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Jet turns around mid-flight

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:02 GMT

Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning.

France urged to reveal secret files - Nation

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:00 GMT

PARIS (AFP) - Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France?s defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said Saturday. Judges Marc Trevidic et Yves Jannier ...

Dreaming of a Tour de France windfall

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:16:49 GMT

It will become a "ville-etape" for the first time on 16 July, when the 211km 12th stage to Vittel begins there.

Rescuers recall saving sole plane crash survivor - Washington Post

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:43:00 GMT

Several thousand men and women from the Comoros Islands living in France, march in the town center of Marseille, France, to remember the victims of Tuesday's Yemenia Airways plane crash off the Comoros Islands, Saturday July 4, 2009. Many in the ...

Lance Armstrong's a champ, win or lose

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:05 GMT

Whether or not he's wearing the yellow jersey July 26, the final day of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong should pedal across the Champs Elysees in Paris while sipping a glass of champagne as he's done so many times before.

France urged to reveal 2002 Pakistan attack files - Channel NewsAsia

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:29:00 GMT

PARIS : Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France's defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said Saturday. Judges Marc Trevidic et Yves Jannier want "all ...

Tour de France's former king, Lance Armstrong, is back

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:21:42 GMT

Stopped only by world wars since its debut in 1903, the Tour de France has grown from a newspaperman's marketing campaign into a global sporting event with few equals.

Three suspected ETA members arrested in France - Earthtimes

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Paris/Madrid - Three suspected members of the militant Basque separatist group ETA were arrested in France Saturday in a joint operation between Spanish and French police. The three were among the most wanted ETA members, according to police sources ...

After protests, airline suspends service to Comoros

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:23:47 GMT

Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport yesterday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros on a route that saw a deadly crash this week after years of complaints about dangerous conditions en route to the Indian Ocean island nation.

Lance is back as Tour de France gets under way in Monaco - CNN Sports Illustrated

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is back from retirement Armstrong is among the 180 riders from 30 countries in the three-week race This 96th Tour will take riders over 2,150 miles; it ends July 26 in Paris

Cycling News - Yahoo News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:25:00 GMT

MONACO (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong returned to his favorite stage four years after winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France and set a respectable time in the opening time trial on Saturday. Tour de France starts in Monaco AP - 1 hour, 16 ...

Phinney has big plans for 2012

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:32:18 GMT

Let's start with the Tour de France, which begins today with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong back in the saddle again after a three-year retirement.

France to Armstrong: Better be clean - Philiy.com

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:07:00 GMT

PARIS - France's sports minister said Lance Armstrong would be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks during the Tour de France, which begins today. Roselyne Bachelot, in an interview yesterday on French cable TV, sent the warning to the ...

13 hurt when train derails

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:42:44 GMT

A train carrying hundreds of passengers hit a trailer filled with hay on Friday and derailed in central France, leaving 13 people injured, police said.

Train derails in central France, 5 injured - PR Inside

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:51:00 GMT

PARIS (AP) - Police say a train has hit a trailer filled with hay and derailed in central France, leaving five people injured. A police official in the Haute-Vienne region says a tractor pulling a hay-filled trailer overturned on the train tracks ...

Sastre assails Armstrong

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:12:17 GMT

The singular focus of the Tour de France this season was established when Lance Armstrong announced last fall he would be returning to the race he has won seven times.

Train derails in France, 5 hurt - Straits Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:44:00 GMT

PARIS - POLICE say a train has hit a trailer filled with hay and derailed in central France, leaving five people injured. A police official in the Haute-Vienne region says a tractor pulling a hay-filled trailer overturned on the train tracks, and was ...

Tour de France at a glance

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:12:35 GMT

The 96th Tour de France starts today in Monaco and ends in Paris July 26, covering 2,175 miles on a counterclockwise trip through France.

14-year-old jet crash survivor reunites with father in France - Detroit Free Press

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:00 GMT

LE BOURGET, France -- A severely bruised young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back Thursday to Paris, where she was embraced gently by her father, who tried to lift her spirits with a joke. Bahia Bakari, 14 ...

Cozy shop a true labour of literary love

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:22 GMT

Meghan Davidson Ladly PARISa 'The space is cramped. A tiny room with its outer peripheries rimmed with built-in benches, and chairs squished into any remaining openings.

Armstrong under doping watch - Herald Tribune

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:01:00 GMT

PARIS - France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year. Click to enlarge FILE - In this July 24, 2005 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas ...

East Meets West - International Students Get Together in Grenoble for Summer School

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:34:27 GMT

A group of international students made of 12 different nationalities will gather in France for a month-long summer school organised by Grenoble Graduate School of Business.

ALGERIAN SINGER MAMI GETS FIVE YEAR SENTENCE - PR Inside

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:03:00 GMT

Algerian-born singer CHEB MAMI has been sentenced to five years in jail for attempting to force an ex-girlfriend to abort their unborn child. Mami was taken into custody by officials at a Paris, France airport as he arrived into the country from ...

Cavendish poised for jersey bid

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:41:12 GMT

Described as "unbeatable" and "the best" by many of cycling's luminaries ahead of his third Tour de France, Mark Cavendish will begin his bid for the fabled green jersey in Monaco on Saturday.

Armstrong under doping watch at Tour de France - Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:00 GMT

PARIS - France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" for doping during the Tour de France. The seven-time Tour winner has come out of retirement to ride in cycling's showcase. The three-week race starts Saturday in ...

Cavendish poised for jersey bid

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:43:56 GMT

Described as "unbeatable" and "the best" by many of cycling's luminaries ahead of his third Tour de France, Mark Cavendish will begin his bid for the fabled green jersey in Monaco on Saturday.

Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash - Columbian

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Members of the Comorian community living in France gather at the entrance to the T3 Terminal at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Friday July 3, 2009. An Airbus A330-200 from Yemenia Airways took off for Sana'a, Yemen, on Friday. The plane took off 4 ...

Article rated a - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:37:00 GMT