Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels launched a counteroffensive in Mali on Monday after four days of French air strikes on their northern strongholds, seizing the central town of Diabaly and promising to drag France into a brutal Afghanistan-style war. ...
12:53 AM, Jan 15, 2013
French fighter jets pounded an Islamist rebel stronghold deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north. The attack on Gao, the largest city in the desert region controlled by the Islamist alliance, marked a decisive intensification on the third day of French air raids, striking at the heart of...
09:00 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The north east club finished fifth last term but are down in 15th this season and have been shipping goals. ...
08:52 AM, Jan 12, 2013
Economic and commercial relations between India and France were affected by the economic slowdown but are again growing steadily and there is considerable untapped potential for further growth, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday. ...
02:56 AM, Jan 11, 2013
India is ironing out contract details on a purchase of French Rafale fighter jets that has been under negotiation over the past year, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said during a visit to Paris on Thursday, suggesting that a deal could be close. ...
11:21 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The interview, to be broadcast on January 17, will be the first the American cyclist has conducted since receiving his ban and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. ...
10:36 PM, Jan 09, 2013
India and France will seek to step their civil nuclear cooperation and intensify economic ties when External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid goes on a two-day visit to Paris starting Thursday. ...
02:45 AM, Jan 09, 2013
The 'New York Times' reported on Friday that Lance Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. ...
01:27 PM, Jan 05, 2013
The United States rallied past France 2-1 Tuesday, with John Isner and Venus Williams capturing the decisive mixed doubles to win a second straight series at the Hopman Cup. ...
09:10 AM, Jan 02, 2013
Tsonga has handed John Isner his second straight singles defeat at the Hopman Cup, beating the American 6-3, 6-2. ...
07:07 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Bradley Wiggins, the first Briton to win the Tour de France cycling race, has been knighted in a special United Kingdom New Years Honours list which acknowledges the success of the home team at the 2012 London Olympics. ...
01:46 PM, Dec 29, 2012
The paper is demanding the return of the 300,000 pounds payment plus interest, as well as costs accrued in defending the case, which was settled in 2006. ...
01:11 AM, Dec 24, 2012
New Delhi: France has told India that it has taken concrete measures to ensure that Sikhs would not have to remove their turbans or be touched during border checks and that physical check would be replaced by body scan. The issue figured prominently during talks between a French delegation led by its Ambassador for Religious Issues in Foreign Affairs Ministry Roland Dubretrand and Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet...
03:48 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party. Believers are being drawn to spots where they think their chances of survival will be better, and accompanying them are the curious, the party-lovers and people wanting to make some money. Here are some of...
03:27 AM, Dec 21, 2012
New Delhi: France has told India that it has taken concrete measures to ensure that Sikhs would not have to remove their turbans or be touched during border checks and that physical check would be replaced by body scan. The issue figured prominently during talks between a French delegation led by its Ambassador for Religious Issues in Foreign Affairs Ministry Roland Dubretrand and Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet...
11:17 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Bangkok: Germany, represented by Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, won the Race of Champions team crown for the sixth successive year in Bangkok on Saturday. The event, which pits winners from various motorsport series competing in identical cars and being held at the Thai capital's Rajamangala stadium for the first time, saw Germany comfortably beat the French pairing of F1 driver Romain Grosjean and rally driver...
08:56 AM, Dec 16, 2012
London: A teacher in France has been suspended after asking a class of teenagers to write suicide notes. The man, who has not been named, is a French teacher at the Antoine-Delafont school in Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard, near Angouleme, France, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. He told the 13 to 14-year-olds to imagine what they would say to themselves if they were about to end their lives out of "disgust" for...
01:58 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Paris: Lance Armstrong has been notified by the UCI that he has been stripped of all the titles he won after July 1998 and the American has three weeks to appeal, a spokesman for cycling's world governing body said on Monday. "Lance Armstrong's lawyer was notified on 6th December that all his results since 1st August 1998 were nullified. He has 21 days to appeal (from that date)," the International...
08:19 AM, Dec 11, 2012
Rome: Roma captain Francesco Totti scored twice and set up two more goals in a 4-2 win that ended Fiorentina's nine-match unbeaten run on Saturday. The result left both clubs tied for fourth in the Serie A and marked a forgettable return for Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella, who played with Roma alongside Totti for a decade then coached the Giallorossi briefly last year. Earlier, Atalanta beat Parma 2-1 to move...
08:06 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Lausannel: Lance Armstrong will hold on to his 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze medal a little longer after the International Olympic Committee said it would wait for the international cycling union to inform him before moving to strip him of it. The 41-year-old had his seven Tour de France victories nullified and was banned from cycling for life in October after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping...
02:49 AM, Dec 06, 2012
