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  French PM warns of risk of extremists launching chemical, biological attacks

  World | November 19, 2015 18:15 IST

  Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday warned that the associates of extremists who targeted France last week could use chemical and biological weapons, as he urged Parliament to extend a state of emergency."We

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  Official: Marseille gunmen open fire same day as PM visits

  World | February 09, 2015 17:49 IST

  Paris: Police in the southern French city of Marseille say gunmen have fired automatic weapons at the edge of a housing project the same day as the prime minister planned to visit the city. No

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  Europe anti-terror raids net dozens amid high anxiety

  World | January 17, 2015 6:43 IST

  Brussels:  Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists.As anxiety

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  France: Terror funding, attack weapons came from abroad

  World | January 14, 2015 13:10 IST

  Paris: France's prime minister demanded tougher anti-terrorism measures Tuesday after deadly attacks that some call this country's Sept. 11 -- and that may already be leading to a crackdown on liberties in exchange for greater

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  Tensions high across Paris as French hunt for 2 killers in attack on newspaper

  World | January 08, 2015 21:10 IST

  Paris: With tensions high across Paris, French authorities hunted on Thursday for two heavily armed brothers they feared would strike again after the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper that caricatured the

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  British, French PMs discuss economy, IS threat

  World | October 07, 2014 11:12 IST

  London: British Prime Minister David Cameron and visiting French Prime Minister Manuel Valls met and discussed about the future of Europe, economy and the global battle against the Islamic State (IS).The meeting was held on

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  France to outlaw visits to terrorist training camps

  World | October 04, 2012 17:46 IST

  Paris, Oct 4: The French government unveiled Wednesday a bill that will outlaw visits to terrorist training camps as part of the country's crackdown on surging terrorist threats, a government statement said.The legislation presented by