France, Spain say arrests, seizures have hit ETA hard
Reuters via Yahoo!7 News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:15 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - A series of arrests and arms seizures in France in recent weeks have dealt a heavy blow to Basque separatist group ETA but the militants still pose a threat, French and Spanish officials said Wednesday. |
French hostage says sneaked past Somali captors: RFI
AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:12 AM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - A French agent told Wednesday of how he sneaked past his Somali kidnappers as they slept then walked by night for five hours across Mogadishu, at one point coming under fire, according to RFI radio. |
United States: End of an era for the Kennedy clan
AFP via thewest.com.au Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:11 AM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - Interactive graphic on the Kennedy clan, the celebrated American political dynasty which has reached the end of an era with the death from a brain tumour of long-serving Democratic senator Edward. |
First augmented reality app reaches App Store
MacNN Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:07 AM PDT
Beating out acrossair's Nearest Tube, French company Presselite has released the first augmented reality app for the iPhone, Metro Paris Subway 3.0. Previous versions have relied on 2D maps as users navigate the Paris subway system, identifying routes and points of interest. Version 3.0 allows users to find POIs using a live video mode, on top of which the app overlays icons and distance ... |
UPDATE: French July Unemployed +0.4% To 2.535 Mln
The Forex Market Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:03 AM PDT
(Adds details, finance minister comments, background.) By A.H. Mooradian and Geraldine Amiel Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--The number of people classified as unemployed in France resumed its upward trend in July after an unexpected drop in June for the first time in 15 months, data from the state employment office showed Wednesday. |
Marcum Search Opens Florida Office
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00 AM PDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----New York-based Marcum Search LLC, a full-service professional recruiting firm, has opened a Florida office. Michael Paris, a former accountant who most recently was vice president of a South Florida-based regional recruiting firm, has been tapped to lead the new operation. |
Major business events scheduled for Thursday
Newsday Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:56 AM PDT
Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON â€" Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON â€" Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. HORSHAM, Pa. â€" Toll Brothers Inc. releases third-quarter financial results. PARIS â€" French energy giant GDF Suez releases first-half financial results. PARIS â€" French ... |
FRANCE THREATENS IRAN WITH REINFORCED SANCTIONS
The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT
PARIS, Aug 26, 2009 (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Iran on Wednesday that it will face "a substantial strengthening in sanctions" if it refuses to enter into talks with Western powers on its nuclear programme. |
Sarkozy to call for cap on bank bonuses at G20
AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:50 AM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday he will call for limits on bonuses for bank traders as he takes his campaign for greater regulation of the global finance industry to next month's G20 summit. |
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