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Al Qaeda Reportedly Threatens To Execute European Hostages

AP | By JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 01.12.2012

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PARIS -- The language used in a purported message from al-Qaida's North Africa arm that threatens to kill European hostages if governments take milita...

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Vive La France: Paris Celebrates Bastille Day In Spectacular Style

Posted 09.13.2011

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Paris was the scene of colorful military parades and spectacular air displays as proud citizens took to the Champs-Élysées avenue to celebrate Basti...

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France Radiation Test Intentionally Exposed Soldiers, According To Report

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France's military purposely exposed soldiers to a 1961 nuclear test in the Sahara Desert to study how the atomic bomb would affect their...

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French Wildfire Started By 'Imbecilic' Military

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France's prime minister accused Foreign Legionnaires of "serious professional errors" Thursday for firing tracer bullets blamed for a fi...

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