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Suspected ETA military chief arrested

By Claude Canellas BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, dealing a severe blow to the organisation, French police said on Monday. Garikoitz...

French rail strike to increase travel disruption

Visitors to France could face transport chaos this week as train drivers plan to join Air France pilots in a walk out over labour reforms. Workers from six different rail unions are planning to walk out this week Photo: GETTY...

Eta leader arrested in France

The suspected military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta has been arrested in southern France. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, 35, alias "Txeroki" (Cherokee), was caught by French police during an early morning raid in...

No leader for French socialists

France's main Socialist party has failed to pick a leader to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 election. Emma-Jane Kirby reports. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. This page is...

New PCA to focus on energy

MOSCOW. Moreover, no discussion of European or Euro-Atlantic security systems is possible without the U.S., and everyone in Nice knew it. On the issue of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Europe confirmed its belief that the...

Europeans satisfied with action plan

By Krishna Guha, George Parker, Andrew Ward, Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Daniel Dombey in Washington The Washington summit was cursed by the hype that had been attached to it in advance by European leaders. It was never likely...

Beginning of the end for civil war in Sri Lanka?, Hannah Cooper

Sri Lanka's military seized the entire western coast of the country on Saturday, gaining control over the key strategic area of Pooneryn. This stronghold has been under the control of Tamil Tiger rebels since 1993 and the...

Leaders do little to combat crisis, critics say

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson, left, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty meet with reporters in Washington Nov. 15, 2008 after the G20 economic summit. Lack of concrete proposals...

Carla Bruni blamed for Nicolas Sarkozy's shift to the left

London, Nov 17 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters, who are worried about his inclination towards socialism, believe that his glamorous wife Carla Bruni is behind the shift towards the left.

PM Fillon Outranks Sarkozy in France

French prime minister François Fillon is slightly more popular than the country’s president, according to a poll by Viavoice published in Libération. 54 per cent of respondents are satisfied with Fillon’s performance, while 48...