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French climber saved on Pakistan's 'killer mountain'

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:50:47 +0100

An elite group of climbers saved a French mountaineer in a daring night-time rescue on a Pakistan peak nicknamed "killer mountain", but officials Sunday called off the search for a second missing climber.

Journalist recovers after anti-Charlie demo shot

Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:04:00 +0100

AFP photographer Asif Hassan was recovering in hospital Saturday after being shot while covering an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest outside the French consulate in Karachi.

Journalist shot at anti-Charlie rally in Pakistan

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:52:00 +0100

A photographer working for the international news agency AFP was shot on Friday while covering an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest in Pakistan. His life did not appear to be in immediate danger.

French 'militants' deported from Pakistan

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:43:00 +0200

Pakistan has deported three Frenchmen who have been held in secret since they entered the country illegally 10 months ago to fight NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.

'Every night I dream I'm going back to France'

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:01:21 +0100

Ahmed Sohail is bewildered and angry. After eight years studying at the French government's expense, he was deported to Pakistan, one of tens of thousands of Pakistanis ordered to leave the EU last year.

Sleepy French passenger misses Paris airport stop

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:20:00 +0200

A French woman endured an 18 hour, 18,000 kilometre return trip from Lahore to Paris after sleeping through her stop in the French capital.

Swiss to assist France in campaign graft probe

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:41:00 +0200

Switzerland will assist France in its probe into alleged kickbacks on an arms deal and illegal campaign finance contributions scandal that is threatening to derail President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid.