• Notes from the battlefields of France
  
  BBC Scotland's Peter Murray reflects on a 200-mile fund-raising cycle ride for the landmine clearance charity Mag which took in the battlefields and memorials of northern France.
  BBC News.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:09:40 +0000.
• Nuclear Woes Hurt Bottom Line at EDF
  
  The French energy giant cited costs related to its U.S. nuclear ventures and the construction of its latest generation nuclear power plant in France, which will be delayed until 2014.
  By Matthew Saltmarsh.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:50:24 GMT.
• Heads Up: In Arkansas, a Medieval Castle Is Taking Shape
  
  Ozark Medieval Fortress is a new project in northwest Arkansas to build a 13th-century-style French castle using feudal-era technology and resources.
  By Christopher Hall.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:10:12 GMT.
• France shells out €176m on new luxury jet 'Air Sarko One'
  
  Nicolas Sarkozy's dream of having his own presidential jet to rival America's iconic Air Force One is about to come true.
  Irish Independent.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT.
• Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
  
  A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has agreed a deal to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:21:50 +0000.
• French woman charged in infanticide case
  
  A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter.
  Ap.  Zaman.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT.
• French President: Strip Foreign-Born Criminals of Citizenship
  
  Nicolas Sarkozy calls for crackdown during speech in Grenoble.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:33:04 GMT.
• France vows crackdown on foreign-born criminals
  
  President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Friday that France would strip the French nationality from foreign-born criminals who use violence against police.
  Mail & Guardian.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0200.
• Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks With Vienna Group
  
  Nuclear chief says his country ready to enter negotiations with US, Russia and France on a possible nuclear fuel agreement.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:50 GMT.
• Sarkozy accused of racism as he targets Gypsies
  
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his Government is being racist in its treatment of the group known as Roma.Sarkozy ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +1200.

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