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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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Hollande's victory: The world ponders a major shift
François Hollande's victory may represent change for not just France, but Europe as a whole.
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France presidential elections: the candidates challenging Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for reelection in the April 22 presidential poll. Here are the top 5 presidential candidates.
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French school shooting: Five responses to the gunman's attack
French authorities are searching for the gunman responsible for killing three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse yesterday. The event followed closely behind the murder of three French soldiers in the region. Here is a snapshot of reactions to the events from French and Jewish media.
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Seven women who shaped the world in 2011
Women played some significant roles this past year, from making peace to crafting economic policy in the midst of a crisis. Here are seven who shaped 2011:
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Terrorism & Security
US embassy evacuated as rebels surge in Central African RepublicThe turmoil in the landlocked African nation has prompted calls for France to intervene militarily in its former colony. 'Those days are gone,' said French President François Hollande.
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As its leaders fight, France's conservative party suffers
Experts say that infighting within the conservative UMP, which was ousted from the presidency in May, could undermine its standing with the French public even further.
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Amid bitter leadership row, French conservatives tap Copé
Jean-François Copé today was named the winner of the conservative UMP party's recount. But rival François Fillon begs to differ.
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NATO members need to step up, says UK defense minister
Philip Hammond said today that Europe needs to take greater responsibility for its own security and be ready to act abroad. But NATO will have to become more efficient first, he warned.
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Editor's Blog
Will the 'European dream' continue?Amid a protracted economic crisis, Europeans are unsure they want greater integration -- but rightly concerned about backsliding into the nationalistic divisions that long haunted the continent.
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Cover Story
Is Europe really on the brink?Europe's biggest crisis in the postwar era is not just about the economy. It's about a search for identity – and a rationale for staying unified.
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France's Hollande vows more security after raids on Islamic network
French police special forces carried out a series of early-morning raids across France to dismantle what authorities called a radical Islamist network, resulting in 11 arrests and one death.
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In French print media, Anglicisms are 'le buzz'
Despite long being a bastion against foreign imports into the French language, French newspapers and magazines are undergoing 'un boom' in the use of Anglicisms.
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Guide to top diplomacy programs
A brief rundown of some of the top schools in the US and Europe that specialize in international relations.
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Charlie Hebdo's Muhammad cartoons: a headache for Hollande?
The French newspaper's publication of new cartoons of the prophet Muhammad could shake French President François Hollande's standing, both domestically and abroad.
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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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Global News Blog
Riots test new French President HollandeRiots in the northern city of Amiens have revived concerns about minority grievances and unrest in France.
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Youths battle police in northern France riot (+video)
French president Francois Hollande vowed to take control of the situation, which reportedly bubbled up from police searches of local residents.
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France dismantles camps, deports Gypsies
Unlike former President Sarkozy's virulent anti-immigrant media campaigns, the new Socialist government says it is motivated by health, sanitation, and security.
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Sarkozy ignites furor with push for foreign intervention in Syria
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who spearheaded air strikes in Libya, wants 'rapid' foreign intervention in Syria. Critics say the two conflicts are not remotely comparable.
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Win-win moment in Europe takes edge off summer of gloomy predictions
Ugly eurozone-crisis dynamics threaten to make it a summer of social unrest. But Spain's Euro2012 win and Germany's agreement on a European rescue fund have shifted the tone.
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Merkel, Hollande sup on eve of monumental EU summit
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have emerged as the representatives of the two opposing camps, both trying to solve the eurozone crisis.
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Terrorism & Security
Man claiming Al Qaeda ties takes hostages in Toulouse, FranceA man holding four people hostage in a Toulouse bank is demanding to speak to police about their fatal shooting of a French Muslim man who attacked a local Jewish school in March.
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Socialist election sweep gives Hollande clear mandate to push eurozone growth
The Socialist party and its allies garnered more than enough seats for an absolute majority in parliament, allowing French President François Hollande to pursue his policies full-throttle.
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France headed toward undivided leftist government
Leftist parties performed strongly in Round 1 of France's parliamentary elections yesterday, setting up President François Hollande to have wide latitude in governing.
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Will French voters deliver parliament to Hollande's party?
Tomorrow's parliamentary elections in France will determine if President François Hollande will face a divided government that could challenge his agenda.
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Is France ready for its trailblazing new first lady? (+video)
Valerie Trierweiler, France's first lady, is not married to President Hollande, and she plans to continue working as a journalist.
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Global News Blog
Oil prices rise, drop, and rise again. Buckle up, Earth.Predicting global oil prices is not easy. Prices have more to do with global politics -- and supply and demand -- than with politicians, but voters take out their anger on the leaders they can reach.
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Military intervention in Syria? Germany pushes back hard on French warning.
French President Hollande suggested yesterday that military intervention might be required in Syria. Why that idea resonated particularly negatively in Germany.
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Global News Blog
With a mouse click, an expat casts his French vote, from BeijingFrance is only the second country in the world to allow Internet voting in a national election, allowing citizens like the Monitor's Peter Ford to exercise their democratic right in the heart of Beijing.
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