Tag: France

Reducing debt a question of French ‘sovereignty’: Hollande

Reducing France's debt is a question not of austerity but of guaranteeing the country's sovereignty, President Francois Hollande said on Monday. "This is not a...

Carrefour puts India expansion plan on hold: report

French retail giant Carrefour has put on hold its expansion plan for wholesale stores in India due to the global downturn, a report said...

‘France to guard Kabul hospital, airport until 2014’

The French military will guard Kabul’s military hospital and the city’s international airport until 2014, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday. France is...

Ten injured as gunman opens fire at French disco

An armed man opened fire early Sunday after being ordered out of a nightclub in northern France, injuring 10, a week after a similar...

French FM says China ties a ‘priority’: Xinhua

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has told China's official Xinhua news agency that ties between the two countries are a "priority" ahead of his...

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In a major boost to the small hydel power sector, France on Friday signed an agreement with Pakistan to provide a soft loan of...

Britain, France insist no role for Assad in Syria transition

Britain and France on Wednesday said there could be no political transition in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad and urged Russia to stop backing...

Resham to launch boutique in France

One of the foremost Pakistani actresses, Resham has decided to launch an eastern wear boutique in France. The actress has been visiting many popular...

France strike twice in lightning, thunderstorms to halt Ukraine

An impressive victory for France on Friday night and a game and an occasion that will live long in the memory of all those...

France to begin Afghan pullout in July and finish end 2012

French President Francois Hollande said Saturday France will begin its pullout from Afghanistan next month and complete it by year-end, after four French troops...

Lower Tamgho expectations, warns France doctor

Olympic expectations for troubled French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho should be lowered, the France team doctor warned on Wednesday. Tamgho is bidding to make...

France among favourites for Euro: Domenech

Former coach Raymond Domenech has said that he rated France among the favourites for Euro 2012 and that they should at the very least...

France’s new president takes 30% salary cut

The first thing France’s new President Francois Hollande will do when he takes office on May 16 will be to cut his own salary...

France gears up for parliamentary vote

France’s political parties geared up on Monday for next month’s key parliamentary elections, as Socialist president-elect Francois Hollande took his first steps to form...

European elections have multi-pronged ramifications

History, they say, is a useful gauge to understand both the present and indeed the future, meticulously. While this argument has a not-so-strong flipside...

France to take time to name Forget’s successor

France's national technical director Patrice Hagelauer on Sunday said that the country's tennis federation would not be rushed into naming a successor to Davis...

France arrests 10 in new raids on Islamists

French police swooped on suspected radical Islamists in pre-dawn raids for the second time in less than a week Wednesday, arresting 10 people, a...