2011, 06:52 PM ISTParis, Jun 30 : A man in a crowd yanked French President Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers.The unusually aggressive incident occurred as
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Sarkozy Asks Pakistan To Be Resolute In Fight Against Terror
India | Dec 07, 2010, 05:44 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 7: Seeking greater global cooperation to fight terror, French President Nicolas Sarkozy today asked Pakistan to be resolute in combating the menace."I count on Pakistan authorities to show that they are resolute in
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Sarkozy Backs India's Bid For Permanent UNSC Membership
India | Dec 04, 2010, 05:36 PM ISTBangalore, Dec 4: French President Nicolas Sarkozy today backed India's bid for permanent membership of UN Security Council, saying it was unthinkable about India being out of the UNSC.Sarkozy expressed his country's full support to