Lusaka, Aug 19 (Xinhua) Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in the Percy Military Hospital in Paris after being hospitalised there for more than a month, Vice President Rupiah Banda said Tuesday.
Big News Network.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:49 -0400

Ten NATO-led French soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a clash with Taliban militants east of Kabul, officials said.
Big News Network.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:33 -0400

Algiers/At least 12 people, including 11 security officials, were killed when suspected Islamist terrorists attacked a military convoy near the coastal town of Skikda, 350 km east of Algiers, French radio reported Tuesday.
Big News Network.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:48 -0400

French President Nicolas Sarkozy traveled to Afghanistan Tuesday, after 10 French troops were killed and 21 wounded in the deadliest attack in several years on French forces deployed abroad. From Pari...
Chosun Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:20:28 -0400

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Monday France needs "structural adjustments" rather than a "revival plan" to drag its economy out of a decline. Fillon urged Economy Mini...
People's Daily Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:40:21 -0400

The Spanish police Tuesday arrested French plastic surgeon Michel Maure, who had been at large after being charged with disfiguring and endangering the lives of 96 women in France. Maure, 59, was deta...
People's Daily Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:29:33 -0400

SUROBI, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of s...
New Jersey Online Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:25:29 -0400

A DANGEROUS paedophile, who became the first Scot to be posted on a child protection agency's "Most Wanted" site, has been arrested in the south of France.
The Scotsman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:53:27 -0400

Officials said ten Foreign Legion paratroopers died in an ambush at Surobi, only 30 miles east of the capital.Nato said they were attacked by more than 100 militants, while further east at least six s...
The Scotsman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:53:40 -0400

U NITED NATIONS, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - France on Tuesday submitted a new draft resolution in the UN Security Council demanding full compliance with the Georgia ceasefire including a full Russian troop ...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:35:44 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (AFP)--Russia's U.N. ambassador Tuesday rejected a revised French draft resolution in the Security Council demanding full compliance with the cease-fire in...
Morning Star Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:50:57 -0400

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 MARSEILLE, France: A French cosmetic surgeon who went on the run after being tried for mutilating and endangering the lives of dozens of men and women has been arrested in...
The News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:54:56 -0400

PARIS : France has no illusions about the aggressive new Russia, says the foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, but it also has few illusions about what can realistically be done to keep Moscow in line ...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:58:32 -0400

By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 – Ten French soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul province du...
Defense Link Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:52:40 -0400

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be risked in their friendly with France in Gothenburg to allow him to recover fully from a knee injury. The Inter Milan striker has been suffering from a c...
FIFA Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:24 -0400

J OHANNESBURG, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - World leaders hailed Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who died Tuesday in a Paris hospital, for his fight for democracy in Africa lifetime.    ...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:22:26 -0400

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, a favourite of Western donors and strong critic of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, died in a French hospital on Tuesday nearly two months after su...
The Star Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:43:08 -0400

Washington - US President George W Bush offered his condolences to the families of 10 French soldiers who died in Afghanistan Tuesday after an ambush by Taliban militants. Bush was briefed at his ranc...
Earth Times Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:47:20 -0400

Paris - The 10 French paratroopers killed and 21 wounded in Afghanistan – nearly an entire platoon and the highest French casualties since 1983 in Lebanon – were from a battalion that took contr...
Christian Science Monitor Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:52:09 -0400

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died at Percy Military Hospital in France after suffering a stroke on 29 June while attending the 11th Session of the African Union Heads of State and Government S...
All Africa Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:25:21 -0400

B ELGRADE, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - An agreement to hand over UN property in Kosovo to a European Union mission violates international law, Serbia's minister for the breakaway province Goran Bogdanovic sa...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:44 -0400

L USAKA, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital after battling ill-health for years, including a second stroke in June, the country's vice-president Rupiah Band...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:44 -0400

The gun battle took place east of Abeche, the main city in eastern Chad, where Austrian soldiers are protecting refugees and thousands of displaced people from the west Darfur region of Sudan.
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:43 -0400

B RATISLAVA, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Slovakia, which will adopt the euro currency from January next year, began producing its own euro coins on Tuesday, said the country's Mint at Kremnica.   ...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:42 -0400

B RUSSELS, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) - The French EU presidency on Monday expressed its hope that democracy can flower in Pakistan following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf.     The ...
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:42 -0400

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who was among the first African leaders to voice criticism of Zimbabwe's autocratic leader, died Tuesday in a hospital in France. He was 59. Mwanawasa had been being...
CBC News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:19:56 -0400

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Morning Star Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:05:47 -0400

Paris - France's main opposition party has called for a debate on the country's military deployment in Afghanistan, following the death of ten French soldiers in a Taliban attack on Tuesday. Socialist...
Earth Times Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:17:25 -0400

A paedophile who went missing from Scotland has been arrested in France, after his details were posted on a "most-wanted" website. Police launched a hunt for Joseph Millbank after he went on the run ...
BBC Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:09:48 -0400

Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa, 59, has died in a Paris hospital after suffering a stroke in June, BBC reported Tuesday. The announcement was made by the country's Vice-President Rupiah Banda, w...
Novinite Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:12 -0400

. "This was a complex attack involving multiple weapon systems, small arms, mortars, rockets, and lasted for several hours," he said. The French troops were on a reconnaissance patrol Monday when the...
Morning Star Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:05:58 -0400

ANKARA [MENL] -- France's leading natural gas company has won a major energytender in Turkey. Gaz de France has submitted the highest bid in the privatization ofTurkey's third largest gas distribution...
Middle East Newsline Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:36:47 -0400

Beijing, which accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking independence for Tibet, had warned Sarkozy that meeting the Dalai Lama would have serious consequences for bilateral relations.
The Tocqueville Connection Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:44 -0400

Soldiers French President Nicolas Sarkozy will go to Kabul on Tuesday to pay last respect to 10 French soldiers killed and 21 wounded during a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan. Sarkozy's office s...
IRNA Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:32:08 -0400

180 holidaymakers bound for Cork have been stranded in France after their flight from Reus in Spain was diverted to Paris. Their Budget Travel charter flight had been due to depart Spain at 2.30pm ye...
RTE Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:37:58 -0400

Lusaka: Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a French hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke in June, Vice President Rupiah Banda said. The 59-year-old leader was lauded by Western donors fo...
Gulf News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:36:41 -0400

BI ) systems, today announced that the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) selected Information Builders WebFOCUS BI platform to help it manage its more than 160,000...
Market Wire Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:28:22 -0400

Johannesburg - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died Tuesday at the age of 59 in a Paris hospital where he had been receiving treatment following a stroke earlier this year. His death, was announced b...
Earth Times Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:22:24 -0400

Hong Kong and France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in wine-related businesses on Tuesday. The Hong Kong-France Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Wine-related Bu...
People's Daily Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:40 -0400

France play Sweden in a friendly in Gothenburg on Wednesday. "As he (Henry) is here, and Pat (Patrick Vieira, injured) isn't, Thierry has all the qualities and skills to be captain, but in th...
FIFA Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:32:38 -0400

, the ISAF media office said. "We had a fight through the night and it is ongoing," an ISAF officer said on condition of anonymity. An ISAF statement said soldiers were involved in a "significant in...
Morning Star Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:09:25 -0400