UN fears for Timbuktu's treasures after coup Brisbane Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:17 AM PDT PARIS: The ''outstanding architectural wonders'' in the fabled city of Timbuktu could be damaged in the fighting that has engulfed northern Mali as rebels push forward, the United Nations cultural agency says. | Al Qaeda using Mali crisis to expand, France warns Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:57 AM PDT PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France warned on Wednesday the seizure of northern Mali by a Tuareg-led rebellion was playing into the hands of local al Qaeda units, urging neighbours including Algeria to do more to tackle the threat. For long one of the most stable democracies in West Africa, Mali has plunged into turmoil since a widely condemned March 22 coup that emboldened Tuareg rebels in their ... | France's Hollande pledges payouts, price freezes after win The Star Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:34 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential front-runner Francois Hollande said on Wednesday he would freeze fuel prices, slash government ministers' salaries and boost welfare payouts to families in a rush of legislation in his first eight weeks in office. | France mourns anti-elitist academic found dead in New York Straits Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:23 AM PDT PARIS (AFP) - France on Wednesday mourned the death of a top academic who pried open the door to the country's rich and overwhelmingly white establishment by taking in poor students from immigrant suburbs. Related Stories Russian woman faces jail for aiding suicide attempt Israel's Netanyahu to meet Palestinian PM Fayyad One Year After Osama bin Laden's Death Pope calls for end to anti-personnel ... | US, France without key players for Davis Cup The Washington Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:22 AM PDT PARIS (AP) - France captain Guy Forget believes the United States will be significantly weakened by the loss of Mardy Fish in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday. Both teams were rocked by withdrawals to key players this week. The ninth-ranked Fish pulled out because of fatigue and was replaced by 66th-ranked ... | French police swoop on more suspected Islamists The Star Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:16 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Police arrested 10 suspected Islamist militants in dawn raids across France on Wednesday after a shooting spree by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman prompted President Nicolas Sarkozy to order a security clampdown, just ahead of an April 22 election. | Paris-Roubaix bikes: how they've evolved BikeRadar Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:01 AM PDT This article was originally published in Procycling magazine, available on Zinio . The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix More akin to a field of bowling balls dropped into the middle of the woods than a road, the mere thought of them conjures images of unrecognizable faces caked with mud, broken men defeated on the side of the road, brutal and unspeakable suffering รข" and not just on the men who are ... | GSSA takes controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo Air Cargo World Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:54 AM PDT Paris-based GSSA ECS Group has purchased a controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo, an airline launched recently on the back of a private investor. Niger Air Cargo begins life as an airline with a weekly service between Liege and Niamey, Niger, on either a DC-10 or MD-11. | Big To Do yard sale event is taking place next week Paris Express Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:47 AM PDT The Big To Do on 22, an area-wide yard sale event, will begin Wednesday, April 11 and closes Saturday, April 14. The event features yard sales from Dardanelle to Barling and usually attracts considerable attention, according to Paris Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Hixson. | Area schools are graded by state Paris Express Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:46 AM PDT School districts in north Logan County got good grades when the Arkansas Department of Education released the latest school report cards. All three schools in the Paris School Distinct were achieving standards of the No Child Left Behind law, according to the report. | | |
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