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France takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

PARIS - France took delivery of the first Airbus A400M on Thursday, ending a four-year wait for Europe's military transporter whose development has been plagued by technical problems and soaring costs.

Dissident Kazakh Ablyazov faces extradition to Ukraine

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - Dissident Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling up to $6 billion from a bank he ran, went before a judge in southern France on Thursday and could be extradited to Ukraine, court officials said.

World, 5:36am EDT

Dissident Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov held in France -sources

LONDON/CANNES, France - Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from his former bank, BTA, has been arrested on the French Riviera, two sources said on Wednesday.

World, 3:20am EDT

Dissident Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov held in France: sources

LONDON/CANNES, France - Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from his former bank, BTA, has been arrested on the French Riviera, two sources said on Wednesday.

World, 31 Jul 2013

Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov arrested in France: sources

LONDON/CANNES, France - Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from his former bank BTA, has been arrested near Cannes in southern France and is being held by police, sources familiar with the situation said.

World, 31 Jul 2013

Schneider Electric agrees $5.2 billion takeover of Invensys

PARIS - France's Schneider Electric is to buy British engineer Invensys for an agreed 3.4 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) to strengthen its high-margin industrial automation business and win more custom in the fast-growing energy sector.

Exclusive: Schneider nears $5 billion Invensys deal - sources

LONDON/NEW YORK - France's Schneider Electric is nearing a 3.3 billion pound ($5.07 billion) deal to acquire British engineer Invensys and could announce it at its results on Wednesday, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Air France could cut 3,000 more jobs: union

PARIS - Air France could cut up to 3,000 more jobs as part of parent group Air France-KLM's latest cost reduction plans, a union said, as Europe's weak economy thwarts the carrier's turnaround efforts.

30 Jul 2013

France wants mandate for EU-US trade talks published

PARIS - France called on Monday for the European Commission to make public its mandate to negotiate EU-U.S. free-trade talks, citing what it said was an atmosphere of mistrust over efforts to forge a landmark pact.

29 Jul 2013

France to back legal argument in Argentina case against creditors

PARIS/BUENOS AIRES - France will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in its decade-old legal battle with certain creditors, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Friday, citing the importance of global financial stability.

World, Argentina, 26 Jul 2013

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.