NEWLY NAMED MINISTERS ARRIVE AT ELYSEE PALACE
France's Defence Minister Herve Morin, left, and Jean Louis Borloo, economic strategy and employment minister, arrive at the Elysee Palace to attend the first weekly cabinet meeting of the newly named government in Paris on May 18, 2007. (UPI Photo/William Alix)
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PARIS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A French presidential hopeful said he witnessed allied troops landing in Normandy but the event happened 17 years before he was born.
PARIS, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday reappointed Francois Fillon as prime minister, a day after accepting his resignation and that of his government.
PARIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- French troops stationed in Afghanistan could begin withdrawing from the country as soon as next year, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said Thursday.
PARIS, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- French fighter jets might soon take off from British aircraft carriers as both nations look to boost military cooperation.
PARIS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- France is considering the purchase of unmanned aircraft to tackle growing demands in its combat operations in Afghanistan.
BAMAKO, Mali, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- French Defense Minister Herve Morin said he believes seven people taken hostage in northern Niger by a militant group with ties to al-Qaida are alive.
MARSEILLE, France, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- France wants to consolidate the missile sections of three companies to boost their market chances, the country's defense minister has said.
PARIS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Britain's defense secretary has said it's "unrealistic" that Britain and France share a naval carrier.
PARIS, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The French army must remain in Afghanistan because "there is no other solution," Defense Minister Herve Morin said Tuesday.
PARIS, July 9 (UPI) -- The French government plans to postpone $888 million worth of upgrades to its Mirage 2000D fighter-bombers as part of an effort to cut back spending.
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