FARC and France disagree over Ingrid Betancourt (updated)

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 April 2008. A recent "European" initiative to have Colombian French Ingrid Betancourt released seems to have failed badly. It what now appears to have been a unilateral French...

French media tell Sarkozy behave with the Queen

""Avoid getting excessively agitated in the (royal) carriage," Le Monde newspaper advised the president.The paper also recommended that Sarkozy should not answer his mobile phone in front of the queen, wear his Ray-Ban sunglasses or look at his Rolex watch -- except in...

Sarkozy calls for Franco-British Brotherhood, but his New Wife Proves a Distr...

The French President Nicholas Sarkozy visited the UK today, bringing along his controversial new wife."French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wanted to build a stronger alliance with Britain and improve...

Sarkozy`s ex-wife to wed at New York`s Rainbow Room

"New York (ANTARA News) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife is to marry her Moroccan-born lover at New York's glitzy Rainbow Room on Sunday, according to a program of the celebrations seen by AFP.Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz and Richard Attias, a multi-millionaire events...

Sarkozy Hints at Beijing Boycott

If France follows through with the boycott, it could certainly compel other nations to do the same, although there isn't yet a broad-based, international consensus on what the necessary response to China's...

40 Years After 1968: 'Where Has All the Rage Gone?'

As the U.S. death toll strikes its solemn bell of 4,000 soldiers killed in Iraq, with countless more Iraqis killed in the process, I have been asking myself this same question of late: where has all the rage...

Nicolas Sarkozy's Ex-Wife to Wed in New York

France's former first lady, Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, plans to wed her boyfriend, Moroccan-born public relations executive Richard Attias, in Manhattan Sunday. Ciganer-Albeniz, 50, and Attias, 48, left Paris...

France, local elections: left wons the first round

On the 9th of march 2008, in the first round of the municipal elections in France, the Socialist Party [PS]  gained ground mostly everywhere, specially  in  big cities like Paris, Lyon and Lille. ...

Sarkozy's Party Trails in Local Voting

Continuing signs of Sarkozy's troubles in the polls."Candidates looked to cut deals with adversaries in a bid for victory in next week's second round of French municipal elections after a first vote that sent a...

French pres. Sarkozy tells bystander to 'get lost'

During a walkabout in Paris, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told a bystander to 'get lost' when he wouldn't except the president's handshake. That video has now appeared on YouTube and is quickly gaining...

Sarkozy "Get Lost" Video Becomes Internet Sensation

A clip of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling an angry bystander to "get lost" (while still maintaining his steely smile) has become an Internet sensation."PARIS (Reuters) - A video of French President...

French police raid housing projects in Paris suburbs

1,100 police to bring 35 people into custody? I think that qualifies as "spreading fear". "French police carried out a series of high-profile raids in poor suburbs close to the capital on Monday, arresting dozens...

France Votes Obama!

Americans at the voting center in Paris on Tuesday Feb. 12 were not the only enthusiasts for Obama. The French too have been captivated by the man who voted "no" as they did, to the war on Iraq. And though french fries still are being called freedom fries at the House of...

A Paris court ordered Ryanair to pay Ms Bruni €60,000 in damages, well shor...

"President Nicolas Sarkozy and France's new first lady Carla Bruni have won their legal action against Ryanair for using a photograph of the couple in its recent advertising campaign. A Paris court ordered...

The Taj Mahal Blesses Sarkozy and Bruni’s Marriage

"The Sarkozy was chief guest on India’s 59th Republic Day on 26th January, After attending the function he reached Agra and visited historical monument ‘The Taj’ on next day that is 27th January and pray for his love. On reaching Paris first which Mr. President did was...

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