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WikiLeaks, already leaking, releases all its US cables unredacted
The news organizations that had been working with WikiLeaks condemned the decision to release the cables with informants' names uncensored, saying it could put them at risk.
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At Libya summit in Paris, a bid for new relationship with North Africa
A Libya summit convening this evening will target the National Transitional Council's governing and financial needs. French and British hosts are keen to avoid any echoes of past European colonialism.
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Rebel march on Tripoli buoys France, UK
The general reaction in Europe is guarded optimism as rebels have moved quickly into Tripoli. The UK and France were driving forces behind the NATO intervention in Libya.
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In France, each ripple in faltering Strauss-Kahn case dissected, debated
Though the case against DSK in New York seems to be cracking, the conversation in France about entrenched machismo attitudes isn't, in part due to new accusations against the former IMF chief.
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Will Dominique Strauss-Kahn's political career get a fresh start?
US sexual abuse charges against French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be dropped soon, but a French novelist now says she will charge him with attempted rape.
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Forbidden in France: the words 'Twitter' and 'Facebook'
A new French law forbids domestic TV and radio broadcasters from using the names of the two American social media giants in an attempt to prevent 'clandestine advertising.' But media experts and commentators call the ban 'chauvinist,' 'out of touch,' and 'stupid.'
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Persistence over bin Laden may reverse Europe's image of a US in decline
In the strike on Osama bin Laden, and in the Arab spring, some analysts see hope for the end of a chapter of global violent jihad – and the possibility of a larger swing toward democratic values.
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Iran nuclear talks: What's on the table, what's at stake
Iran nuclear talks began in Istanbul today with topics that could include a revamped version of a nuclear fuel swap deal and ongoing sanctions.
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France finds a hero in former Nazi prisoner turned bestselling author
Former Nazi prisoner Stéphane Hessel argues that figures like Martin Luther King Jr. prove that hope mixed with an 'unwillingness to compromise on human rights' can defeat oppression.
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Crisis in Ireland tests eurozone vision of common currency, common interests
The Greece and Ireland debt crises have raised more questions about a currency that was supposed to unify Europe.
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After election 2010, Europe asks why US no longer smitten with Obama
In the wake of Republican gains in Tuesday's midterm elections, Europeans are wondering why a president who captivated their hearts was dealt such a blow.
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L'Oréal trial: heiress Bettencourt's tax shelters, gifts alienate belt-tightening French
The trial of a photographer charged with trying to defraud L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt started today, but was suspended to examine secretly made tapes in which Bettencourt discussed tax shelters with an adviser. Disaffection with elite privileges is rising in France.
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France moves to raise retirement age to 62
Low turnout in protest rallies Thursday signal that Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise France's retirement age from 60 to 62 is likely to succeed. Other European nations are moving from age 65 to 67.
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France, Germany at odds as euro continues to tumble
France and Germany disagree over the best way to handle Europe's sovereign debt crisis and their collapsing common currency, the euro. Some analysts think it could strain European unity.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles cabinet after election drubbing
French President Nicolas Sarkozy started to reshuffle his cabinet Monday after a resurgent left beat his center-right party in regional voting. The losses have some questioning Sarkozy's shot at reelection in 2012.
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How the world views Obama at one year
While Obama remains a ‘rock star’ in many countries, skeptics don’t see much tangible change in US policy.
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France's Sarkozy launches controversial national identity debate
President Nicolas Sarkozy's government started a 'what is French?' website today. Critics say the national identity debate is intended to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment ahead of national elections in the spring.
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Free Roman Polanski? Case shows US-France cultural divide
French elites lobby to "Free Polanski." American and French students pick sides in a French debate over the rape case.
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President Obama may be slumping at home, but he's surging in Europe
The US president's approval rating in Europe is 86 percent, even as he faces assaults from the right at home. But can he use that to advance his policy goals?
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Europeans' views of Qaddafi clash with Western diplomatic moves
Despite recent deals to lure Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi away from his pariah status, many Europeans still see him as a serial human rights violator and 1970s-style Arab dictator.
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In France, Obama erases the 'us vs. them' rhetoric
A Lebanese-French international relations specialist says Obama set a new tone. But there were few specifics on Israeli-Palestinian solutions.
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