Tag: France

France is to withdraw a quarter of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on a surprise...

France are through to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup after their victory in Saturday's doubles gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead against Germany...

France raised the possibility for the first time of pulling out of nuclear power although its energy minister stressed on Friday that this was...

American Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Cervelo upstaged the hopes of British sprint rival Mark Cavendish on his way to a maiden Tour de France victory...

Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Omega Pharma team won an incident-filled first stage of the Tour de France here on Saturday and took the...

France brutally ended the World Cup hopes of Canada here on Thursday virtually booking their spot in the quarter-finals of the global women's tournament...

Two French journalists reunited with their families Thursday after 18 months' captivity in Afghanistan said their Taliban captors did not hurt them, but shed...

Pakistani Taliban, a close ally of al Qaeda, threatened to attack American, France and Britan targets abroad to avenge the death of Osama bin...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Friday that “several hundred” French troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the end of 2011. His office had...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he would follow the United States in starting a gradual troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a move...

Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland failed to inspire yet again on Thursday, losing 1-0 to France in a friendly that underlined their defensive woes. Defender Tomasz...

France said on Friday it was working with those close to Muammar Gaddafi to try to convince him to leave power as well as...

France said on Friday it had put on hold the sale of heavy military equipment to Pakistan and was waiting for an explanation about...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent a third night in a New York jail, prompting expressions of shock among some in France that the IMF chief had...

French police detained seven suspected militants, including one Indian, on Tuesday in a raid linked to an investigation into militant networks in Pakistan, a...

France was to push Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for a breakthrough in Middle East peace talks Thursday, after warning it may go ahead and...