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France says al Qaeda chief Abou Zeid “probably” killed
Posted by admin on March 4th, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – Al Qaeda's senior field commander in the Sahara, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, has probably been killed in Mali, the head of France's joint chiefs of staff said on Monday. Edouard Guillaud's remarks are the first indication from the French government that Abou Zeid died in fighting in the rugged north of Mali. Asked [...]
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No Comments »France says third soldier killed in northern Mali fighting
Posted by admin on March 3rd, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – A third French soldier was killed in northern Mali fighting Islamist rebels alongside African troops, the French government said on Sunday. France's defense ministry said that 26-year-old Corporal Cedric Charenton was killed late on Saturday in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains bordering the Algerian border. Chad's army said this week that it [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Fighting, France, Killed, Mali, Northern, says, soldier, Third No Comments »Kerry, in France, looks at next steps on Syria
Posted by admin on February 27th, 2013
PARIS (AP) — New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has held his first official meeting with France's leadership amid increasing efforts by both countries to bolster Syria's opposition. Tweet This Post
Malian, French troops kill 15 Islamists in Gao – France
Posted by admin on February 22nd, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – Malian troops backed by French soldiers and attack helicopters killed 15 Islamists in Gao on Thursday in fighting to retake a mayor's office occupied by the militants, France's Defense Ministry said on Friday. Four Malian and two French soldiers were wounded in the fighting that erupted after Islamists were reported to have [...]
“Keep your so-called workers,” U.S. boss tells France
Posted by admin on February 21st, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – The CEO of a U.S. tire company has delivered a crushing summary of how some outsiders view France's work ethic in a letter saying he would have to be stupid to take over a factory whose staff only put in three hours work a day. Titan International's Maurice "Morry" Taylor, who goes [...]
“Keep your so-called workers,” U.S. boss tells France
Posted by admin on February 20th, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – The CEO of a U.S. tyre company has delivered a crushing summary of how some outsiders view France’s work ethic in a letter saying he would have to be stupid to take over a factory whose staff only put in three hours work a day. Titan International’s Maurice “Morry” Taylor, who goes [...]
France confirms kidnapping in Cameroon: embassy official
Posted by admin on February 19th, 2013
DAKAR (Reuters) – A spokeswoman at the French embassy in Cameroon confirmed there had been a kidnapping in the north of the country on Tuesday. “All I can say is that there has been a kidnapping,” she said. “I cannot confirm the numbers for now.” RFI radio earlier reported armed gunmen had taken seven French [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: 'official', Cameroon, confirms, embassy, France, kidnapping No Comments »France wants U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali by April
Posted by admin on February 6th, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – France wants the African-led military mission in Mali to be replaced with a United Nations peacekeeping mandate by April, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. Having swiftly seized the main towns in northern Mali from Islamist militias in a three-week campaign, France is keen not to get bogged down in a [...]
France on track to meet 0.8 percent growth target: minister
Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Sunday said the government believed it could reach its 2013 economic growth target of 0.8 percent. Moscovici told France 2 television that he is maintaining the target ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s euro-zone economy forecasts, expected on February 22. “We will have discussions,” [...]
