Politician Health Scares: Sarkozy And Scheffer Leave Hospitals

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...

Sarkozy falls ill while jogging

" 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...

Agosta scandal rocks French presidency

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...

G8 leaders-Global Economy not stable enough to pull back Stimulus

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...

EU Elections: Desperate French Opposition

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...

Obama-Sarkozy: The War of the Worlds

 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...

The French are not Mature enough for a Modern-day First Lady

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...

FM of France Kouchner undermined Israel on Shalit

" 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...

Sarkozy offers package to end Guadeloupe unrest

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...

French crowds join general strike on 'Black Thursday'

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...

Devastating Storm and Floods hit Europe with Rising Casualties.

Via. Uwe Paschen. Devastating Storm hits Europe with rising Causalities. The highest disaster alert has now been issued for the affected areas.  The News outlets through out Europe are reporting Storms in South...

Radio France Internationale protests job cuts

Staff from Radio France Internationale went on strike on Thursday to protest the French government's decision to cut more than 200 jobs or 25% of the workforce. RFI's language services will suffer, with six...

French President Sarkozy gets my good marks.

“Time flies when your’e having fun” they say. Well, if that’s the case, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s last eighteen months haven’t just flown by, they’ve rocketed by!!He’s been everywhere, from...

French helicopter with 10 aboard crashes off Gabon

A helicopter carrying 10 French soldiers has crashed off the coast of Gabon in Central Africa. It is not yet known if there are any survivors.Sarkozy has asked French Defense Minister Herve Morin to go to the scene." French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a...

EUROPE to create Finance FBI, warning US to block surveillance

EUROPE to create GFR Global Finance RegulatorEuropean Leaders discuss Global Financial Regulator. Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy call for a new economic FBI similar to the U.N. Security Council—and warn the...

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