On July 14, 1789, while King Louis the sixteenth and Marie Antoinette set on the throne of France, the citizens of France stormed the Bastille. The Bastille was the prison that kings and queens of Fra...
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Troops from all 27 European Union nations marched in France's Bastille Day parade for the first time Saturday, part of a revamped celebration enacted by new President Nicolas Sarkozy."It's a party....
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Two government ministers have proposed that Britain inaugurate a new national holiday to celebrate the country's history and achievements: Britain Day.The proposed holiday, a British version of Ame...
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President Nicolas Sarkozy said he will not offer mass pardons to France's prisoners on Bastille Day, keeping up his law-and-order reputation and breaking with tradition.Sarkozy said in an interview...
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Paris (dpa) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that
he would travel to Tripoli for talks with his Libyan counterpart
Moamer Gaddafi following the return to Bulg...
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Oct 18 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his
wife Cecilia are separating, the presidential office said on
Thursday. Here is a brief chronology of the important moments in their
rela...
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PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy
will not be accompanied by his wife on a state visit to Morocco
next week, his spokesman said on Monday, fuelling widespread
rumours that...
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Saturday
9 a.m. The Annual Jefferson Democrat-Northeast Queens Republican Club Softball Game & BBQ will take place on Field No. 7 in Alley Pond Park, Springfield Blvd between 73rd and 76th aven...
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Today is Saturday, July 14, the 195th day of 2007. There are 170 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bas...
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Bourg-en-Bresse, France (dpa) - Belgian sprint specialist Tom
Boonen won Friday's sixth stage of the Tour de France.
The 26-year-old rider for the Quick Step team to...
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Iraq: Parliament plans to take an extended break this summer. Are its members aware that U.S. and Iraqi troops are in a bitter struggle against terrorists and civilians live in fear of bombings?Sun...
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Bastille Day
France stages all-European Bastille Day
