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Members of the media stand in front of the entrance to the anti-corruption office of the French police, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Nanterre, near Paris. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained and was reportedly being questioned by financial investigators Tuesday in a corruption probe that is rattling France's conservative political establishment. A judicial official said Sarkozy was in custody in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

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Belfast Telegraph
Sarkozy 'faces charges' amid probe
Wed 2 Jul 2014
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, his lawyer and a magistrate are facing preliminary charges in a corruption investigation after a night of questioning by judicial officials. The probe is... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)

Nicolas Sarkozy questioned over influence claims

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The Irish Times
Nicolas Sarkozy questioned over influence claims
Wed 2 Jul 2014
Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday became the first former president in the history of France to be detained for questioning, in an investigation into alleged influence peddling involving Mr Sarkozy, his close... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)

Sarkozy detained in French corruption probe

Lexington Herald-Leader Wed 2 Jul 2014
Sarkozy detained in French corruption probe
PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody Tuesday, apparently under questioning in an investigation linked to allegations that he took 50 million euros ($67 million)... (photo: WN / marzena)
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In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, a 31-year-old French veiled woman, no name released, addresses the media in Nantes, western France.

Voa News Wed 2 Jul 2014
Europe's Top Human Rights Court Upholds French Ban on Muslim Veil
VOA News The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France's ban on the Muslim burqa and other full-face... (photo: AP / David Vincent, File)
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FILE - In this Dec.11, 2009 file photo, then French President Nicolas Sarkozy makes a phone call during a EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-songwriter wife Carla Bruni are asking a judge for an emergency injunction Monday March 10, 2014, barring any publication of private conversations secretly recorded by former aide Patrick Buisson, also including discussions between Sarkozy and his inner circle.

The Irish Times Wed 2 Jul 2014
Nicolas Sarkozy held for questioning over influence claims
Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday became the first former president in the history of France to be detained for questioning, in an investigation into alleged influence peddling... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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The Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background

Voa News Tue 1 Jul 2014
Putin Accuses US of 'Blackmailing' France Out of Warship Sale
Reuters MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Tuesday of using fines against French banks to “blackmail” Paris into calling off its... (photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky)
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The Hindu Tue 1 Jul 2014
France extends €1b for sustainable development projects in India
France plans to extend a €1-billion credit line to India for funding sustainable infrastructure and urban development. This was announced by Laurent Fabius,... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in New York

The Salt Lake Tribune Tue 1 Jul 2014
World markets like reports from U.S., Chinese
World stock markets turned higher after reports showed manufacturing activity grew in the U.S. and China. In Europe, shares in BNP Paribas rose after the French bank said... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after the successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) in Sriharikota, India, Monday, June 30, 2014.

BBC News Tue 1 Jul 2014
Indian media: 'Space diplomacy' in South Asia
Media in India welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for a regional satellite to benefit South Asian nations. During a speech on the launch of a commercial... (photo: AP)
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France's President and candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Paris, Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Orange News Tue 1 Jul 2014
Nicolas Sarkozy Held In Corruption Inquiry
1 July 2014, 8:17 Nicolas Sarkozy Held In Corruption Inquiry Tweet Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being held for questioning over suspected... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
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BNP Paribas general counsel Georges Dirani, accompanied by attornies Karen Patton Seymour, left, and Elizabeth Davy

Orange News Tue 1 Jul 2014
BNP Paribas Fined $8bn For Sanctions Busting
1 July 2014, 1:16 BNP Paribas Fined $8bn For Sanctions Busting Tweet French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay a fine of $8.83bn (£5.16bn) after pleading guilty to... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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Sport

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	Derby revamp on cards Belfast Telegraph

Health & Medicine

	Young driver restrictions win public backing The Daily Telegraph
	A Chic French Beauty Editor Shares Her Secrets New York Magazine
	Hero Apache pilot awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to sell gallantry medals The Daily Telegraph

Technology

	BNP Paribas to pay $9 billion fine over sanction breaches The Australian
	France World Cup success helps banish 'les bleus' BBC News
	U.S. says Thailand, Malaysia, Venezuela among worst human trafficking centres Swissinfo

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an awards ceremony in Sochi on Monday, March 17, 2014. Putin is set to speak to both houses of parliament Tuesday about the results of Sunday’s referendum in Crimea, in which its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and join Russia.

Europe warns Putin on eve of Ukraine truce deadline

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi during the ceremonial reception, at Paro International Airport, in Bhutan on June 15, 2014.

Western powers rush to court Modi

Model Katie Cleary arrives at the Recognizing Heroes Awards Dinner and Gala at the W Hotel Hollywood on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Katie Cleary's Play To Become Famous Triggered Financial Disaster for Husband

EU utilities will suffer from low power prices until 2020 - The Guardian
EU approves Telefonica's takeover of KPN German unit The Guardian
Buoyant car makers help keep Europe's stock rally alive Reuters
German, French defense companies plan alliance The Wichita Eagle
Mihir Bose: The beautiful gain of Brazil winning may not be London Evening Standard
Intelligent Cars Are Pulling Investors From Automakers To Te Business Insider
European shares edge higher Independent online (SA)
France to back Roche cancer drug as cheaper eye treatment Reuters
Siren songs of sexy startups: The perils of tech investing Ha'aretz
European shares edge higher, pinned back by French telecoms Reuters
gm UPDATE 2-Orange drops out of French telecoms merger talks Reuters
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Orange drops French telecoms deal-making pla Reuters
Intelligent cars draw investors to tech stocks Baltimore Sun
Charming Chinese wine buyers Independent online (SA)
France offers loan for Indian projects Independent online (SA)
BNP shares jump on dividend promise Independent online (SA)
Nicox to acquire U.S. ophthalmic company Aciex Therapeutics Reuters
France proposes $1.4bn credit line for India The Himalayan
Wednesday Papers: Sterling strengthens as investors bet on r Citywire
>The Havas Worldwide Climate Practice Launches Today Seattle Post

UPDATE 2-Bouygues Telecom to cut jobs after sale talks fail

Under the radar in Europe

Under the radar in Europe

The IMF Is Sleepwalking Into Another Global Economic Catastrophe

The IMF Is Sleepwalking Into Another Global Economic Catastrophe

Food makers feel their way towards online future Malaya
Food Manufacturers Are Screwing Up Their Chances To Dominate Business Insider
Here's What's Missing in the Debate Over the Frick Collectio Huffington Post
A whole new world The Hindu
Facebook under fire for manipulating users' emotions France24
Around the Web: What they're saying about the Bucks' draft p Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bouygues Telecom unveils cheaper fibre broadband offer Reuters
ICANN 'unfit for internet governance' Independent online (SA)
Privacy since Snowden Shocking disclosure The Himalayan
CORRECTED-Bouygues gets boost from Alstom deal to fight tele Reuters
'I'm Not That Desperate' Huffington Post
Caroline Wozniacki: No Internet dating for me The Wichita Eagle
Prince Charles' Highgrove retail business to focus on online The Daily Telegraph
Israel joins Paris Club of rich creditor nations The Guardian
Tractors aid Yorkshire Tour de France internet access BBC News
Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2015 Belfast Telegraph
Former NSA officer placed on leave over racy photo posted on The Daily Telegraph
Bouygues gets boost from Alstom deal to fight telecoms battl Baltimore Sun
Whyd Launches a Streaming App That Saves Songs From Across t Mashable
TV Dollars Visit The South Of France - And Lean Toward The W Atlanta Journal

Afghan security forces personnel investigate at the site of the Friday's suicide attack and shooting, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. A Taliban suicide bomber and two gunmen on Friday attacked a Lebanese restaurant that is popular with foreigners and affluent Afghans in Kabul, a brazen attack that left 16 dead, including foreigners dining inside and two other gunmen, officials said.

Bomber kills four Afghan air force officers in suicide attack

France's President and candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, gestures as he delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Paris, Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Nicolas Sarkozy lawyer, magistrates held

France tourist tax rise condemned

France tourist tax rise condemned

Where are the burka and niqab banned or worn around the worl The Daily Telegraph
Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona president praises Luis Su London Evening Standard
Movie guide: Capsule listings, reviews of current releases The News & Observer
Revenge porn ban could be law within weeks The Daily Telegraph
Open thread: Should we let young drivers have free reign of The Daily Telegraph
France's Sarkozy Faces Corruption Probe Voa News
Sarkozy’s political ambitions dim amid corruption allegation France24
Pro-Russian rebels capture police HQ in Ukraine The News & Observer
Sarkozy charged with corruption after spending 15 hours in p London Evening Standard
Report: French ex-President Sarkozy placed under formal inve CNN
Putin's Eurasian dreams Al Jazeera
Deaths of Israeli teenagers is raw, but vengeance will not b The Daily Telegraph
French ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption Deccan Herald
More fighting in Ukraine as ministers prepare Berlin meeting Reuters
Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption and illegal use of i The Times of India
Former president Sarkozy faces influence-peddling, corruptio The Telegraph India
African leaders vote to give themselves immunity from war cr The Daily Telegraph
Leon Brittan to explain what he knew about paedophile dossie The Daily Telegraph
media The Guardian
Sarkozy faces charges in French corruption probe U~T San Diego

A Muslim man walks past a church gate decorated with paintings of Jesus Christ in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday April 10, 2005. Winding its way across Africa is an invisible faultline between a mainly Muslim north and a majority Christian south. Across this fro

50 die in Nigeria church attacks

Iraqi refugees sit at the Khazir refugee camp outside Irbil north Iraq, Friday, June 20, 2014.

Iraq militants take border post with Syria

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents of the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp wait to leave the camp, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014.

Syria warns UN on aid delivery

Britain's treatment of the Muslim Brotherhood is spectacular The Daily Telegraph
Where there is smoke… The Australian
WRAPUP 4-U.S. imposes record fine on BNP in sanctions warnin Reuters
High Court approves demolition of terrorist's West Bank home Ha'aretz
French Bank BNP Paribas Pleads Guilty to Violating US Sancti Voa News
BNP Paribas fined $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions Newsday
WRAPUP 1-U.S. imposes record fine on BNP in sanctions warnin Reuters
Islamic Militant Group Boko Haram is Now More Powerful Than Business Insider
UPDATE 4-France's BNP pleads guilty, to pay $9 bln in U.S. s Reuters
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: The world’s most wanted man The Daily Telegraph
BNP to pay $9bn in sanctions case Independent online (SA)
UPDATE 3-France's BNP pleads guilty, to pay $9 bln in U.S. s Reuters
As caliphate is declared, Iraqi troops battle for Tikrit Reuters
Supreme Court sides with conservatives on contraception ruli The Daily Telegraph
Toronto mayor Rob Ford returns to work after rehab stay The Daily Telegraph
Artist to the Queen, Rolf Harris was adored by generations o The Daily Telegraph
Supreme Court sides with conseratives on contraception rulin The Daily Telegraph
Son of a church minister stabbed to death The Daily Telegraph
Rolf Harris's glittering career as family favourite now lies The Daily Telegraph
Rolf Harris trial: Family accused of 'staging' their public The Daily Telegraph

Kim Kardashian arrives at 2014 Elton John Oscar Viewing and After Party Mar. 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Who Wore It Best? Glee Star Naya Rivera Channels Kim Kardashian's Parisian Style

India Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan during the Prayag Flim City inaguration and also as a ambasador of Prayag Flim City at Chandrakona Road, West Mednapore on Sunday 15th April 2012 in Eastern India

France to honour Shah Rukh Khan with ''Legion of France''

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Tottenham could play home games at Ipswich or Brighton while London Evening Standard
Actor Shia LaBeouf undergoing treatment for alcoholism The Daily Telegraph
Video: Tour de France should leave legacy - Chris Boardman Belfast Telegraph
Joan Rivers' PETA Problem -- Screw You, My Furs Are Older Th TMZ
Lil Eazy-E: 'Straight Outta Compton' Reject -- NWA Movie Cas TMZ
A guide for Jim Morrison Paris pilgrims The Examiner
Roman Polanski Wants Assurances He Won't Be Deported If He F Cinema Blend
Shah Rukh Khan: 'I am truly humbled to receive Legion of Hon Digital Spy
Kelly Ripa Shares Photos From Her Family's "Magical" Vacatio E! Online
Shah Rukh Khan to receive Legion of France for contribution Digital Spy
Entertainment The Times of India
Sounds of the Runway | Atmospheric Tunes from the Spring/Sum New York Times
Waffle House Belgian waffle boycott: Waffles new bad luck ch The Examiner
Man dumpster dives 3,000 km across Europe to protest food wa Treehugger
Gisele Bundchen shaves her head for Balenciaga's latest camp The Los Angeles Times
>Florida filmmakers release controversial short film respond Seattle Post
Roman Polanski wants protection from extradition during his Entertainment Weekly
Video: Celebrations in Paris as France advance to quarter-fi Belfast Telegraph
Roman Polanski to film in Poland – as long as he won't be ex The Guardian
UK Focus at Vologda's VOICES Screen Daily

Welcome to Lisbon thank you Siemens.

Siemens-Mitsubishi adds €1.2 billion to Alstom offer

A woman walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.

Europe, some Asia markets rise on Fed rate plans

Workers leave the Alstom company headquarters, the leading global maker of high-speed trains

Siemens and Mitsubishi finalize Alstom offer

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks make strong start to second half; doll Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-European stocks get second half off to steady Reuters
Canada closes in on Asian energy exports The Australian
Business Highlights STL Today
Air France-KLM upbeat on oil prices London Evening Standard
REUTERS AMERICA EVENING NEWS PLAN FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 27/SATURD Reuters
June 2014: Echoes of June 1914? CNN
Russia gas supply threat focuses EU debate on power connecti CNBC
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks put aside U.S. growth shock, UK eyed Reuters
Browse Basin Inpex LNG Project construction celebrates halfw Australian Broadcasting Corporation
just learn to play game our way CNBC
Libyans vote in poll hoped to ease post-Gaddafi chaos France24
need2know: Weak overseas lead Canberra Times
Source: Russia Offered Baltics Cheaper Gas for NATO Exit Voa News
French data hits European stocks Independent online (SA)
Fighting at Iraq’s Baiji refinery fuels acute shortages France24
GLOBAL MARKETS-Gloomy French data hits European shares, Iraq Reuters
Gloomy French data hits European stocks, Iraq keeps oil high Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Gloomy French data hits European stocks, Iraq Reuters
Will China Export The Next Chernobyl? Forbes

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