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Kiev promises 'restraint' as army nears rebels in Donetsk Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Thursday as Western leaders piled pressure on Kiev to strike a truce with pro-Russian separatists.
10 July 2014
The head office of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. ©Reuters/Stringer Japan shipping giant plans first regular Arctic route Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced plans for the world's first regular commercial shipping route through the Arctic Ocean, starting in 2018, in an attempt to reduce sailing times.
09 July 2014
Malaysian sentenced to death for French tourist murder A Malaysian shopkeeper was sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of murdering a French tourist on a popular resort island.
09 July 2014
Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks France and the United States on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to agree a dialogue on reaching a ceasefire with Kiev.
08 July 2014
Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of pupils A primary school in southern France was in shock after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric problems".
05 July 2014
French theme park recreates 'Little Prince' universe A theme park inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic "The Little Prince" opened this week in France, giving visitors a chance to recall the author's claim that "all grown-ups were children first".
04 July 2014
Scarlett Johansson wins French novel lookalike case Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson won damages against a French author whose novel features a character resembling the starlet who is treated as a sex object.
04 July 2014
French to fund and make 3D map of Astana worth €3 million A French firm will create a 3D map of Astana worth €3 million.
03 July 2014
Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days under water Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Florida Keys.
03 July 2014
French ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors said Wednesday, a dramatic move in a criminal probe that could wreck his hopes of a political comeback.
02 July 2014
Sarkozy detained for questioning in French graft probe: judicial source Nicolas Sarkozy was detained for questioning in a widening corruption probe, a judicial source told AFP, in an unprecedented move against a former French president.
01 July 2014
A Chinese national flag flutters outside the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the Chinese central bank, in Beijing. ©Reuters/Petar Kujundzic China signs yuan accords with France, Luxembourg China's central bank said it has signed agreements for yuan clearing arrangements with France and Luxembourg, with the aim of promoting greater use of its currency overseas.
30 June 2014
Photo courtesy of earn-it.ru France attacks ICANN as unfit for internet governance France strongly attacked the US-based body that assigns internet addresses, saying it was not a fit venue for internet governance and that alternatives should be sought.
27 June 2014
Jerome Rothen. ©Reuters/Stephane Mahe Rothen in dock again over betting Former France international Jerome Rothen is among 37 players who have been summonsed to appear before the Professional Football League (LFP) for illegal betting on matches in France.
27 June 2014
Jean-Paul Mopo Kobanda (R), lawyer of Mehdi Nemmouche. ©Reuters/Benoit Tessier French court orders extradition of Jewish museum shooting suspect A French court ordered the extradition to Belgium of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, but his lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.
27 June 2014
©Reuters/Mike Blake World Cup brings global trail of carnage The hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
24 June 2014
©Reuters/Pascal Rossignol France set for travel chaos as flights cut due to air strike France braced for travel chaos after the country's civil aviation body urged airlines on Monday to cut flights by up to 20 percent in Paris and some other cities due to an air controllers' strike.
24 June 2014
France's Jewish community elects new Grand Rabbi France's Jewish community elected the Jewish chaplain of the French army as its new Grand Rabbi, as it grapples with rising anti-Semitism.
23 June 2014
Frenchman convicted of kidnapping daughter's killer A 76-year-old Frenchman was convicted Wednesday of having kidnapped a German ex-doctor who had killed his daughter, but he avoided jail time as the court handed down a suspended sentence.
18 June 2014
©Reuters/Laurent Dubrule Roma teen in coma after lynching in France A Roma teenager was fighting for his life Tuesday after a lynching by a mob who accused him of burglary in a suburb outside the French capital, a police source said.
18 June 2014

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