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The French Football Federation (FFF) has ruled out a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, saying on Friday world governing body FIFA's decision that the result should stand was final. "The decision by FIFA is final and...

As soon as Robert Pattinson loses one high-profile leading lady, he gains another one for his upcoming film " Bel Ami ." Of course, Nicole Kidman was never officially booked for the movie — an offer went out, but a...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen have discussed a controversial goal that has sent Ireland crashing out of the World Cup. The two leaders exchanged the words on the sidelines of a European summit on Thursday...

Paris (FRANCE). Dressed in white and flowers in hand, a French woman married her boyfriend, who died a year earlier, a wedding that will help her and her children use her "husband's" name. "On November 2 November 2 5, 2008...

Recovery in developed economies will accelerate next year due to "substantial improvements" in financial markets and fast-growing Asian countries, but is likely to remain fragile, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday as it doubled its 2010 growth...

General Electric ( GE .N) and Vivendi ( VIV.PA ) are at least $ 1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal , the Financial Times said, dampening hopes of a swift sale...Similarly GE...

A judge Thursday ordered the trial of a ex-Oakland transit police officer, charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed passenger, moved to Los Angeles. Alameda County Superior Judge Morris Jacobson said former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer...

Police in Windsor, Ont. have arrested two people accused of trying to swap legitimate debit card PIN pads for decoys near the cash registers of two local businesses. A fire in east Windsor early Friday was arson, police confirm. A...

German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer AG said Thursday it will appeal a decision by the U.K.'s health-care cost regulator not to recommend the company's Nexavar for liver cancer treatment. Sept. 9 said it declined to recommend that the publicly...