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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left speaks with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon before the French-Italian summit in Nice, south eastern France, November 30, 2007.
(photo: (AP Photo Eric Gaillard/Pool ) / )
France Moves to Make 'Psychological Violence' a Crime
The New York Times
| PARIS — France’s National Assembly approved on Thursday night a proposal to add “psychological violence” to a law designed to help victims of physical violence and abuse, despite doubts that the law is specific enough to have much impact. | Carefully covering both genders, ...
Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, addresses the opening plenary session of the Summit on Climate Change.
(photo: UN / Marco Castro)
French court acquits former French PM in slander trial over alleged role in Sarkozy smears
KDVR
PARIS (AP) — A French court acquitted former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Thursday of playing a role in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, capping a trial that exposed a bitter rivalry between the two politicians. | The acquittal paves the way for Villepin — a...
Brazilian judge orders Air France to pay more than $1M to French crash victim's family
KDVR
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro N...
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
Breitbart
SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicolau...
AF447: French families want equal compensation after Brazilian judge award
Star Tribune
| PARIS - A French support group said Friday that it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 million for a Brazilian who died in the flight fro...
AF447: French families want equal compensation after Brazilian judge award
KDVR
PARIS (AP) — A French support group said Friday that it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 million for a Brazilian who died in the f...
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
Wtop
| SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicol...
Brazilian Judge Awards $1M in Air France Suit
The New York Times
| Filed at 2:00 p.m. ET | SAO PAULO (AP) -- A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Fr...
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin arrives at the Paris courthouse, Monday Oct. 12, 2009,
AP / Jacques Brinon
French court to give verdict on former PM smear trial
BBC News
| A Paris court is due to hand down its verdict in the trial of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. | He is accused of plotting to discredit the then interior minister and...
Polish movie director Roman Polanski gestures as he is awarded with 'The European Contribution to World Cinema' in a ceremony by the European Film Academy at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999.
AP
Judge orders French publications to pay damages to Polanski and family
KDVR
PARIS (AP) — A Paris judge ordered three French publications Tuesday to pay damages to Roman Polanski and his family for printing unauthorized photos — but the sums wer...
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
Houston Chronicle
| SAO PAULO - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicolau Ju...
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
The Boston Globe
| SAO PAULO-A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicolau Juni...
Brazilian judge orders Air France to pay more than $1M to French crash victim's family
Hartford Courant
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has ordered to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicolau Juni...
AF447: French families want equal compensation after Brazilian judge award
Hartford Courant
(AP) — A French support group said Friday that it will seek equal compensation for the families of victims of the crash of after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 million for a Brazilian who died in the flight from to Paris last year. | Th...
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
Seattle Times
SAO PAULO - | A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday. | Judge Mauro Nicolau Ju...
Business Law
Medvedev looks to France to modernise Russian economy
(photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Medvedev looks to France to modernise Russian economy
New Straits/Business Times
| 2010/03/02 | PARIS: President Dmitry Medvedev urged French investors to help modernise the Russian economy on Tuesday, as the countries build major new energy, transport and even military partnerships. | Addressing top executives from Russia and France on the second day of a state visit to Paris, the Kremlin chief hailed what he said was an ̶...
Corruption
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, shakes hands with unidentified political leaders from the French Caribbean islands before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Feb. 19, 2009. Protesters in Martinique and Guadeloupe have persisted with a work stoppage to demand higher salaries and lower prices, hurting scores of businesses including restaurants, hotels and car rental agencies during the islands' peak winter tourist season. Violent strikes in Guadeloupe have left one man dead, piles of smelly uncollected garbage in the streets, and stores looted
(photo: AP / Regis Duvignau, Pool)
Prosecutors appeal former French PM smear ruling
The Star
| PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors will appeal against a judgment clearing former prime minister Dominique de Villepin of involvement in a plot to smear his rival Nicolas Sarkozy. Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks to the media as he leaves after the verdict in the so-called "Clearstream case" at the courthouse in Paris J...



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