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15/12/2012 - France - United States

Hollande, other European leaders appalled by Connecticut school massacre

French President François Hollande sent condolences to US President Barack Obama over the shooting of 20 small children and six teachers in a Connecticut school on Friday.

31/10/2012 - France - Algeria

Algerians want colonial crimes recognised

An Algerian minister has called for acknowledgement of crimes committed against Algerians during France’s colonisation of the country, ahead of the 58th anniversary of the war for ...

21/10/2012 - France - Algeria

France to be strategic partner with Algeria but no friendship treaty, Fabius says

France will seek a "strategic partnership" with Algeria when President François Hollande goes there in December but not a "friendship treaty", Foreign Minister Laurent ...

18/10/2012 - France - Algeria

Hollande condemns 1961 Algerian protest massacre

French President François Hollande on Wednesday paid homage to the victims of the massacre of the 1961 Algerian independence demonstrators on its 51st anniversary.

13/10/2012 - France - Senegal

Hollande promises to give colonial-era massacre archives to Senegal

France is to hand over its archives on a massacre of African soldiers fighting for France in World War II to Senegal, President François Hollande announced on his visit to Senegal on ...

People gather to mark a thousand days since a massacre killed journalists and civilians in Philippines
20/08/2012 - World news explained

People gather to mark a thousand days since a massacre killed journalists and civilians in Philippines

One hundred and fifty people gathered in the Philippines on Sunday night for a vigil to mark a thousand days since a massacre left scores of people dead, including journalists.

Deepening crisis in Syria
03/08/2012 - World news explained

Deepening crisis in Syria

The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, resigned yesterday complaining of a lack of support for his peace plan.

21/07/2012 - France - United States

Dark Knight stars cancel French promotion after Colorado cinema massacre

The stars of The Dark Knight Rises have cancelled interviews and appearances to promote the latest Batman film in France ahead of its release here Wednesday.

28/05/2012 - France - Britain - Syria

President Hollande and British PM Cameron agree to step-up pressure on Syria's al-Assad

French President François Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron say they will work together to increase pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Officer charged over 2009 Guinea massacre
10/02/2012 - African news explained

Officer charged over 2009 Guinea massacre

A court in Guinea has filed charges against a leading army official for his role in the mass killing on the 28 September 2009 in the capital Conakry.

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