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Sarkozy reappoints Fillon as French prime minister (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed his trusted ally Francois Fillon as France’s prime minister on Sunday, seeking to shore up his position 18 months before the next parliamentary election.

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Yemen needs aid to fight al Qaeda: foreign minister (Reuters)

November 8th, 2010

Reuters - Yemen needs more help from its allies to combat al Qaeda, its foreign minister said on Monday, just two days after the militant group said it had been…

German foreign minister heads to Israel, Gaza (AFP)

November 7th, 2010

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday aimed at promoting a new start to peace talks and monitoring development efforts.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday aimed at promoting a new start to peace talks and monitoring…

Iran foreign minister: No verdict in stoning case (AP)

November 3rd, 2010

FILE - This undated file image made available by Amnesty International in London on Thursday, July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery. France said Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 that Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki insists that no final decision has been made in the case of Ashtiani who could be executed by stoning for adultery, despite reports that her execution is imminent. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, File) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES**AP - Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that no final decision has been made about a woman who could be stoned to death for adultery, amid reports that her execution…

Baghdad bombs death toll reaches 64, minister says (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Iraqi Princess Doctor Nesrine, whose grandfather is Iraq's king Faisal first bin al-Sharif Hussein al-Hashimi speaks out for victims of the attack on the Our Lady of Salvation church of Baghdad, in front of the Martyrs square in Beirut November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiReuters - The death toll from a series of bomb blasts in mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday has reached 64 with 360 wounded, Iraq’s health minister said.


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Somali parliament approves new prime minister (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Reuters - Somali legislators approved the appointment of Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Sunday, voting overwhelmingly for the president’s nominee.

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UK ex-prime minister Thatcher admitted to hospital (AP)

October 19th, 2010

AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to the hospital following a recent bout of flu, officials said Tuesday.

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French minister: Saudis warn of new terror threat (AP)

October 17th, 2010

AP - Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al-Qaida in Europe, “notably France,” Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday.

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Minister says Wednesday rescue likely in Chile (AP)

October 9th, 2010

A relative of a trapped miner gestures after the announcement that a drill reached the trapped miners in the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Saturday Oct. 9, 2010.  Officials announced that the drill trying to reach the 33 trapped miners reached them Saturday after more than two months of efforts. The miners have been trapped since the mine collapsed on Aug. 5.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Chile’s mining minister said Saturday night that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.


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French minister defends bill on losing citizenship (AP)

September 28th, 2010

France's Immigration Minister Eric Besson gestures as he presents to the parliament members his bill at the National Assembly, in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010. Besson presents a bill that would strip naturalized French citizens of their nationality if they threaten the lives of police or other legal authorities. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Does France have second-class citizens? A new bill introduced Tuesday in parliament aimed at toughening immigration rules would strip naturalized citizens of their nationality if they threaten the…