Posts Tagged ‘france’

Thousands protest deportations of Gypsy immigrants in France – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

CBC.ca Thousands protest deportations of Gypsy immigrants in France Los Angeles Times Authorities say 77000 protesters hit the streets in 130 towns across France in opposition to Sarkozy's program to dismantle illegal Roma camps. By Devorah Lauter, Los Angeles Times With the fast beat of Gypsy music rousing the crowd over loudspeakers, ..

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Thousands protest deportations of Gypsy immigrants in France – Los Angeles Times

Roma reveal a rootless Europe – Financial Times

Friday, August 27th, 2010

msnbc.com Roma reveal a rootless Europe Financial Times Last week in Lille a Catholic priest announced that he was praying that French president Nicolas Sarkozy would have a heart attack. The priest, Arthur Hervet, who has since retracted his words, is passionate about fair treatment … UN Urges France to Stop Collective Deportation of Roma Voice of America Who Are Gypsies, and Why Is France Deporting Them?

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French Roma deportations: dissent within Sarkozy’s party – BBC News

Friday, August 20th, 2010

ABC News French Roma deportations: dissent within Sarkozy's party BBC News There is dissent within the ranks of the French government, as the first Roma, or Gypsies, to be deported as part of President Sarkozy's latest clampdown arrive back in Romania.

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70 repatriated Roma arrive in Romania – Xinhua

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald 70 repatriated Roma arrive in Romania Xinhua BUCHAREST, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Only 70 of those 93 Roma to be repatriated Thursday from France finally arrived in Bucharest, local media reported. They are the first two batches of some 400 Romanians of Roma ethnicity to be repatriated from France ..

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70 repatriated Roma arrive in Romania – Xinhua

French arrest cyber-crime suspect for US – Washington Post

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

AFP French arrest cyber-crime suspect for US Washington Post A founder of one of the world's most sophisticated Internet sites for trafficking stolen credit card information has been arrested by French police based on a US criminal indictment unsealed Wednesday, the US Secret Service and … US to extradite Russian credit card trafficker Reuters Alleged credit card trafficker arrested in France CNN Officials: Credit Card Data Thief 'BadB' Arrested in France AOL News Christian Science Monitor

Nagasaki remembers A-bomb after 65 years – AFP

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

GulfNews Nagasaki remembers A-bomb after 65 years AFP TOKYO — The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Monday commemorated the 65th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with representatives from Britain and France attending for the first time. Nagasaki was flattened in an atomic inferno three days ..

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Zardari due in UK amid ‘terror’ row – Aljazeera.net

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk Zardari due in UK amid 'terror' row Aljazeera.net Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, is arriving in the UK for a five-day visit amid a diplomatic row between the two countries. The highlight of his visit would be talks with David Cameron, the British prime minister, who last week angered … Pakistan's burning sense of injustice Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan's President Zardari due in London BBC News Pak keen for a civil nuke cooperation with France: Zardari Hindustan Times Sky News

French mother charged with killing eight of her babies – Telegraph.co.uk

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk French mother charged with killing eight of her babies Telegraph.co.uk A French mother, Dominique Cottrez, has been charged by with murdering eight newborn babies in the village of Villers-au-Tertre, near Lille . The 45-year-old nursing assistant, who also has two grown-up daughters, is said to have been “systematically … Couple charged in France over babies' bodies CNN International French couple charged over babies BBC News French couple in court in case of eight dead newborns The Hindu NPR

French couple arrested after bodies of EIGHT babies found – Daily Mail

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald French couple arrested after bodies of EIGHT babies found Daily Mail A couple have been arrested in northern France after eight newborn babies were discovered hidden in their house and buried in their garden. Police in Villers-au-Tertre, near Douai, made the gruesome discovery using sniffer dogs

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France Nears a Ban on Facial Veils in Public – New York Times

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Globe and Mail France Nears a Ban on Facial Veils in Public New York Times PARIS — France's lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a ban on the wearing of veils that cover the face in public places. The draft law, only seven articles, passed by 335 votes to 1 in the National … French parliament approves ban on face veils The Associated Press French Parliament Passes Ban on Islamic Face Veils FOXNews Burqa ban passes French lower house overwhelmingly CNN Voice of America