http://www.mail.com/people/1760970-laurent-fabius.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1760970-laurent-fabius.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136376-french-ex-prime-minister-pierre-mauroy-dead-84.html PARIS (AP) — Pierre Mauroy, who as France's prime minister in the early 1980s implemented radical social reforms that made life easier for French workers, has died at 84. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Mauroy died Friday in a hospital in a Paris suburb. He had been suffering from cancer. Mauroy served as prime minister from 1981 to 1984 under Social... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136376-french-ex-prime-minister-pierre-mauroy-dead-84.html 2013-06-07T12:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2135864-france-studies-to-track-arms-syrian-rebels.html PARIS (AP) — France's government is investigating high-tech methods to prevent terrorists from using any weapons that Western governments send to Syrian rebels, such as gadgetry that tracks the movement of anti-aircraft missiles or shuts them down from a distance, officials say. Such controls could be crucial to overcoming fears about arming the rebels — ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:06:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2135864-france-studies-to-track-arms-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-07T06:06:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2132100-uk-french-claims-obama-tough-spot-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is facing a new quandary from a pair of assertive allies, France and Britain, that suggest his stated "red line" for more forceful U.S. action in the Syrian civil war has been crossed with solid evidence of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime. Mindful of America's own checkered intelligence record, U.S. offici... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:49:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2132100-uk-french-claims-obama-tough-spot-syria.html 2013-06-05T22:49:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130546-malian-army-takes-anefis-1st-territorial-gain.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and territorial gain without the help of French forces since they were routed from the country's north last year by the separatist fighters, officials on both sides said. Reached by telephone, the m... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:29:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130546-malian-army-takes-anefis-1st-territorial-gain.html 2013-06-05T22:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130630-hagel-nato-ministers-talk-syria-chemical-weapons.html BRUSSELS (AP) — New reports that the French confirmed the use of sarin gas in Syria triggered discussions here on the sidelines of the meeting of NATO defense ministers, but the alliance is still refusing to make any contingency plans for operations in the embattled country. Unwilling to get drawn collectively in to a protracted civil war, NATO nations in... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:57:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130630-hagel-nato-ministers-talk-syria-chemical-weapons.html 2013-06-05T13:57:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html PARIS (AP) — France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by the regime. It was the most specific claim by any Western power about chemical weapons attacks in the 27-month-old conflict. Britain later said that tests it conducted on samples taken from Syria ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html 2013-06-04T22:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129350-officials-russia-rejects-chemical-arms-evidence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration came back empty-handed after a diplomatic delegation to Moscow last month presented intelligence suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons on its own people, officials said Tuesday, raising further questions about how seriously the United States can cooperate with Russia to end the Arab country... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:39:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129350-officials-russia-rejects-chemical-arms-evidence.html 2013-06-04T21:39:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126158-libya-5-dead-tribal-clashes-southern-town.html PARIS (AP) — A personal feud on Monday sparked clashes between tribes of African and Arab origins in southern Libya, leaving five people dead, according to a security official, in the latest sign of chaos in the country. The vast, mostly barren southern two-thirds of Libya has largely gone its own way since the rebellion that overthrew longtime dictator M... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:37:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126158-libya-5-dead-tribal-clashes-southern-town.html 2013-06-03T19:37:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115626-syria-assad-will-remain-president-until-2014.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek another term, conditions that will make it difficult for the opposition to agree to U.N.-sponsored talks on ending the civil war. Any deal reached in such talks would have to be put to a referendu... Wed, 29 May 2013 22:25:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115626-syria-assad-will-remain-president-until-2014.html 2013-05-29T22:25:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114446-niger-attackers-inside-help-france.html NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — France's foreign minister said Tuesday during a stop in Niger that the attackers who carried out last week's double suicide bombings on a military camp and a strategically important uranium mine had help on the inside, the latest indication of the scope of the attacks which killed a total of 35 people. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ... Tue, 28 May 2013 17:25:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114446-niger-attackers-inside-help-france.html 2013-05-28T17:25:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113990-french-foreign-minister-pledges-support-to-niger.html NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — France's Foreign Minister says his government supports Niger following the double suicide bombings last week which hit a military barracks and a French-operated uranium mine. Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius on Tuesday met with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou and they discussed measures to fight terrorism. Fabius said Fran... Tue, 28 May 2013 14:02:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113990-french-foreign-minister-pledges-support-to-niger.html 2013-05-28T14:02:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112784-us-russia-discuss-peace-plan-syria-worsens.html PARIS (AP) — The top U.S. and Russian diplomats met Monday to try to accelerate frustratingly slow peace efforts in Syria, where the signs point only to a worsening conflict. Capping off an eight-day trip to the Middle East and Africa, Secretary of State John Kerry flew into the French capital to see Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and exchange upd... Tue, 28 May 2013 00:16:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112784-us-russia-discuss-peace-plan-syria-worsens.html 2013-05-28T00:16:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112118-britain-eu-ends-arms-embargo-syrian-opposition.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria's outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad's regime ahead of planned peace talks mediated by the United States and Russia. Though no EU country has any such plans now to send arms, British Foreign Secretary William Hague sai... Tue, 28 May 2013 00:15:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112118-britain-eu-ends-arms-embargo-syrian-opposition.html 2013-05-28T00:15:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112156-syrian-troops-gain-ground-tv-reporter-killed.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops gained ground Monday in a nine-day offensive against a key rebel-held town, and a Syrian TV correspondent covering the fighting there was killed by gunfire, state media and a pro-opposition group reported. The fighting raged as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to try to bridge divisions over easing an a... Mon, 27 May 2013 18:47:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112156-syrian-troops-gain-ground-tv-reporter-killed.html 2013-05-27T18:47:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112596-france-sees-signs-chemical-weapons-use-syria.html BRUSSELS (AP) — France's foreign minister says more signs have emerged of chemical weapons being used in Syria. France had been looking into reports of that since early this month when the ministry said there were accounts and indicators on the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war that needed to be verified. On Monday, ministe... Mon, 27 May 2013 15:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112596-france-sees-signs-chemical-weapons-use-syria.html 2013-05-27T15:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108612-hezbollah-eu-making-big-mistake.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's deputy chief says the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group "terrorist." Sheikh Naim Kassem told Al-Mayadeen TV Friday that such threats "do not concern" or worry the group. He did not elaborate. France this week joined an EU push to declare the group a terrorist organization a... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:47:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108612-hezbollah-eu-making-big-mistake.html 2013-05-24T19:47:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087308-nations-pledge-billions-to-rebuild-mali.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international organizations pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) to help reconstruct the conflict-ridden West African nation. The objective of the donors' conference in Brussels had been to raise 2 billion e... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087308-nations-pledge-billions-to-rebuild-mali.html 2013-05-15T18:23:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044156-un-approves-peacekeeping-force-mali.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half of the country, which was controlled by Islamist jihadists until a France-led military operation ousted them three months ago. The resolution authorizes the deployment of a U.N. force ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:42:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044156-un-approves-peacekeeping-force-mali.html 2013-04-25T18:42:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038400-car-bomb-french-embassy-libya-wounds-3.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst attack on a diplomatic mission in the North African nation since the U.S. ambassador was killed last year. The attack in the heart of the capital put new pressure on the Libya's new leaders ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:21:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038400-car-bomb-french-embassy-libya-wounds-3.html 2013-04-23T20:21:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030416-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in what the father described as especially harsh conditions following the group's return Friday to safety in the Cameroonian capital. Cameroonian television showed the family of seven — ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:31:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030416-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html 2013-04-19T21:31:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023406-french-ministers-low-grades-money-experts.html PARIS (AP) — France's government leaders have bared their financial assets and the ruling is in: they're not very good at money. After a scandal in which his now-former budget minister lied about secretly squirreling money abroad, President Francois Hollande forced the 38 ministers in his Socialist-led Cabinet to publish their financial records this week.... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:25:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023406-french-ministers-low-grades-money-experts.html 2013-04-16T18:25:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020330-france-forces-ministers-to-financial-records.html PARIS (AP) — Tax Day generally passes unnoticed in France but this year a major tax scandal involving a top member of government has made April 15 a day of reckoning for French political leaders as well. In a bid to "moralize" politics after the embarrassing revelation that France's top tax collector was himself dodging the tax man, President Francois Hol... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:16:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020330-france-forces-ministers-to-financial-records.html 2013-04-15T18:16:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981810-kerry-heads-iraq-afghanistan-visits.html PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan's president. Kerry was flying back to Washington from Paris, having piggy-backed off President Barack Obama'... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981810-kerry-heads-iraq-afghanistan-visits.html 2013-03-27T11:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978656-officials-us-training-syrian-forces-jordan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan in a bid to bolster forces battling President Bashar Assad's regime and stem the influence of Islamist radicals among the country's persistently splintered opposition, American and foreign officials said. The training has been conducted for several months now in an unspecifi... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:55:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978656-officials-us-training-syrian-forces-jordan.html 2013-03-25T23:55:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976242-arab-league-syrian-seat-to-opposition.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main regional group to opposition forces. The Arab League's decision is unlikely to mean much in practical terms to Assad's regime, which has already been abandoned by many Arab states that are s... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976242-arab-league-syrian-seat-to-opposition.html 2013-03-24T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974846-momentum-weakened-assads-ouster-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation within their ranks, foreign meddling and new finger-pointing over chemical weapons as the regime more firmly entrenches itself, giving no sign of stepping down any time soon. With the two-year civil war slogging on, the United States appears closer than ever to sending... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974846-momentum-weakened-assads-ouster-syria.html 2013-03-23T14:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972788-uk-france-press-eu-arms-to-syria-rebels.html DUBLIN (AP) — European Union foreign ministers displayed their divisions Friday over whether to start shipping weapons to rebels in Syria, with Britain and France isolated in their efforts to boost the opposition's firepower. The two-day talks opened in Dublin Castle just hours after a suicide bomb killed at least 49 people in a Damascus mosque, including... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:31:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972788-uk-france-press-eu-arms-to-syria-rebels.html 2013-03-22T17:31:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A video surfaced Monday showing a man who appeared to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped on Feb. 19 in northern Cameroon. The video's audio airs a man's voice that identifies himself as Tanguy Moulin-Fournier. He says that his family is being held by the Islamic radical sect kno... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html 2013-03-19T00:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France is adopting a "determined and discrete" approach to safeguard the lives of eight French hostages kidnapped by extremist groups in and near Nigeria, an official said Saturday. Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, made the comment to reporters at the international airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, after a closed-door me... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html 2013-03-16T19:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955596-syrian-opposition-pushes-interim-government.html BEIRUT (AP) — The main Syrian opposition group is pushing to form a breakaway interim government to rein in chaotic rebel-held areas in the north. But it faces objections from within its own ranks amid fears that such a move is premature and could lead to the fragmentation of the country. The differing views will be put to the test at a two-day meeting st... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:58:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955596-syrian-opposition-pushes-interim-government.html 2013-03-14T20:58:32Z