Publication: France24 - france

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

OBITUARY: French composer and singer Georges Moustaki dies at 79

Georges Moustaki, a prolific French singer and composer who collaborated and enjoyed a brief romance with Édith Piaf, died on Thursday at the age of 79. ... [Published France24 - france - May 23 2013]

Entities: Georges Moustaki, Édith Piaf

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Ségolène Royal

FRANCE: France’s Ségolène Royal gets her Roosevelts mixed up

French Socialist and former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal may need to revisit her American history books after she was caught quoting the wrong Roosevelt. ... [Published France24 - france - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ségolène Royal, France

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

POLITICS: Hooligans in Paris: a government blunder?

Interior minister Manuel Valls has been a rare shining star in the socialist government. However this week, he has come under withering criticism from the opposition for the violent incidents that have marked the celebrations of the championship win of ... [Published France24 - france - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vandalism, Paris

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

France: Police guard Strasbourg schools after death threat

Hundreds of police officers have been deployed to schools across the French city of Strasbourg after an anonymous person (pictured) posted an online message threatening to commit suicide and kill several students at a high school on Friday. ... [Published France24 - france - May 17 2013]

Entities: Strasbourg (France), France, Police

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Angelina Jolie

FRANCE: France's cultural bias against preventive mastectomy

American women at high risk for breast cancer, such as Angelina Jolie, often opt for a preventive mastectomy. But in France, women tend to stay away from the surgery, preferring to be closely monitored by doctors. ... [Published France24 - france - May 15 2013]

Entities: preventive mastectomy, France, Angelina Jolie

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

FRANCE: 'Carlos the Jackal' appeals life sentence in Paris court

Venezuelan-born terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, best known as “Carlos the Jackal,” returned to a Paris court on Monday to appeal against his 2011 conviction for a string of deadly bombings in France during the 1980s. ... [Published France24 - france - May 13 2013]

Entities: Carlos the Jackal, life sentence, Paris, France

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

FRANCE: Topless Femen crash far-right rally in Paris

A group of women belonging to the topless, Ukrainian-born Femen movement on Sunday interrupted a Joan of Arc commemoration which had been organised by far-right groups in central Paris. ... [Published France24 - france - May 12 2013]

Entities: Paris, France, Joan of Arc

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Culture: Bob Dylan ‘unworthy’ of French Légion d’Honneur

Legendary musician Bob Dylan may no longer be in the running for France’s highest award, the Légion d’honneur, after a French general deemed him unworthy given his drug-taking and anti-war protesting past. ... [Published France24 - france - May 10 2013]

Entities: Bob Dylan, Légion d'honneur, Anti-War

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

FRANCE - GERMANY: Is the Franco-German union heading for divorce?

An attack by French Socialists on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ‘selfish austerity’, revealed in a leaked draft memo on European policy, could be a sign that the long-standing Franco-German partnership has reached a new low. ... [Published France24 - france - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Divorce, France, Germany

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

POLITICS: Gay marriage bill protests: a political revolution?

On Tuesday, after heated debates in parliament and violent scuffles in the streets, the National Assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption. No surprise there since the Socialist party holds a strong majority in parliament. But what ... [Published France24 - france - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Gay, protest, Socialist Party (France), Same-Sex Marriage

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

FRANCE: Head of national park shot dead in latest Corsica murder

The head of Corsica’s national park was shot dead on Wednesday as he was driving his car from Ajaccio airport into the centre of the town. It was the 10th violent killing on the French Mediterranean island this year. ... [Published France24 - france - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Homicide, France, Ajaccio (France)

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

FRANCE: Magistrate union’s "Wall of Jerks" enrages French right

The discovery of a "Wall of Jerks" in the Paris office of the Magistrates Union, on which is pinned photos of various right-leaning public figures, has aroused the indignation of the political class. ... [Published France24 - france - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: France, Paris

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..."The police asked only for the biological passports of five riders, one of whom is no longer on our books," Katusha said in a team statement. "We have fully cooperated, giving police all the documents they asked for." Katusha is one of 18 teams in the Pro Teams division of the International Cycling Union (UCI)

Police raid Katusha over doping suspicions [Published France24 - france - Apr 14 2011]

...He now has 49,533 yards. "We kind of weathered the storm, and the defence did a great job" Manning said. "Fortunately we finished on a high note."

Colts make history with hard-fought win over Denver [Published France24 - france - Dec 14 2009]

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