France
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'French kiss,' now officially given word in French dictionary
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After centuries of lacking a French word for the sloppy Gallic export "to French kiss," a verb has finally been given its rightful place in the French dictionary.
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France legalizes same-sex marriage
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The legalization order signed by French president Francois Hollande means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days.
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France legalizes gay marriage
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French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris.
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French embassy in Libya hit by car bomb
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A car bomb targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital early Tuesday, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as an assault not only against France but all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism.
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France legalizes same-sex marriage
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The French Senate has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.
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Somalia militant group kills French hostage
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Somalia's most dangerous militant group says it has killed a French hostage that French military forces tried to rescue last weekend.
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French troops move further into Mali to combat radical Islamists
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French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat "within hours."
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France defense minister: Islamic extremists have overrun Mali
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France's defense minister says that Islamist extremists have overrun Diabaly, a small town in central Mali where fighting in the four-day-old offensive continues to rage.
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France protests president's plan to legalize gay marriage
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Holding aloft ancient flags and young children, hundreds of thousands of people converged Sunday on the Eiffel Tower to protest the French president's plan to legalize gay marriage and thus allow same-sex couples to adopt and conceive children.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn pimping charges not dropped by French judge
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French judges decided Wednesday not to drop pimping charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his lawyers said. They quickly vowed to appeal.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn hotel maid rape case reaches settlement agreement
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Word of a settlement agreement between former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her could bring an end to a saga that has tarnished Strauss-Kahn's reputation, ended his hopes for the French presidency and renewed a debate about the credibility of sexual assault accusers.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'aggravated pimping' charges: French court pushes back
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A French court on Wednesday pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who has successfully fought accusations linked to his "libertine" lifestyle.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn D.C. rape investigation dropped
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A prosecutor in northern France says officials have dropped a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington, D.C., hotel by former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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France, Western powers prepare for Syrian chemical weapons attacks
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Western powers are preparing a tough response in case Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime deploys chemical or biological weapons in its civil war, France's foreign minister said Monday.
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Madonna to be sued by French Party for swastika sign
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France's far-right National Front said Sunday that it plans to sue Madonna after the singer showed a video at a Paris concert that contained an image of the party's leader with a swastika on her forehead.
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Nicolas Sarkozy's home raided, official says
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Investigators raided the home of ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his offices in connection to a continuing campaign financing probe, officials say.
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Hollande defeats Sarkozy in French presidential election
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Exuberant, diverse crowds filled the Place de la Bastille, the iconic plaza of the French Revolution, waving French, European and labor union flags to celebrate the election of France's first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand, 1981 to 1995.
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France detained 19 people in extremist crackdown, Sarkozy says
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French police detained 19 people Friday as they launched a crackdown on suspected Islamist extremists in cities around the country, President Nicolas Sarkozy said, promising more raids to come.
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