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10/03/2013 - France

Anti-nuclear campaigners form human chain in Paris

Thousands of people formed a human chain in Paris on Saturday - the second anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster - to oppose nuclear power, which provides most of France's energy.

13/12/2012 - France

Icy roads cause accidents, slowdowns in eastern France

Icy roads caused at least 27 traffic accidents in western France on Thursday morning with weather alerts in 22 departments.

29/11/2012 - France - United States

French court overturns Continental Airlines manslaughter verdict over Concorde crash

A French court has cleared Continental Airlines and one of its employees of criminal responsibility for the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde.
 

11/11/2012 - France - Algeria

Missing bodies in Algerian bank place crash found

The bodies of the two passengers missing after the crash of an Algerian military plane in southern France have been found in the wreckage, investigators announced Saturday.

10/11/2012 - France - Algeria

Two bodies missing after Algerian bank plane crashes in French mountains

Rescue workers were searching a remote mountainous area of France on Saturday for the bodies of two passengers of an Algerian military plane that crashed on Friday.

03/10/2012 - France

Taiwanese pilot in French Mirage crash

A Taiwanese pilot has died in the crash of a French air force fighter plane. The Mirage 2000-5 went down in a ball of fire, according to eyewitnesses.

Trafigura Amnesty report
25/09/2012 - African news explained

Trafigura Amnesty report

Amnesty international is calling for a criminal investigation into the dumping of toxic waste in  Côte d'Ivoire.

28/08/2012 - France

Boy, 14 years, admits setting Avignon forest fire

A 14-year-old French boy has admitted setting a massive wildfire that has ravaged 400 hectares of forest and farm land near Avignon.

Supporters of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare block a bus carrying their fellow comrades who had been detained by the police during a protest against corruption in New Delhi
27/08/2012 - Report: India

Police use tear gas against protestors in India

Police used tear gas and water cannons as hundreds of anti-corruption activists led by the organization India Against Corruption staged noisy protests near the residences of Prime Minister ...

19/08/2012 - France

French firefighters prevent new wild fire after microlight crash

Firefighters managed to prevent new forest fires in south-west France when a microlight crashed, killing two people, on Sunday morning.

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