Chirac snubs Sarkozy over crime
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The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
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A senior adviser to French President  Nicolas Sarkozy said France remained opposed to any hostile bid  for Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a  trading scandal.
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Carla Bruni said she will not accompany French President Nicolas Sarkozy on a state visit to India this week and quashed rumours that they had secretly married, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on  Tuesday his relationship with Italian singer and former model  Carla Bruni was serious but he dodged giving a wedding date.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.
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A close ally of President Jacques Chirac was appointed Monday to head France&#39;s powerful Finance Ministry, in a signal the French President has no intention of serving as lame duck
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Paris: President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month after 45 years in frontline politics and made a final appeal to French voters to shun extremism.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac said  on Friday he had not refused to meet Iraqi interim Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi after reports he was snubbing the Iraqi  leader by leaving an EU meeting in Brussels early.
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A senior adviser to French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France remained opposed to any hostile bid for Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a trading scandal.
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France's interior minister and presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy stood accused by top judges Thursday of undermining the work of the judiciary after he lashed out at the courts of a riot-hit Paris suburb ...Comment
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Lebanon's president is excluded from a French-speaking summit over his alleged links to the former PM's assassination.
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French president suggests situation in violence-ravaged Iraq has helped to prompt increase in terrorism. LONDON - On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac says he is &quot;not
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French President Jacques Chirac slammed a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as &quot;interference&quot;, while the freelance effort appeared to have flopped.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac announced yesterday he would not seek reelection next month after 45 years in front-line politics and appealed to French voters to shun extremism.
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French President Jacques Chirac slammed Saturday a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as "interference", while the freelance effort appeared to have flopped.
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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced Sunday he will not seek a third term in elections this spring _ a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and ...Comment
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The tony Paris suburb that made the French president's political career is not amused by his antics, and may take it out on Sarkozy's pick for mayor