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Chirac withdraws controversial remarks on Iran

French President Jacques Chirac who gave a controversial interview to The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune and Le Nouvel Observateur in which he spoke of Iran's nuclear programme,......

Chirac signs 14 agreements with China in historic

French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Hu Jintao signed 14 economic agreements on Thursday.The largest contract is an order for 150 Airbus A320 passenger jets. The 14 agreements also......

First Look: French President Chirac woos China

French President Jacques Chirac held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday, on the second day of a visit dominated by promotion of French business in China. Top executives from French......

Indian relations with France, US

The visit of the French President, Jacques Chirac, to India was a relatively low-key affair, as the chatterati did not pay much attention to it. The forthcoming visit ofUS President George W Bush......

1st Look: Sikh kids' message to Chirac

A day after French President Jacques Chirac arrived in India, Sikh school children wearing turbans held a protest march against France's ban on the distinct headdress at state schools.Led by......

World's most expensive restaurants

Last June, during his country's failed bid to win the 2012 Olympics, French President Jacques Chirac insulted rival Britain by saying: "The only thing they've ever done for European agriculture is......

Top-earning world leaders

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister earlier this year, he got an overnight raise of about $100,000 a year, increasing the 136,677-pounds salary he earned as......

Al Gore's amazing $100 million makeover!

Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade -- "in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs......

Mittal to unveil acquisition plan

Mittal Steel, owned by NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, hopes to reduce some of the tension in France over its hostile $22.1 billion bid to take over Luxembourg-based Arcelor through a meeting next......

India, France to boost tourism

In a major boost to tourism, India and France, which is one of the top tourist generating markets for the country, on Monday signed an agreement to promote each other's destinations and share......

Chirac hails Zidane despite red card shame

French President Jacques Chirac paid a vibrant tribute on Sunday to retiring France captain Zinedine Zidane, who ended his career in shame after being sent off in the World Cup final.Chirac, who is......

Paris seeks Chirac help to boost bid

Faltering favourites Paris looks to Tuesday's arrival of French President Jacques Chirac in Singapore to boost its bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games in Wednesday's vote by the International......

Heads of state vie to host 2016 Games

Whether they are presidents, kings or prime ministers, heads of state have muscled into the inner sanctum of the International Olympic Committee in recent years, successfully swinging votes for......

Yeltsin's legacy to live long after his death

Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin and Maria Sharapova brought Russia tennis glory but it was keen player and avid fan Boris Yeltsin who helped to make the sport popular nation-wide.Russian tennis......

Zidane voted France's favourite

No buts about it, Zinedine Zidane is France's favourite personality.Despite the head butt on an Italian defender that arguably cost France the World Cup, the former captain of the national soccer......

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French lawmakers approve same-sex marriage bill

France's parliament on Tuesday defied months of protests by approving a bill that would make France the 14th country legalising same-sex marriages.... ...

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France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on

Paris: France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of... ...

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Sarkozy investigated over Gaddafi funding claims

Paris: French former president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be investigated over allegations that he accepted cash from former Libyan dictator Muammar... ...

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France forces ministers to show financial records

Tax Day generally passes unnoticed in France but this year a major tax scandal involving a top member of government has made April 15 a day of... ...

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Private finances get new public scrutiny in France

French President Francois Hollande ordered members of his Cabinet to publicly disclose their finances within days and asked lawmakers to do the... ...

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