Feb 04 Britain's Blair, France's Chirac Discuss Iraq Conflict British Prime Minister Tony Blair met with French President Jacques Chirac Tuesday in an unsuccessful diplomatic push to sway the French leader to join a U.S.-led military coalition prepared to take military action against Saddam Hussein. Continue reading
Jan 22 France, Germany Unite Against Military Action in Iraq By PBS News Hour As U.S. forces continue to deploy in the Persian Gulf region, France and Germany announced they would work to prevent any U.S.-led military action against Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 21 France Pushes E.U. to Oppose War Against Iraq France, the current chair of the United Nations Security Council, said Tuesday it would ask European Union nations to unite in opposition to early military action in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 07 Britain Activates Reservists; France Tells Troops to Be Prepared Britain's Defense Minister activated some 1,500 reservists Tuesday and ordered a "significant" naval force to the Mediterranean as part of an increasing military buildup ahead of a possible war with Iraq. Continue reading
May 06 French President Chirac Re-Elected in Landslide French voters re-elected President Jacques Chirac en masse Sunday, in an election that was more a rejection of extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen than a show of support for Chirac's policies. Continue reading
May 01 Le Pen Protests Top One Million in France Over a million people demonstrated peacefully across France Wednesday in the largest national protest to date against extreme-right presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen. Continue reading
Apr 26 Mad Cow Claims a Life in France A 19-year-old has died in France from the human variant of mad cow disease. He was the third victim in France, and the 94th in Europe. Continue reading