Tag: France

France decries UN Security Council ‘silence’ on Syria

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Sunday decried the “silence” of the UN Security Council on Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests, saying the situation...

Iran still developing nuclear arms: France

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Tuesday that Iran was continuing to develop nuclear weapons and called for stronger sanctions against Tehran. "Iran is...

Britain seeks to calm economic war of words with France

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg sought Sunday to draw a line under a row with France over the state of their economies, insisting...

France giving Britain a ‘good kicking’: Clegg

France is giving Britain a "good kicking", deputy premier Nick Clegg said in an interview on Saturday, as the spat over each other's economies...

France, Britain in the battle of downgradation

My word has Christian Noyer been throwing some scrumptious pies in the Euro cauldron off late! The governor of Bank of France while pointing...

France vows powerful summit deal

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel will lay out a plan to amend the EU treaty to anchor stricter budget discipline in the...

French scholar visits IIUI, talks on Pakistani literature

Renowned French scholar David Waterman called on Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik, the rector of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) here on Wednesday and...

Italy’s Monti center stage, France ‘alarm bells’

Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti raced to assemble a new government for Italy on Tuesday while a sharp rise in French borrowing costs raised fears...

Pakistani weightlifting team leaves for France

The two member Pakistan weightlifting team has left for France to take part in the World Weightlifting Championship. The event is being held at...

France to abstain in vote on Palestinian UN seat

France would abstain in a vote on a Palestinian request for full membership of the United Nations, the French foreign ministry said on Friday....

France, Germany demand Greek decision on euro

Germany and France told Greece on Wednesday it should make up its mind by mid-December whether it wants to stay in the euro zone...

Anti-capitalist G20 protesters take to French Riviera

Hundreds of anti-capitalists poured into the French city of Nice on Tuesday for a march to protest corporate greed ahead of the G20 summit...

New Zealand pip France to win Rugby World Cup

New Zealand ended 24 years of misery when they edged France 8-7 to win the Rugby World Cup for a second time here on...

New Zealand edge France to win Rugby World Cup

Rugby Union giants New Zealand ended their long wait for a second World Cup title after holding off a spirited France 8-7 in the...

France into final as Wales’s Warburton sees red

France advanced to the World Cup final with a narrow 9-8 win at Eden Park here on Saturday over a Wales team reduced to...

Denmark, France qualify for UEFA Euro 2012

Denmark, France and Russia booked their places at Euro 2012 while Portugal were consigned to the play-offs after a tense conclusion to qualifying on...

Euro jumps after Germany, France pledge crisis plan

The euro climbed to its highest in more than a week versus the dollar on Monday after Germany and France pledged to have a...