French agents feted as heroes
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France has lavished praise on the painstaking work of its foreign intelligence agency, the DGSE, credited with securing the release of two hostages held for 124 days in Iraq.
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France on Sunday honored soldiers, including tens of thousands of Africans, who staged an assault on the French Riviera 60 years ago to break the Nazi grip &#151; one of the least-remembered military operations of World War II.
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French police hold five men suspected of links to al-Qaeda's branch in Algeria, reports from France say.
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France enhanced their arsenal for their internal security when they launched a surveillance satellite from a launch pad in French Guyana.
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In a major joint operation by France and Spain, two of Spain&#39;s most wanted terrorist suspects were captured Sunday in southwestern France, French and Spanish officials said.
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France honored film director Martin Scorsese by making him an officer of its Legion of Honor and gave actor Leonardo DiCaprio the slightly less prestigious Arts and Letters award.
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France last night dispatched its foreign minister, Michel Barnier, to the Middle East in an attempt to save the lives of two journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who have demanded that Paris revokes its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools.
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Eleven terror suspects believed to be involved in insurgent recruitment are arrested in France.
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The French government and opposition declared a rare united front on Thursday in efforts to secure the release of two French hostages held in Iraq.
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Kidnappers of two French journalists in a statement Tuesday praised France&#39;s &quot;positive steps toward the Iraqi people,&quot; a sign that the hostage-takers may be softening their anti-French position.
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PARIS  - French fashion designer Emmanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott-Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's Legion of Honour.
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PARIS, Sept 6  - The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward Monday new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
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French detectives interrogate trader who could have dealt with JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel
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A shadowy Iraqi group has released two French news reporters, who have spent almost four months in captivity. France reacted with joy Tuesday at the news that reporters Christian Chesnot and George Malbrunot had finally been released.
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French fashion designer Emmanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott-Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's Legion of Honour.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - France defended itself Friday against accusations by Ivory Coast authorities, and some western evacuees, that it used excessive force to protect foreigners against violent mobs during five days of upheaval in its former West
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French police round up 9 terror suspects as part of efforts to dismantle alleged al Qaeda recruiting network