French Socialist party head calls for calm amid DSK affair Reuters Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:16 PM PDT PARIS, July 3 (Reuters) - The head of France's Socialists urged calm in the party on Sunday as speculation over the political future of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn grew, threatening preparations for the left's 2012 challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy. | World Book Capital goes to City of Angels Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:51 PM PDT Bangkok has been designated the "World Book Capital 2013". The city was selected by a committee made up of representatives from the three main branches of the publishing world and Unesco, which recently met at the organisation's headquarters in Paris. | Walk back in to the WHC Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:35 PM PDT One of the first jobs of the new government must be an urgent reassessment of the Cambodian border problems. The outgoing government under Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has not handled this issue well. The dead, the wounded and the homeless testify to that. The new government must reverse the walkout at the World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris by Natural Resources and Environment ... | Ocean floor muddies China's grip on '21st-century gold' AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:12 PM PDT PARIS (AFP) - China's monopoly over rare-earth metals could be challenged by the discovery of massive deposits of these hi-tech minerals in mud on the Pacific floor, a study on Sunday suggests. | Swiss solar plane returns after European flights AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:12 PM PDT GENEVA (AFP) - Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse returned to Switzerland Sunday from Paris' Le Bourget airport, where it been on show, the plane's team said. | Pilgrims mark 40 years since Jim Morrison's death thewest.com.au Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:11 PM PDT PARIS (AFP) - In a Paris cemetery, hordes of fans paid rock 'n' roll homage to Jim Morrison Sunday 40 years after his death, though most were not born when The Doors' singer was found dead in his bath in 1971. | Judgement in Paris: Thorbjørn Olesen and France Prove Bubba Watson Wrong Bleacher Report Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:11 PM PDT Bubba Watson claimed that Open de France is not a ânormal tournament,â and the lack of security and the nature of the French audience was the reason that the player from Bagdad, Florida with hardly any travel experience did poorly on Le Golf National. Yes, we are talking about the world-class golf course outside Paris hosting one of the oldest tournaments in the world. Well, on this fine Sunday ... | | |
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