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Ukraine's President to meet Russian, French, German leaders, rules out offensive

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KIEV - Ukraine's President said on Monday he would meet the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on Jan. 15 in an attempt to restore peace to Kiev's eastern territories and acknowledged Kiev lacked the resources to regain control by military means. | Video

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Stock swings may signal bull run is in its last throes 23 Dec 2014

LONDON - Stocks are showing the kind of volatility that preceded major falls in the past, suggesting to some that one of the most blistering U.S. rallies on record may be nearing its end.

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Man rams van into Christmas market in France 23 Dec 2014

NANTES, France - A man ploughed a van into a crowded Christmas market in Nantes in western France on Monday, injuring at least 10 people in the country's third violent attack in as many days. | Video

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Man rams van into Christmas market in France 22 Dec 2014

NANTES, France - A man ploughed a van into a crowded Christmas market in Nantes in western France on Monday, injuring at least 10 people in the country's third violent attack in as many days.

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Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight jihadis 21 Dec 2014

PARIS - Lebanon hopes France will deliver helicopters to its army faster than planned so it can fight jihadis encroaching from neighbouring Syria, Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam said in an interview on Sunday.

Air France-KLM deferral of Boeing 777 raises concern 19 Dec 2014

SEATTLE - Boeing Co faced a potentially larger gap in production of its 777 jetliner after Air France-KLM said on Thursday that it plans to defer delivery of 10 Boeing 777s following its third profit warning in six months.

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Air France-KLM shares fall sharply after third profit warning 19 Dec 2014

PARIS - Shares in Air France-KLM fell around 8 percent on Friday after the Franco-Dutch airline group issued its third profit warning since July and announced new belt-tightening.

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Tunisia's old regime hopes makeover can win it the election 19 Dec 2014

TUNIS - In the corner of his office, Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi keeps a bust of Habib Bourguiba, who led the country in 1957 after its independence from France. It is a symbol, he says, of the kind of statesman Tunisia now needs.

French far-right mayor gets one-year ban over campaign funds 19 Dec 2014

PARIS - A National Front (FN) mayor in eastern France was banned on Friday from carrying out his functions for one year on grounds of irregular campaign funds, underlining the hurdles still facing the party as it seeks to show it can govern.

At U.N., Iran urged to show more flexibility in nuclear talks 18 Dec 2014

UNITED NATIONS - Iran has not demonstrated sufficient flexibility in nuclear talks with six world powers aimed at ending a 12-year standoff with the Islamic Republic over its atomic ambitions, France and Britain said on Thursday.