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Coal mine blast kills at least six, traps dozens - France24
An explosion at a state-owned coal mine in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province killed at least six miners and trapped more than 50 others on Sunday, government sources said. By News Wires (text) REUTERS - Methane gas sparked explosions inside ...
Sarkozy adds 'paedophiles' to list of 'un-presidential' outbursts - France24
... had violated a new law to protect journalists' sources by obtaining detailed phone bills in order to find an anonymous source in the Bettencourt affair. ...
Aung San Suu Kyi has been released, Burmese officials report - France24
Authorities have released opposition leader and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, a government official said on Saturday. ...
GM reserves five percent of IPO stock for employees, others - France24
The minimum investment for employees and retirees is 1000 dollars, said a GM official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. No details have been made ...
Net tightens around Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks probe - France24
An anonymous source close to the case told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that traces of the secret files had been found on the 22-year-old's computer. ...
Saudi king to visit Lebanon amid tensions: govt official - France24
... restraint amid tensions over the possible implication of Hezbollah in the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said on Monday. ...
France and Mauritania launch unsuccessful raid to rescue hostage - France24
“France was aware of the operation before it occurred,” reported a Malian source who requested anonymity, but its “degree of involvement” in the raid is not ...
Steel giant Evraz vows to cooperate with abuse probe - France24
It quoted an official close to the presidency as saying that Abramovich's relationship with the authorities had not deteriorated. ...
Experts say Iran nuclear deal is technically impossible - France24
... the Iranians want the fuel to be made within a year but it will take at least one and a half years,¨ said the diplomat, who asked not to be named due to ...
'Demjanjuk: a Holocaust cabaret' hits German stage - France24
"Basically, I thought it was good," said a 20-year-old student from Heidelberg University, who declined to give his name. "Having said that, it was a bit ...
Russia drops charges against fugitive oligarch - France24
The source, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, also said the businessman, who launched his career in Russia's volatile ...
Mediobanca chief to head up Italian insurer Generali: source - France24
Cesare Geronzi, head of investment bank Mediobanca, pictured in 2008, will be named chairman of Italian insurer Generali, a person familiar with the matter ...
Sarkozy hosts conference on nuclear energy - France24
A French official who asked not to be named said the conference aimed to respond to widespread "renewed interest in civil nuclear energy" by countries and ...
Mitsubishi, Peugeot scrap capital tie-up talks - France24
Another industry analyst who asked not to be named said PSA Peugeot would hardly benefit from a capital tie-up with Mitsubishi Motors. ...
Uzbekistan jails AIDS advocate over work: activists - France24
The court ordered the brochure incinerated and barred from circulation, said the activist, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by Uzbek ...
Quietly, a critical new electoral reform draft makes the rounds - France24
It was then sent to the Ministry of Justice for review, according to an official from the Afghan presidential palace who declined to be named since he was ...