French FM apologises for Iraqi PM criticism
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner publicly apologised Monday &quot;for having interfered in Iraqi affairs&quot; for suggesting that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stand down.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister has blamed negligence on the part of some in the US-led multinational force for Saturday&#39;s massacre of 49 new Iraqi National Guardsmen and their civilian drivers by loyalists of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hit  back on Sunday at Democratic presidential hopeful Senator  Hillary Clinton and other U.S. critics who have called for him  to be replaced, telling them &quot;to come to their senses.&quot;
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin on Friday condemned the bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, which left 10 people injured.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister blames Saturday&#39;s ambush and slaughter of about 50 new Iraqi soldiers on &quot;great negligence&quot; by coalition forces.
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French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.
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THE French Prime Minister today expressed scepticism over the alleged new demands of militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq.
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In rare criticism of US-led forces in Iraq, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi yesterday blamed foreign troops helping secure the country for
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British Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt on Friday became the first government minister who directly apologized for using inaccurate intelligence to justify the US-led war against Iraq.
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Tony Blair yesterday offered critics of his Iraq war strategy his most contrite justification for the conflict so far but stopped short of an outright apology, removing the word &quot;sorry&quot; from the text of his speech to Labour&#39;s Brighton conference in
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DAMASCUS/PARIS, 5 October 2004 - A French MP behind a failed bid to free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq defended his free lance operation yesterday amid sharp official and media criticism that he may have endangered their lives.
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PARIS - France issued an implicit criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on terror".Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, speaking in parliament, expressed these views on global ...
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France is stepping up its local contacts in Iraq over the mysterious disappearance of a French reporter and her translator in the country, the prime minister said.
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Former French PM Dominique de Villepin criticises the style of his one-time rival, President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out yesterday at US lawmakers who have called on him to step down, and accused American forces of committing "big mistakes" in killing and detaining Iraqi civilians in the hunt for insurgents.
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France's Segolene Royal stood accused of a fresh campaign blunder Wednesday after one of her top advisers disowned a text in which she harshly attacks President Jacques Chirac's Africa policy.Comment
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner apologized Monday to Iraq's prime minister for saying he should be replaced &#151; then suggested the embattled premier was already on his way out.