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French engineers have designed a super-fast train that they claim would beat German and Japanese rivals. The AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) will travel at a ‘commercial service speed’ of 360 km/h (224 mph) out speeding Shinkasen and Siemen’s...
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French President Nicholas Sarkozy is known for speaking his mind. But this time he may have said too much. Left-wing French paper Liberation is reporting that in a...
made popular Apr 17 2009
AP, Paris
The first lady of France is into kids and says she will adopt one if, at 41, she cannot have a baby with President Nicolas Sarkozy.
made popular Mar 4 2009
AP, Paris
President Nicolas Sarkozy blistered financial traders and ruled out bonuses for managers of banks bailed out by state funds as he sought Thursday to reassure a nation...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, Paris
President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged a panoply of investment measures and tax cuts Thursday to preserve jobs and stimulate spending following nationwide strikes sparked by...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, Paris
French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a grilling on national television Thursday over his handling of the economy following nationwide strikes sparked by fears of job...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, Paris
It was a classic burglary in a classy Paris suburb, except that the thieves who made off with jewels and valuables worth 500,000 euros ($650,000) had robbed the ex-wife...
made popular Jan 29 2009
“Time flies when your’e having fun” they say. Well, if that’s the case, Sarkozy’s last eighteen months haven’t just flown by, they’ve rocketed...
made popular Dec 30 2008
AP, Paris
Early in the New Year, advertising will begin to disappear on France’s public television networks, the start of a major shake-up ordered by President Nicolas...
made popular Dec 18 2008
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is suing a fashion chain for selling bags emblazoned with nude images of her in the latest legal action over the presidential...
made popular Dec 17 2008
AP, Beijing
Chinese state media say Beijing has lodged a strong protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dalai Lama.
made popular Dec 7 2008
AP, Beijing
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dalai Lama was an “unwise” move by France that has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and...
made popular Dec 7 2008
AP, Gdansk
Poland has given French President Nicolas Sarkozy a gift on his name day and blown-glass Christmas tree decorations to take home to his wife.
made popular Dec 6 2008
AP, Gdansk
French President Nicolas Sarkozy held his long-awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama on Saturday, despite sharp protests from Beijing.
made popular Dec 6 2008
AP, Paris
Preliminary fraud charges have been filed against three men who allegedly belonged to a gang that secretly withdrew money from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s...
made popular Oct 30 2008
AP, Paris
French President Nicolas Sarkozy isn’t enchanted with a hot-selling voodoo doll of him and wants a judge to order it pulled from shelves.
made popular Oct 24 2008
Nicolas Sarkozy risked blowing apart the European consensus over how to deal with the financial crisis by proposing today that each country launch sovereign wealth...
made popular Oct 21 2008
AP, Paris
French police say they have arrested two men near Paris on suspicion of breaking into the personal bank account of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
made popular Oct 21 2008
AP, Strasbourg
French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested Tuesday that European nations should set up their own sovereign wealth funds to prevent European companies falling into...
made popular Oct 21 2008
AP, Strasbourg
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested that European nations should set up sovereign wealth funds to prevent companies falling into foreign hands during the...
made popular Oct 21 2008
The first summit of heads of government, to be held in the US “soon after the US elections,” will “review progress being made to address the current...
made popular Oct 20 2008
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