French military: 3 French soldiers killed in storm in Afghanistan

October 6th, 2009 6 soldiers killed in Afghanistan return to USDOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The remains of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan are back on U.S.

September 30th, 2009 4 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm, accidentPARIS — Three French soldiers were killed Sunday in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan, while another was killed when an armored vehicle fell into a ravine, French officials said. In the storm deaths, one soldier was struck by lightning, while two others were swept away in a flooding river, French military spokesman Christophe Prazuck said.

September 24th, 2009 2 French military jets crash during exercisePARIS — Officials say two French military fighter jets have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission and that one pilot is missing. The French Defense Ministry says that one pilot was pulled from the water, but that helicopters and patrol planes are searching for the second pilot.

August 23rd, 2009 2 French teens killed in Las Vegas bus crashPARIS — France's Foreign Ministry says two French teenagers have been killed in an auto accident in the Las Vegas area. The ministry says four French teens were injured, one seriously, and the driver was also hurt in the accident.

August 13th, 2009 Military: 3 British soldiers killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain's military says three of its soldiers have been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. The Ministry of Defense says two soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles and a third from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery were killed when their foot patrol was hit by blast near the town of Sangin on Thursday.

August 3rd, 2009 OTTAWA - Two Canadian soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded near a patrol party, military officials said Sunday. The incident occurred approximately 15 km west of Kandahar city Saturday afternoon, the Department of National Defense said in a press release.

August 3rd, 2009 PARIS - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has called for dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan in an interview published Monday. "Of course, one has to negotiate with the Taliban, at least those who are prepared to lay down their weapons and talk," Kouchner told Le Figaro newspaper.

August 1st, 2009 1 French soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The French military says one of its soldiers was killed and two others were wounded in a clash with insurgents north of Kabul. The military says in a statement the battle took place in Kapisa province on Saturday.

August 1st, 2009 3 US troops, 1 French soldier die in AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. military spokesman says three American troops have been killed in two blasts in southern Afghanistan.

August 1st, 2009 1 French, 3 American troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Three U.S. troops were killed Saturday when roadside bombs ripped through their patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a French soldier died in a gunbattle north of the capital, officials said.

July 18th, 2009 PARIS - France has named Thierry Mariani as its special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, a media report said Saturday. The 50-year-old diplomat, a member of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing ruling party, will replace Pierre Lellouche, who was elevated to become minister for Europe last month, the Online news agency reported.

June 3rd, 2009 French confirm sighting of Air France plane debrisFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — French officials say debris found in the Atlantic is that of missing Air France Flight 447. French military spokesman Christophe Prazuck says French military planes surveyed the remains initially spotted by Brazilian planes, and determined that the debris "corresponds to this plane." Prazuck says it is time to move to a "naval operation" to collect the remains and then "a submarine one" to try to find the plane's black boxes.

March 5th, 2009 PARIS - The new French special envoy to Afghanistan, Pierre Lellouche, said in an interview published Wednesday that NATO allies fighting on Afghan soil must not revert to the unilateral approach taken by former US president George W. Bush. 'It is normal that we act as co-pilots in the international strategy in Afghanistan,' Lellouche told the daily Le Monde.

January 25th, 2009 PARIS - Nearly 700,000 households remained without electricity in south-western France following the weekend's winter storm which killed at least nine people, French media reported Monday. In addition, many of the stricken homes were also deprived of drinking water because the pumps were powered by electricity.

January 18th, 2009 PARIS - At least seven soldiers were killed and one soldier remained missing after a French military helicopter crashed off the coast of the central African country of Gabon, the French government announced Sunday. One soldier was found dead shortly after the crash, while five bodies of the six missing were found by rescue divers later Sunday.