Posts tagged as: France

Anabel Medina Garrigues bows out to the local star Alize Cornet in the quarter-finals of Internationaux de Strasbourg

Anabel Medina Garrigues bows out to the local star Alize Cornet in the quarter-finals of Internationaux de Strasbourg  Local wildcard entrant, Alize Cornet, was edged out by the fourth seed, Anabel Medina Garrigues, in two set’s tie-breaker at the Internationaux de Strasbourg 2012 on Thursday. She suffered a 6-7(2), 6-7(5) loss at the hands of […]

Top seeded Sabine Lisicki exits from the opening round of Internationaux de Strasbourg: Part Two

Top seeded Sabine Lisicki exits from the opening round of Internationaux de Strasbourg: Part Two Highest ranked player at the Strasbourg WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) event, Sabine Lisicki displayed dismal performance at her opening round match. As a result, the German not only becmae the casualty at this tournament but also wasted a chance of […]

Top seeded Sabine Lisicki exits from the opening round of Internationaux de Strasbourg: Part One

Top seeded Sabine Lisicki exits from the opening round of Internationaux de Strasbourg: Part One German wildcard entrant, Sabine Lisicki, bowed out to the local contender, Pauline Parmentier, in straight sets at the Internationaux de Strasbourg 2012 on Monday. As a result, she squandered her chance of grabing a crystalware this season. Lisicki endured a […]

G8 demands a political transition to the Syrian crisis

Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a “political transition” to end relentless violence sweeping Syria. The clashes in the Syrian capital came hours after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria’s biggest city, killing […]

France looking to strengthen relations with Iran

In a bid to make a fresh start, the new French government’s policy towards Iran will be more flexible France and Iran have had a feisty relationship in recent years. however, what many people don’t know is that the two countries share a rich culture which goes way back to the XVII century. From the […]

France cave art the ‘oldest’ – reveals study!

France cave art the ‘oldest’ – reveals study! Experts have long debated whether the sophisticated animal drawings in a famous French cave are indeed the oldest of their kind in the world, and a study out Monday suggests that yes, they are.The smooth curves and fine details in the paintings of bears, rhinoceroses and horses […]

Francois Hollande close to winning election as final results announced

Socialist, Francois Hollande received around 51.62 percent of the votes in yesterday’s French presidential elections meaning that he is on the verge of becoming France’s next president. After all the counting finished, results show that Nicolas Sarkozy, the outgoing conservative, scored 48.38 percent. Upon his arrival at the part headquarters in Paris today, Hollande received […]

Greenpeace activists raid two nuclear power plants

Two intrusions occurred a few hours apart, in two separate nuclear power plants in France. On Wednesday morning, a Greenpeace activist was able to fly aboard a paramotor on the Bugey power plant in Saint Vulbas. In a statement, the environmental organisation announced, “He managed to drop smoke bombs on one engine and landed inside […]

United Nation panel questions nuclear expenses of Pakistan, India

Pakistan and India, the two neighboring countries and nuclear powers, are facing mounting international scrutiny for spending hefts amounts of national exchequer on nuclear installations rather than on developmental projects. Niclas Kvarnstrom, the Swedish diplomat while speaking the United Nation meeting on nuclear disarmament observed, “The world’s de facto nuclear powers are likely to spend […]

France to extend its co-operation towards Pakistan

France to extend its co-operation towards Pakistan Thursday, April 5, 2012: Philippe Thiebaud, French Ambassador to Pakistan, has assured his Pakistani counterpart that France will extend its hand towards Pakistan. France will not only provide financial and technical assistance to Pakistan to overcome its energy crisis, but Pakistan-France Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation was established […]

France terror attack: Self-declared al Qaeda militant claims to have been trained in Waziristan

France terror attack: Self-declared al Qaeda militant claims to have been trained in Waziristan French police laid siege Wednesday to an apartment block where a self-declared al Qaeda militant who boasted of having “brought France to its knees” with a wave of deadly attacks was holed up. Prosecutors said suspect Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman […]

France decides to close its embassy in Syria as death toll mounts due to executions

Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes Friday as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighbourhood in the city of Homs, and the Red Cross said the regime blocked the group’s access to the area following a bloody, month long siege to dislodge rebel forces. The International […]

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