Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday ...
France plans reform to cut role of powerful investigating judges France's investigating judges are a powerful lot: They can order phone taps and ...
France will take out a national loan of between 25 billion and 50 billion euros (37 billion-74 billion dollars), the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, eying post-crisis investments. Sarkozy will decide on the exact amount "at the beginning of ...
Prosecutors won't appeal decision to try ex-French President Chirac in corruption scandal Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they will not appeal a judge's decision to order former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial in an alleged corruption case that predated his presidency. ...
Former French president Jacques Chirac declared Wednesday he had "nothing to be ashamed of" and that he was ready to face trial for corruption. Last week, an investigating judge ordered the 76-year-old statesman to answer charges in court of misuse of public ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: Protesters wearing masks of world leaders, Barack Obama, President of the United States, British prime minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose in front of the Houses of Parliament on November ...
Former French president Jacques Chirac settles old scores in his memoirs to be released this week but avoids any mention of the corruption scandal for which he has been ordered to stand trial. "Every Step Should Be a Goal" goes on sale ...
Into North Korean nuclear tangle steps France, with diplomatic mission that puzzles US Nicolas Sarkozy is once again wading into international diplomacy. After trying a hand at Mideast peace, raising France's profile on Iran and reaching out to Cuba, he's homing in ...
The world powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear fuel programme will not tolerate Tehran's delaying tactics, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday. "We are waiting for Iran to formally accept the proposition made by the (UN atomic agency) IAEA. If ...
Europe's leaders wanted to send a clear message to Asian giants from this week's summit -- one about coughing up their share in the fight against climate change. In the end, though, the need to cave in to last-minute Czech threats to ...
Jacques Chirac will be the first former French president to be tried for corruption, officials said Friday, after charges from his years as mayor of Paris returned to taint the twilight of his long career. Chirac stands accused of giving political allies ...
Former French President Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial in alleged corruption scandal A French judge ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges predating his presidency — a case that could mark the first time a former leader ...
