Mary-Kate Olsen Dating Brother of Former French President
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Romance is in the air again for Mary-Kate Olsen.
According to Us, the actress-turned-fashion designer is dating Olivier Sarkozy, who is the brother of the former French president, Nicholas Sarkozy. An insid…
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…
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…
French President Proposes New Immigration Law Ahead of Election
LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — If French President Nicolas Sarkozy is reelected in two weeks, he might push for a new law that will make it tougher for immigrants to settle in his country.Hoping to attract far-right voters who voted for …
French President, Socialist Rival Will Face Off in Election
LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy won the first battle on Sunday to keep his job, but things don’t look as promising two weeks from now.The deeply unpopular Sarkozy will face Francois Hollande in a run-off e…
Southern France on High Alert After School Shooting
ERIC CABANIS/AFP/Getty Images(TOULOUSE, France) — Monday’s shooting deaths of three children and a rabbi in front of a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, was a continuation of a pattern of violence that compelled President Nicolas Sarkozy to raise the…
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Will Seek Second Term
LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — Despite low approval ratings and stiff competition from Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that he will seek another term.”The gap between Hollande …
Four French Troops Killed by Local Soldier in Afghanistan
ABC News(KABUL, Afghanistan) — French soldiers who were part of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were shot and killed in eastern Afghanistan Friday by a member of the Afghan National Army.Sixteen other French troops were also woun…