INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DELAYS MAURITANIA SANCTIONS

Mauritania's first democratically-elected president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted in the August 6 coup, just hours after he issued a decree firing the military's top brass, including General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

Aubry's plain, no-nonsense looks clash with Royal's glamourous image.

Kigali severed ties with Paris after the 2006 arrest warrants and accuses France of having actively supported the Hutu militias.

On Thursday, Fillon signed a number of economic accords related to a 500-million-euro loan promised by Paris in 2007.

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