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  • Murray pulls out of French Open

    US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury. The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Rome Masters last week, which posed as a bad sign for his withdrawal from the second tennis Grand Slam of the year. Scotsman Murray will now aim to be fully fit for ...

  • French Open loses another star as Juan Martin del Potro withdraws

    France World number seven Juan Martin del Potro has become the second high-profile men's player to pull out of the French Open.The former US Open champion, who made the quarter finals at Roland Garros last year, has decided to withdraw due to a virus.World number two Andy Murray will also not compete in Paris after aggravating a back injury during the Rome Masters last week.The French ...

  • France seeks to brand Hezbollah as terrorist group

    Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. "Because of the decisions that have been taken by Hezbollah and the fact that they are fighting very harshly the Syrian population, we have decided to ask that the military branch of the Hezbollah would be considered as a terrorist organisation," Fabius told reporters in English. The United States has long designated the Lebanon-based militant group, ...

  • France wants Hezbollah on terror blacklist

    FRANCE will call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. "Because of the decisions that have been taken by Hezbollah and the fact that they are fighting very harshly the Syrian population, we have decided to ask that the military branch of the Hezbollah would be considered as ...

  • Ambitious mixed-use project rises in Parisian suburbs

    With the Eiffel Tower on the horizon, here is a portion of the the 133-acre Clichy Batignolles project. For the inner-ring suburbs, or banlieues, of Paris the mixed-use project is revolutionary. ...


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John Carter [Blu-Ray]

John Carter [Blu-Ray]

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  • French Open 2013 tournament preview

    France As the start of the 2013 French Open approaches, we bring you the rundown of everything you need to know about the second major of the ...

  • UPDATE 1-UK France to join resource transparency initiative

    Wed May 22, 2013 5:22pm EDT * Britain accused of hypocrisy for not signing up * Body agrees tougher disclosure measures in Sydney By Emma Farge and William James GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments will join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at tackling corruption, British Prime Minister David ...

  • France boosting security at facilities abroad amid shifting terrorist threats

    PARIS - France's Foreign Ministry says it is strengthening security measures, hiring more guards and buying new equipment to help protect French facilities abroad amid shifting threats. Ministry spokesman Philippe Lalliot said Wednesday that the measures are being applied primarily in Africa and the Middle East, but did not name a specific threat as a reason for the move. France has been ...

  • Mais non French in uproar over English in the classroom.

    The French Parliament is considering a new bill that would allow university science classes to be taught in English. Politicians and academics across the spectrum are ...

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Forum opens in Paris

    WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) opened the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris today, in the presence of a high-level Government delegation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and more than 200 senior French officials, businessmen and investors. In his speech, Nasser Alsowaidi said that the Forum represents ...

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