French troops to stay, minister says
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned Monday that without the stabilizing presence of foreign peacekeepers, the Ivory Coast risked erupting into bloodshed akin to
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last &quot;weeks rather than months&quot;, and that the troops would stay under British command.
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French soldiers from International Security Assistance Force patrol in a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistan&#39;s capital, on Saturday, Oct.30.
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France, which is pulling its special forces soldiers out of Afghanistan, said on Monday it would temporarily redeploy its remaining troops anywhere in the country for emergencies.
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Jacques Chirac has ruled out any withdrawal of French troops from Ivory Coast, despite unrest and anti-French attacks, which have forced the evacuation of thousands of Westerners.
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France's foreign minister says he "understands" two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah last year are alive.
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French President Jacques Chirac told Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri that France is committed to seeing the implementation of the UN resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country.
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France's foreign minister hailed Tuesday's resumed deployment of a much-awaited European Union peacekeeping force in Chad, where a rebellion had halted the troop movement.
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France's culture minister will approve the construction of an annex to the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, his office said Saturday, despite criticism in art circles that the government is playing loose with France's artistic treasures.
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French Interior Minister Dominique deVillepin announced Friday that France is to reinforce security in sensible places, especially around embassies after the explosion near the Indonesian embassy in Paris.
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France wants to shift its priorities in Afghanistan from military operations to training Afghan security forces and helping the country&#39;s development, French Defence Minister Herve Morin has indicated.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French troops his Christmas greetings.
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Two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq last August are expected to arrive home later in time for Christmas. The French Parliament erupted with applause when Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin announced
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President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that France will send 2,000 soldiers to southern Lebanon and hopes to retain command of the U.N. peacekeeping force, as a top European Union official said international troops could start deploying within days.
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France will not revoke a law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools despite demands by an Iraqi group holding two French journalists hostage, the government spokesman said Monday.
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France dispatched another 600 troops Sunday to help calm the volatile situation in the Ivory Coast, where French forces, deployed to enforce a shaky cease-fire, and ordinary civilians have been the targets of violence.
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot- Marie said French citizens living in Ivory Coast won&#39;t be repatriated because the situation there is getting calmer.