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Israelis in Anguish Over the Abuse and Murder of a 4-Year-Old
By ETHAN BRONNERIsrael is in the grip of a nightmarish tale of a French girl named Rose, who police say was killed by her grandfather.
8 Feared Dead in Avalanche in French Alps
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS“There’s no chance of finding anyone alive,” the French interior minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, said while visiting the area.
French Premier Backs Vote on Deployment in Afghanistan
By STEVEN ERLANGERPrime Minister François Fillon said on Friday that he would support a parliamentary vote in September on the troop deployment in line with recent constitutional changes.
In Handball, Iceland Will Try for Its First Olympic Title
By JOHN BRANCHIceland, which has never won a gold medal in any Olympic sport, has a chance to make history in the handball finals on Sunday.
Taliban Escalate Fighting With Assault on U.S. Base
By CARLOTTA GALL and SANGAR RAHIMI; CARLOTTA GALL REPORTED FROM BAMIYAN, and SANGAR RAHIMI FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. STEVEN ERLANGER CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FROM PARIS.Insurgents have taken advantage of a wavering NATO commitment, a flailing Afghan government and disarray in Pakistan.
10 French Soldiers Killed Near Kabul
By CAROLINE BROTHERS and TOM RACHMANThe ambush, the deadliest episode for the international forces in Afghanistan in more than three years, came at a time of worsening violence in Afghanistan.

 

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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 1754-1838 - The association Les Amis de Talleyrand presents the life and the action of Talleyrand, a French diplomat and politician from the time of Napoleon. The site offers a bibliographical database of 2000 entries.
Meta Description: [ Site officiel de l'association "Les amis de Talleyrand", crée en septembre 1999 est entièrement consacré à la vie et à l'oeuvre de Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838) qui fut le plus illustre diplomate que la France ait jamais connu. Visionnaire politique, infidèle à l'éph... ]

Henri IV of France - Detailed site about Henri III of Navarre (1553-1610) who against the odds, became Henri IV of France. Includes profiles of contemporary figures and a bibliography.
Meta Description: [ When King Henri III of France was assassinated in 1589, King Henri III of Navarre became King Henri IV of France. King Henri III of France was the last of the Valois line of French Kings. King Henri IV was the first of a new Bourbon dynasty. ]

House of Toulouse - History of the Counts of Toulouse, their relationships with Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, John and Henry III. Roles in the Crusades, the foundation of the County of Tripoli.
Meta Description: [ The House of Toulouse, Counts of Toulouse and Tripoli and Kings of England, France and Aragon; their Courts, Allies and vassals and their roles in the Crusades. ]

Vercingetorix, A Reconstructed Portrait (Reportret) - Carefully reconstructed portrait of Vercingetorix, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.
Meta Description: [ Carefully reconstructed portrait of Vercingetorix, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources; part of the Reportret gallery ]