French President Will Receive New Camel to Replace One Eaten
PHILIPPE WOJAZER/AFP/Getty Images(TIMBUKTU, Mali) — The president of France will soon get a “bigger and better-looking” camel after an apparent misunderstanding led to a West African family eating a camel that was originally given to him a…
French President Proposes Banning Homework
AFP PHOTO PATRICK KOVARIK/LIONEL BONAVENTURE(PARIS) — Talk about courting the youth vote. French President François Hollande has proposed banning homework as part of a series of policies designed to reform the French educational system.“E…
French President Proposes Banning Homework
AFP PHOTO PATRICK KOVARIK/LIONEL BONAVENTURE(PARIS) — Talk about courting the youth vote. French President François Hollande has proposed banning homework as part of a series of policies designed to reform the French educational system.“E…
France to Start Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan in July
BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/GettyImages(PARIS) — Following an attack that left four French soldiers dead, France’s leader announced Sunday that his government would begin withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan beginning in July.The Taliban claimed…
Obama, Hollande Talk Afghanistan, Eurozone Crisis
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — In his first meeting with President Obama, newly minted French President Francois Hollande stood by his campaign pledge to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. “I reminded Pres…
Secretary Clinton Says ‘Oui’ to New French President
AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she welcomes the new French president, Francoise Hollande, and is looking forward to working with him. In an interview with USA Today, Clinton said even thou…
France’s First Lady Facing "Protocol" Issues Over Relationship
GUILLAUME BAPTISTE/AFP/GettyImages(PARIS) — Valerie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, has covered French politics as a journalist for more than 20 years. So she likely anticipated how being the first unmarried French first lady to occupy the Elyse…
Lightning Strikes Plane of New French President Francois Hollande
File Illustration. Hemera/Thinkstock(PARIS) — During his inauguration speech on Tuesday, new French president Francois Hollande acknowledged there would be tough days ahead. Still, he probably didn’t think it would start out this rough or this soon.J…
Lightning Strikes Plane of New French President Francois Hollande
File Illustration. Hemera/Thinkstock(PARIS) — During his inauguration speech on Tuesday, new French president Francois Hollande acknowledged there would be tough days ahead. Still, he probably didn’t think it would start out this rough or this soon.J…
Lightning Strikes Plane of New French President Francois Hollande
File Illustration. Hemera/Thinkstock(PARIS) — During his inauguration speech on Tuesday, new French president Francois Hollande acknowledged there would be tough days ahead. Still, he probably didn’t think it would start out this rough or this soon.J…
Francois Hollande Sworn in as French President
PATRICK KOVARIK/LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — Francois Hollande was officially sworn in as the president of France on Tuesday, just over a week after defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy for the position.He becomes France’s first sociali…
New French President Will Meet Obama in DC
PATRICK KOVARIK/LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Francois Hollande, the new French president-elect, received both congratulations and an invitation from President Obama on Monday to come to Washington ahead of the G-8 meeting at Camp …
Obama Calls Sarkozy, Thanks Him for "Strong Leadership," "Friendship"
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama placed a call Monday to outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who conceded defeat Sunday in the presidential elections to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande.The president t…
Hollande Wins French Presidency, Promises ‘New Hope for the World’
PATRICK KOVARIK/LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat Sunday in the presidential elections to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, making him the first incumbent president to lose an election i…
Euro Drops to Three-Week Low as Holland is Elected French President
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The euro fell to a three-week low as France elected French Socialist leader Francois Hollande as their new president, Bloomberg News reports. The euro fell to $1.3047 at 3:18 p.m. EST. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi predict…
Exit Polls: French Socialist Leader Hollande Beats Incumbent Sarkozy
AFP PHOTO/JEFF PACHOUD/ERIC FEFERBERG(NEW YORK) — Exit polls in France say that Socialist leader Francois Hollande is the projected winner in France’s runoff presidential election against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Partial official results show Hollan…