Bernard Valero News
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United Nations Syria envoy Kofi Annan said Iran should play some role in ending the conflict in Syria.
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Libyan rebels needed NATO’S military might to bring Muammar Qaddafi’s rule to the brink of collapse. About $50 billion in cash abroad means they can do without foreign aid to rebuild the country after a six-month conflict.
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France hasn’t received any demands from those who kidnapped seven employees of Areva SA and Vinci SA in Niger, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said.
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France’s government said it respects human rights “scrupulously” in connection with its deportation of Roma immigrants after a United Nations agency criticized the recent push by President Nicolas Sarkozy to expel some of them.
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France is working to check the authenticity of a video by the leader of an al-Qaeda African group demanding the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse said, citing foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero .
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The French government condemned the crackdown on protesters in a southern Syrian town that resulted in deaths over the weekend.
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Ivory Coast President-elect Alassane Ouattara announced the reopening of the nation’s airspace after forces backing him said they seized the state broadcaster and attacked incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo ’s residence.
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The French government has had indirect contact with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s government, though there haven’t been any direct talks, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said today.
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Iran agreed to hand to Turkey about half of its enriched uranium in exchange for fuel to run a medical reactor, possibly thwarting U.S. efforts to step up international sanctions over the Iranian atomic program.
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International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn awaits his first court appearance on attempted rape charges after giving police permission to examine him for physical evidence of scratches and DNA from his accuser.
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