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RIGHTS-FRANCE: Give a Little, Take a Lot
It's a dance of half a step forward and two steps back in setting out new rights for minorities, human rights activists say.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Give a Little, Take a Lot
It's a dance of half a step forward and two steps back in setting out new rights for minorities, human rights activists say.POLITICS-FRANCE: Chirac Winning Diplomatic War over Iraq
France has achieved a diplomatic triumph with its campaign to block U.S. war plans against Iraq, analysts say.MEDIA-MIDEAST: A Ringside View of Camp David
A French filmmaker turned part mediator in talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders has produced a ringside view of the historic negotiations.MEDIA-MIDEAST: A Ringside View of Camp David
A French filmmaker turned part mediator in talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders has produced a ringside view of the historic negotiations.POLITICS-FRANCE: Sweeping New Powers for Police Proposed
A bill to be presented to parliament October 24 could give French police unprecedented powers, opposition leaders and human rights activists say.POLITICS-FRANCE: Sweeping New Powers for Police Proposed
A bill to be presented to parliament October 24 could give French police unprecedented powers, opposition leaders and human rights activists say.LABOUR-FRANCE: Unions Protest Against Privatisation
An estimated 60,000 people demonstrated Thursday afternoon in Paris to protest against privatisation policies of the new right-wing government.LABOUR-FRANCE: Unions Protest Against Privatisation
An estimated 60,000 people demonstrated Thursday afternoon in Paris to protest against privatisation policies of the new right-wing government.POLITICS-IVORY COAST: French Intervention Blocks Rebels
French military intervention on behalf of the government in the Ivory Coast has proved crucial in blocking a rapid victory by rebels, according to diplomatic sources in Paris.POLITICS-IVORY COAST: French Intervention Blocks Rebels
French military intervention on behalf of the government in the Ivory Coast has proved crucial in blocking a rapid victory by rebels, according to diplomatic sources in Paris.POLITICS-ALGERIA: Lieutenant Silences the General Instead
An Algerian general has failed to silence an ex-lieutenant's account of atrocities committed by the Algerian army.POLITICS-FRANCE: Analysts Smell Oil in Iraq Plans
The U.S. government is mixing its interest in oil with the global fight against terrorism, leading French analysts say.FINANCE-FRANCE: Privatised Telecom Firms Bring Public Woes
Privatisation has led to the current debacle in the French telecom market, independent economists and unions leaders say.POLITICS-FRANCE: An Exceptional Interest Against War
Three members of the French National Assembly have returned from Iraq's only known nuclear installation to declare that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction.REFUGEES-FRANCE: Pressure Builds to Legalise Immigrants
Romain Binazon thought he had found the job of his life when he arrived in France in 1991 from Benin in Africa.POLITICS-FRANCE: Chirac Plays Charles de Gaulle
French president Jacques Chirac is using the U.S. war plans against Iraq to enhance France's diplomatic weight and to reinvent himself as a Charles de Gaulle, analysts say.COMMUNICATION: Sep 11 Made Internet an Enemy, says Report
Most countries have used perceived terrorist threats after the September 11 attacks to step up censorship on the Internet, a leading journalists group says.WSSD-FRANCE: Chirac Stand Ridiculous, NGOs Say
The World Summit on Sustainable Development met the expectations of French non-governmental organisations and analysts - but only in the sense that they had expected little from it.POLITICS-FRANCE: The Day that Legitimised Racism
The attacks of September 11 opened new hostility towards the Arab population in France. The attacks seemed to legitimise racism, and led to a repressive policy against Muslims and other immigrants.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Refugees Who Cannot Stay, Cannot Go
Yusuf Aksoy lies thin and exhausted on his makeshift bed at the Notre Dame de la Victoire church in Saint Raphael village in southern France. He has not eaten since July 18.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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