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Letter Bomb Addressed to Germany's Angela Merkel Discovered

(Nov. 2) -- A suspicious package mailed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spurred a major security operation at the chancellery in Berlin today. A routine screening of mail addressed to Merkel this afternoon uncovered a pipe bomb containing explosive black powder inside a parcel disguised as a book delivery, according...

Parcel Bomb Addressed to Sarkozy Discovered in Greece With 3 Others

(Nov. 1) -- After years of relative quiet, it's been a busy few days as far as mail bombs are concerned: On the heels of last week's foiled bomb plot on cargo planes headed from Yemen to the United States, Greece has discovered four parcel bombs today. Two Greek men were arrested in Athens carrying a bomb in a package...

Pope to Sarkozy: 'Leave Ball-and-Chain Carla Bruni at Home'

(Oct. 14) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's what-to-bring list for his trip to the Vatican earlier this month had one notable omission: his wife. Sarkozy was reportedly told, in no uncertain terms, to leave Italian-born model, singer and actress Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at home, according to French newspaper Le Canard...

France Crippled by Strike Over Retirement Age

NICE, France (Oct. 12) -- Hundreds of thousands of French protesters took to the streets today as part of the fourth nationwide, 24-hour strike in little more than a month over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. The showdown over Sarkozy's pension reforms, which resulted in a...

France on High Alert After Tips About Terrorist Attacks

(Sept. 20) -- France was on high alert today after threats of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida's North African branch and reports that a female suicide bomber had planned to strike somewhere in Paris. French radio station RTL reported today that France's intelligence service was tipped off Wednesday night that a...