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6/20/2007 - PARIS (AFPN) -- Hundreds of flight enthusiasts flooded the Le Bourget Airport to attend the opening of the 47th International Paris Air Show. With planes all around and in the sky, every direction holds something appealing.

This year's air show, boasting more than 2,000 exhibits from 42 countries, opened to trade visitors June 18 and the general public can visit from June 22-24.    » read more »

20 June 2007 -- The 47th International Paris Air Show is running this week. It is a showcase of aviation and aerospace technology. This is big, big business with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 42 countries.    » read more »

05 June 2007 -- Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief for Africa. But differences were evident before the summit began and security was extremely tight to keep protesters away from the meeting site, as VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Heiligendamm.    » read more »

07 June 2007 -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Thursday in Germany amid renewed tensions between the two sides.

The presidents will hold talks on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit at the German Baltic Sea port of Heiligendamm.

Mr. Putin is angry at U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Europe, calling it a threat to Russian security, and he vowed to aim his nation's missiles at the region if the system is built.    » read more »

04 June 2007 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set Wednesday to host the annual summit of the G8 leading industrial democracies plus Russia. VOA's Barry Wood reports a recent sharp deterioration in western relations with Moscow is casting a chill over the meeting that will take place at a Baltic Sea resort in eastern Germany.    » read more »

15 May 2007 -- France's president-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. Some West Africans, uneasy over Sarkozy's campaign statements on immigration and the status of immigrants, say they worry about their countrymen living in France as well as about the impact on Africa of Sarkozy's presidency. But some African analysts say they think Sarkozy will be good for French-speaking Africa, which, they say, relies too heavily on aid from its former colonizer. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz has more on the story from our regional bureau in Dakar.    » read more »

06 May 2007 -- France has chosen a conservative candidate as its next president. Preliminary results based on exit polls showed Nicolas Sarkozy was elected with 53 per cent of the vote. That gave him a comfortable lead over his opponent, Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal. Shortly after results were announced riot police have broken up demonstrations in Paris and Lyon against Sarkozy's election. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris.    » read more »

The American Colonies and France signed this military treaty on February 6, 1778.    » read more »