As things warm up ahead of the UN climate change summit in December, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has taken a dig at Barack Obama for planning to be in Copenhagen a full week before any other head of state.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a radio interview on Monday that he was "shocked" by Switzerland’s referendum vote to ban mosque minarets.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with French business leaders on a visit aimed at boosting economic ties. But his trip sparked concern amid reports that Russia plans to buy a French warship that would boost its military capabilities.
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John Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old suspected former Nazi guard, was rolled into a Munich court in a wheelchair Monday for the start of his trial on charges of being an accessory in the deaths of nearly 28,000 Jews.
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An Air France A380 had to turn around 90 minutes after takeoff and return to New York after problems with its navigation system. This is the second time an A380 has had to turn around midflight.
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More than 57% of Swiss voters have backed a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to ban the construction of minarets. The government and parliament had rejected the initiative as unconstitutional.
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin heads to France for a visit aimed at improving economic ties. But his trip sparked some concern amid reports of plans by Moscow to buy a French warship that would significantly boost Russia’s military capabilities.
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Investigators say the derailment of a passenger train from Moscow to St Petersburg was caused by a terrorist attack. The Nevski Express derailed late on Friday, killing at least 26 people and injuring close to 100 others.
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Vaccination centres across France are facing endless queues of anxious patients as the number of people seeking to be vaccinated against swine flu rose sharply in the past week. The army’s health service has been called in to help meet demand.
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France and Rwanda have agreed to re-open diplomatic relations severed in 2006 after a French judge issued arrest warrants for senior Rwandan officials, including President Paul Kagame, in connection with the country’s 1994 genocide.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Nicolas Sarkozy, attending a closed-door Commonwealth summit in Trinidad, committed to a multi-billion-dollar climate fund financed by rich countries.
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BRAZIL: Emulous Sarkozy chides Obama for Copenhagen travel plans
