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Nicolas Sarkozy.
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French presidential candidates make final appeals
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
The four leading candidates held their last big campaign rallies Thursday.
France's far left commands more influence than votes
Tired of mudslinging, French company wants clean image
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EU adopts measure outlawing Holocaust denial
By DAN BILEFSKY
But national laws will take precedence, if a member nation chooses.
Romanian Parliament votes to suspend president
AP
Lawmakers voted Thursday to suspend President Traian Basescu from office on grounds that he had abused his powers.
German legislator warns U.S. not to act prematurely on Kosovo
By JUDY DEMPSEY
He says any rush toward recognition of the province as independent would lead to trans-Atlantic divisions.
Kosovo leader says Parliament will declare independence following UN resolution
U.S. seeks European support for missile shield
By JUDY DEMPSEY
In briefings, officials try to reassure NATO allies and Russia that the system would not create new divisions or threaten Russia.
Palestinian president convinced abducted BBC reporter is alive
Reuters
Mahmoud Abbas said during a visit to Sweden that the abductors of Alan Johnston, had been identified, though the Palestinian Authority had not been in contact with the group.
Russian police raid U.S.-funded Educated Media Foundation
AP
Russian police have raided a non-governmental organization that receives U.S. funding, seizing documents and equipment in a search its director said Thursday was likely linked to the government's growing distaste for Western-funded NGOs.
5 held in Turkey after killings in Bible publishing house
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
3 victims' throats were cut in a town with a reputation for nationalism.
Royal openly woos the women's vote in France
Poland and Ukraine count the benefits of soccer championships
European shares hit by fears weak dollar will hurt exporters
U.S. seeks to sway NATO and Russia on antimissile plans
Polish prime minister takes aim at EU charter
EU officials give final approval to visa travel rules with Russia
U.S. labor union explores a merger with British unions
Drama at Vienna opera: Who will be its new leader?
EU's satellite navigation system loses its way
Russia plans tunnel to link Siberia and Alaska
Gazprom completes Sakhalin-2 takeover
Volkswagen profit doubles
Attacks in Serbia raise fear of a return to extremism
Kosovo's future sparks flurry of diplomacy
U.S. missile plan stirs Cold War embers in Europe
UN attacks climate change as threat to peace
Barroso warns Ukraine on EU ties
2 arrested in Ulster mortar attack plot
2 Swedish 'spies' happy after release by Iranians
German Army dismisses instructor over African-American comment
Hans Koning, a prolific writer with a broad sweep, dies at 85
France's frivolous campaign nears its overdue close
Kremlin dashes notion of a 3rd term for Putin
Inert, moldy - and a sensation
'War on terror' phrase emboldens extremists, Briton says
Life is grim for Spain's Roma
From reality TV, video games
Children dying in developing world from lack of AIDS treatment
Russia hopes a legal hunt will protect polar bears
French Socialists fear Royal won't make it into runoff
French intelligence agency heard early rumblings of a Qaeda plot
Blair rejects an EU constitution in favor of a no-referendum treaty
Politicus: The politics of fear
Kidnapped BBC journalist's family begs for end to Gaza ordeal
British journalists call for boycott of Israeli goods
AT&T drops offer to buy into Telecom Italia
Knives out in ABN AMRO bidding war
Prodi sees benefits for the European economy from euro strength
The Workplace: Profiting from diversity
Kremlin again sends police to disrupt opposition
Lark to Africa descends into Somali nightmare
France commemorates a dark chapter in World War I history
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