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Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck

A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive Griffin or some other ship, archaeologists said Wednesday.Full story

Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha: France

PARIS (Reuters) - The main nations making up the Friends of Syria will meet on Saturday in Doha to discuss assistance for the Free Syrian Army following recent successes by government forces, a French foreign ministry official said. Full story

Qatar interested in Eurofighter, Rafale jets

PARIS (Reuters) - Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said, while sources said it was also looking at the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon. Full story

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French man found in plane's cockpit to leave US

Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old

Families, firefighters continue pushing for safety improvements

Euro zone must agree bank recaps on Thursday: EU's Rehn

Analysis: European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal

Far-right candidate pushes out Socialist in French by-election

Hollande backs FranceTel CEO to stay in post

France condemns attack on Chinese wine students

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship

Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'

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  First an air strike, now a rail protest in France

After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job today. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Three-day strike delays flights across France

Hundreds of flights have been canceled in France because of a strike by air traffic controllers. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Carla Bruni projected 'beautiful' image as First Lady of France

Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair, Maureen Orth joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to talk about her profile of Carla Bruni and her charity, The Marina Orth Foundation. Orth notes the “beautiful” image that Bruni projected as First Lady of France and that she was an asset to her husband. Orth also talks ab

  June 7, 2013

  Warning Signs You Can't Ignore: Nobel Laureate

Robert Engle, NYU Stern professor of finance, shares his thoughts on which countries face the largest systemic risks, including Japan, France, China and the United States.

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