French President Nichlas Sarkozy modeled in a laundry detergent ad as a teenager to help his divorced mother Andree Sarkozy make ends meet. Nicholas Sarkozy, the French leader infamous for his unconventional approaches to personal fitness, women and religious freedoms, is...
Discontentment rather than bemusement! France is once again faced with one of Nicolas Sarkozy's now infamous stunts. This one though seems to be reaching the limits of the French people's patience. His second son Jean Sarkozy has been tipped to take over...
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"Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency – and especially his relationship with his conservative followers and voters – has been seriously undermined by the "sexual tourism" scandal which has engulfed his Culture Minister, according to centre-right politicians." I have no sympathy...
After a Iranian disclosure about a 2nd illegal nuclear enrichment facility in Iran, this morning, the leaders of United States, United Kingdom and France made a severe statement on Iran's nuclear secret...
This past week, fatigue-related health incidents have caused hospitalizations of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Will politicians have to change their daily routines to allow for more 'down' time, or is exhaustion part of...
" French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken to hospital after becoming ill while jogging. Mr Sarkozy's chief of staff said the president was "doing well" and talking normally with medics at the military...
Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari got his nickname "Mr. Ten Percent" in the 1994 purchase of Agosta submarines for Pakistan military, worth 800 million Euros. The commission was fixed 80 million Euros, but...
Leader's of the world's eighth largest economies met today. In a joint statement they agreed that the global economy is not stable enough to pull back on massive fiscal stimulus soon. In a statement obtained...
created by albertacowpoke | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago 143 views | 60 recommendations | 3 comments
Between 4th and 7th June 2009, the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) will hold its 7th European Parliament elections. About three quarters of the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be...
opinion by jnpaquet | 24 wks ago 107 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
At the end of the G20 summit last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a press conference that he was « happy » with the accomplishments made by the 20 leaders, mainly with the new international...
opinion by jnpaquet | 30 wks ago 161 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
And certainly not one as intelligent and independant as Carla Bruni, President Sarkozy’s wife and heiress to the fortune created by the Italian tyre manufacturing company CEAT. Before she married Sarkozy in...
opinion by Fripouille | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago 1112 views | 61 recommendations | 19 comments
" The Anti-Defamation League criticized the French foreign minister for weakening Israel's negotiating position on kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Bernard Kouchner, in an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, said he opposes Israel's decision to...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed new measures to end the violence on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe yesterday, including aid to poor families, measures to bring down fuel costs and a break from paying...
created by amyjudd | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 144 views | 6 recommendations | 2 comments
Thats nice of Mr Sarkozy, guess he changed his mind. How many jobs does Tony have now? - might be best to keep options open in these tight economic times. And he's getting his old lapdog job back too! Good...
created by car1edb | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 94 views | 17 recommendations | 2 comments
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a general strike in France on Thursday in protest at the government's handling of the economic crisis. Union leaders said 2.5 million people had taken part in protests...