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• French bank to take majority stake in Fortis
BRUSSELS, Belgium - French banking giant BNP Paribas will take a 75 percent stake in the remaining operations of troubled bank Fortis NV, the Belgian government announced Sunday. Prime Minister Yves Leterme said the deal gives the Paris-based bank ...
• Somali pirates stare down global superpowers
The pirates have specifically warned against the type of raids carried out twice this year by French commandos to recover hijacked vessels. The French used night vision goggles and helicopters in operations that killed or captured several pirates ...
• Employees will testify in Palin probe
After a judge rejected a similar challenge brought by state lawmakers last week, employees decided to testify, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said. Democratic state Sen. Hollis French, who is managing the investigation, said that, following the ...
• Russian troops start dismantling Georgia posts
The moves came as Russia faced a Friday deadline for pulling back its troops under the terms of a deal brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on behalf of the European Union. Hundreds of EU observers began monitoring Russia's compliance last ...
• U.K. official says Taliban talks may be necessary
On Saturday, the British government denied a claim that the U.K. believes the military campaign in Afghanistan is doomed to failure, after a French newspaper reported that London's ambassador to Kabul had said foreign troops added to the country's ...