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Polls show Sarkozy closing gap with Hollande in French rac

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

PARIS (Reuters) - Two polls released on Friday showed President Nicolas Sarkozy trimming Socialist Francois Hollande\'s lead for France\'s presidential runoff vote, the l

Border focus in presidential tussle

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for tougher borders and a stronger national identity.

He is also accusing the left of petty slander as he struggl

Nicolas Sarkozy close 2nd in initial France vote

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

François Hollande, the Socialist candidate for president of France, bested President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday\'s first round of voting and heads into a May 6 runoff electio

Sarkozy woos far right votes to evade another defeat

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

Paris: President Nicolas Sarkozy hammered home pledges to get tough on immigration and security on Monday as he sought to win over record numbers of far-right voters

Sarkozy cornered threatens Left with a lesson

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

With his back against the wall, President Nicolas Sarkozy brushed off opinion polls that show he will lose France\'s presidential election to deliver a defiant speech three

France election: Last day of campaigning

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

Candidates in the French presidential election are on their last day of campaigning before voters head to the polls on Sunday. No campaigning is allowed the day befo

French election rivals clash on euro

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

PARIS (Reuters) - France\'s presidential rivals clashed over the euro crisis in final exchanges before Sunday\'s first round of an election in which most polls show Socialis

Sarkozy loses ground ahead of vote

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday defied those tempted to write off his re-election campaign despite a new poll that showed the French president losing ground to Socialist challenge

Sarkozy"s hopes fade as allies jump ship on the eve of Fre

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

PARIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy"s re-election hopes suffered a double setback four days from the first round of voting when a string of public defections compounded

China wants PHL archaeological vessel out of Panatag Shoal

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday called on the Philippines to immediately pull out of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal an archaeological vessel conducting research in t

Zac Efron introduces new The Lucky One TV trailer for Dig

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

Zac Efron takes on the role of a Marine serving in Iraq for his latest movie The Lucky One.

Based on the novel by Notebook author Nicholas Sparks, the film s

A \'thick\' or \'thin\' solution for Panatag Shoal dispute

in International - Mon April 16, 2012

From news reports, it appears that the Philippine Navy"s BRP Gregorio Del Pilar had discovered eight Chinese fishing vessels allegedly poaching large quantities of endang

AFP: Five remaining Chinese fishing vessels leave Panatag

in International - Sat April 14, 2012

The remaining five Chinese fishing vessels in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal pulled out of the area Friday night, the military said Saturday. But a PHL Coast Guard boat and

Nine more held, five boats seized

in National - Fri April 13, 2012

KARACHI, April 12: Nine Indian fishermen with their five boats have been seized by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency for poaching about 25 nautical miles inside Pakistan

Afghanistan, U.S. sign night raid authorization pact

in International - Mon April 09, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan Tackling one of the major sources of friction in Washington\'s tenuous relationship with Kabul, U.S. officials on Sunday signed an agreement that give

US Navy jet crashes into buildings, three unaccounted for

in International - Sat April 07, 2012

A US Navy fighter jet has crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia soon after takeoff, sending fireballs into the sky, damaging six buildings and injuring at least s

Afghans kill three Nato troops

in International - Tue March 27, 2012

Afghan security forces have shot and killed two British troops and one American in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan force

Army charges Bales in Afghan killings, plans proceedings a

in International - Sat March 24, 2012

WASHINGTON Charges filed Friday against Joint Base Lewis-McChord Staff Sgt. Robert Bales reflect the horror of the crime: 17 counts of premeditated murder, more than

As US soldier who killed 16 Afghans is flown away, Panetta

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

KABUL/WASHINGTON: A US soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown out of Afghanistan, officials said, as Washington attempted to calm seething an

Poll gives Sarkozy hope in reelection fight

in International - Wed March 14, 2012

PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France heard his first welcome news in a while Tuesday: a boost in the polls likely to encourage his reach to the far right for v

Briefly World: Belgian mosque attacked, imam dies

in International - Wed March 14, 2012

BRUSSELS: Belgium"s Muslim leaders called for calm on Tuesday after an attack on a mosque in a suburb of Brussels killed the imam and injured another man shortly afte

Sarkozy resorts to anti-immigrant politics

in International - Sat March 10, 2012

Too many immigrants. Too many foreigners. Too much halal meat. That"s what Nicolas Sarkozy is campaigning against in the French presidential election.

Whe

Afghans to get control of detainees held by U.S.

in International - Sat March 10, 2012

Kabul --

More than 3,000 detainees held by the U.S. military will be transferred to Afghan control within six months under an agreement signed Friday betw

Sarkozy plays race card

in International - Fri March 09, 2012

NICOLAS Sarkozy has declared there are too many foreigners in France, deliberately using extreme-right rhetoric to regain ground in his difficult re-election battle.

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Parsing Supreme Leader Khamenei\'s Rare Praise For Obama

in International - Fri March 09, 2012

In a burst of rare praise, Iran\'s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has made approving comments about Barack Obama\'s discouragement of what the U.S. president called &quo