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Pirates seized after threatening French navy

May. 3, 2009
The French Navy seized 11 suspected pirates Sunday after they apparently mistook a French military vessel for a commercial ship and made a run at it, a French military spokesman told CNN.
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French court wants Chileans to stand trial

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Seventeen former Chilean officials were ordered by a judge to stand trial in connection with the disappearance of French citizens during the military regime.

French prime minister accused of vendetta

PARIS, April 30 (UPI) -- French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin could be forced to resign over charges he used state institutions to pursue a private vendetta.

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French detainees to be released soon

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The United States indicated Tuesday that several of the seven French nationals held at a U.S. military facility in Cuba can be released soon.

French judge orders Chilean arrests

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler