AFP: English residents in France torn by rugby clash 12 October
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English citizens have been setting up home in France for years, making the most of good living and relatively cheaper housing. In the village of Eymet in the Dordogne region, one in three residents now comes from the other side of the Channel. Saturday's rugby World Cup semi-final between France and England is testing their loyalties. A report takes a look at who these newcomers will support -- their home nation or their adopted country.
AFP: Left scores in French local polls 18 March
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President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing conservative party suffered substantial losses in this weekend's local elections in what the left is calling a punishment vote against his reformist policies. The poll was the first major test of Sarkozy's popularity since he took office last may and was seen as referendum on the performance of a president whose approval ratings have plummeted.
AP Digital News: Wanted: New Homes for Hurricane-displaced Dogs 02 October
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Shelters in Florida and Minnesota are hoping to find homes for dozens of dogs displaced by Hurricane Ike. (Oct. 2)
AFP: Jolie and Pitt move into their new Provence home 31 May
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Hollywood's enigmatic power couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, are in the throes of domesticity and relocating to a chateau in France's famed Provence region. The couple are moving their furniture into the Miraval area property, in the heart of the southeastern Var region, in time for Jolie, 32, to give birth to twins.
AFP: Serbia holds most important vote since Milosevic 11 May
1min
Serbia voted on Sunday in snap general elections that give its people the stark choice of entering or rebuffing the European Union after the trauma of losing Kosovo, their historic heartland.
AFP: Nepal head to the polls for the first time in almost ten years 10 April
3min
Millions of Nepalese head to the polls in the first major elections in the country in almost a decade, marking the climax of a peace process to end a decade-long Maoist revolt. Security has been stepped up for Nepal's most-watched vote in history. The future assembly's first priorities will be to abolish the monarchy and rewrite the constitution. An AFPTV report.
Planting Kisses
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A few couples in love, refreshing their love memories of love at first sight, what is left today and what will happen tomorrow.
AFP: A tale of two villages in Israel 07 May
2min
The 60th anniversary is a cause for celebration and joy for Israelis, but for Palestinians, a cause for frustration and anger. In two neighbouring villages, with an intertwined past, the divisions are clear.
AFP: 'Shoot their way' out of Nairobi's slums 19 May
3min
Some of the worst violence in the recent unrest in Kenya took place in the tightly packed slums of Nairobi, where ethnic tensions set neighbour against neighbour in bloody battle. A decade ago American photographer Lana Wong started Shootback to train youth in the Mathare slum, giving them an outlet for their creativity and, for some, a future in photojournalism.
AFP: Sarkozy braces for setback in polls 18 March
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France voted on Sunday in the final round of local elections that look set to inflict heavy losses to President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party as the left vies for control of the top four cities. The elections are the first major test of Sarkozy's popularity since he took office 10 months ago on a platform that called for sweeping economic and social reforms.
