French Politics
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 22, 2013 02:38 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, as part of a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 21, 2013 23:05 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, allegations connected with a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of heiress
Mar 21, 2013 21:23 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy comeback dream in tatters after corruption charge
Mar 21, 2013 19:32 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress
Mar 21, 2013 17:58 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday charged with taking advantage of the elderly L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, his lawyer told AFP, adding that he would immediately appeal.
Sarkozy 'charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress'
Mar 21, 2013 17:25 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday charged with taking advantage of the elderly L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, his lawyer told AFP, adding that he would immediately appeal.
French Jewish students take legal action against Twitter
Mar 21, 2013 14:27 EDT
A Jewish student group has announced it was taking further legal action against Twitter over the global networking site's failure to respond to a French court order to hand over data to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic tweets.
What the butler saw crucial as Sarkozy back before judge
Mar 21, 2013 14:11 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was unexpectedly hauled back before a judge Thursday over claims he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash from France's richest woman to illegally finance his 2007 election campaign.
Mali to have sovereignty over 'most' of its territory soon: France
Mar 20, 2013 18:15 EDT
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday said Mali's sovereignty over almost all of its territory would be restored within "a few days".
Qaeda says French hostage executed in Mali
Mar 20, 2013 16:16 EDT
Paris was scrambling Wednesday to verify a claim by Al-Qaeda's north African branch that it has executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military intervention in Mali.
French troops to pull out of Mali 'from end' of April: PM
Mar 20, 2013 14:02 EDT
French troops will begin pulling out of troubled Mali "from the end of April", French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament on Wednesday.
French police raid IMF chief's Paris home
Mar 20, 2013 13:08 EDT
French police on Wednesday raided the Paris home of IMF chief Christine Lagarde in connection with a probe into her handling of a high-profile scandal when she was a government minister.
French budget minister steps down over Swiss account probe
Mar 19, 2013 15:19 EDT
French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac resigned on Tuesday after prosecutors announced a probe into a Swiss bank account he allegedly used to hide assets from the tax authorities.
French budget minister steps down over Swiss bank account
Mar 19, 2013 14:17 EDT
French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac resigned on Tuesday after prosecutors announced a full investigation into a secret Swiss bank account he allegedly used to hide assets from the tax authorities.
Unfit lamb mince found at French 'horsemeat' site
Mar 19, 2013 11:01 EDT
French authorities Tuesday said they had found 57 tonnes of minced lamb that did not conform to European standards at the factory of Spanghero, the firm at the heart of the horsemeat scandal.
Airbus wins record order from Indonesia's Lion Air
Mar 18, 2013 21:19 EDT
European aircraft maker Airbus announced a record order worth 18.4 billion euros ($23.8 billion) from the Indonesian company Lion Air for 234 medium-range A320 jets.
Indonesia's Lion Air stuns again with Airbus deal
Mar 18, 2013 10:02 EDT
Lion Air, a little-known carrier launched 13 years ago with just one plane, has struck two of the world's largest aircraft orders in a staggering $46 billion bet on Indonesia's air transport boom.
Airbus wins record 18.4 bn euros order from Indonesia
Mar 18, 2013 06:46 EDT
Europe's Airbus has won a record order worth 18.4 billion euros ($23.8 billion) from Indonesia's Lion Air for 234 medium-haul A320 jets, the French presidency announced Monday.
French star lawyer found dead near private island
Mar 17, 2013 22:53 EDT
A French star lawyer whose clients ranged from Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to former prime minister Dominique de Villepin has been found dead near his private island in Brittany.
Airbus to sign mega A320 order from Asia's Lion Air
Mar 17, 2013 21:03 EDT
European aerospace giant Airbus will sign Monday what would mark one of its biggest orders ever from Indonesia's Lion Air for more than 200 A320 medium-haul jets, business daily Les Echos reported.
