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Russia does not need helicopter carriers of the Mistral type, because it doesn't seem very likely to land any troops, said the first deputy chief of the Marine College with the Russian government Segey Shishkaryov.

Bulgaria has regressed in the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention  enforcement, a new report by Transparency International has shown.

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Total named Patrick Pouyanne, currently head of refining and chemicals, as its new chief executive while former CEO Thierry Desmarest was appointed chairman on Oct. 22, a union source told AFP.

The driver of a snowplough involved in a deadly accident at a Moscow airport that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie was drunk, Russian investigators said Oct. 21.

At least five people are dead after a private jet crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport also claiming the life of French oil company Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie.

The plane collided with a snow-clearing machine as it was taking off, leaving the driver, three crew members and a passenger, who was De Margerie, dead, the BBC quotes the airport's spokesperson Elena Krylova as saying.

I have selected art censorship cases from the past three years for you. I selected them because if I had tried to list them all, the whole page of this newspaper would not be adequate.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced he will present Romania's steps to promote youth employment at a high-level conference on this topic hosted in Milan by the Italian presidency of the European Council on Wednesday.

As quintessentially Parisian as the Eiffel Tower or the Sacre Coeur, the Moulin Rouge cabaret on Monday celebrates its 125th anniversary and it's in very good shape considering its age.

French jets carried out their first air strike against Islamic State militants in Iraq Friday, successfully destroying their target, President Francois Hollande announced, vowing that more operations would follow.

PARIS - The residence of the Serbian ambassador in Paris - one of the most beautiful buildings from the Belle Epoque period - will open its doors to the public on September 20-21 from 12:00 to 18:00 to mark the European Heritage Days.