Skeptics question French President Sarkozy's Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 1:20 pm ETPARIS (AP) — Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?
In Partnership with:
France
11280 Stories, most recent news story added 1 hour 48 minutes ago
News Stories
-
France to borrow up to 50 billion euros: presidency
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 4, 6:45 pm ETFrance 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 December," his office said.
-
IMF’s Stauss-Kahn Would Beat Sarkozy for Presidency, Poll Shows
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 10:05 am ETNov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn would defeat French President Nicolas Sarkozy by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent if a presidential election runoff were held now, a CSA poll showed.
-
French envoy meets with NKorean foreign minister
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 2:47 am ETThe French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime.
-
Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant?
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ETPresident Nicolas Sarkozy, after dealing with charges of nepotism involving his son Jean, is now in a flap over accusations his adviser helped his hip hop producer son Pierre.
-
France's N.Korea envoy in Pyongyang
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 11:11 am ETFrance's special envoy on North Korea, Jack Lang, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, state media reported, on a five-day mission expected to include talks on the North's disputed nuclear programme.
-
News: Apple to Open Stunning Paris Apple Store in Le Louvre on Saturday
The Mac Observer - Fri Nov 6, 6:36 pm ETApple is scheduled to open up its first Apple Store in Paris, France Saturday, at 10:00 AM local. In typical high-profile fashion, Apple's new store is located in bowels of Le Louvre museum in that institution's Carrousel du Louvre shopping center.
-
Louvre Gets Apple's First Store in France
InternetNews.com - Mon Nov 9, 12:38 pm ETMove comes just weeks after Microsoft's own efforts to promote Windows 7 in France.
-
French delegation arrives in North Korea
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 8:04 am ETSeoul - A French delegation headed by former culture minister Jack Lang arrived in North Korea on Monday, the North Korean News Agency KCNA reported. French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched Lang on a five-day information and research mission to...
-
Apple Store opens in the Louvre: Where next?
CNET - Mon Nov 9, 3:32 pm ETApple has opened an Apple Store at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, an upscale shopping center beneath the famous Louvre art gallery. So where next for Apple? Here are our suggestions.
-
Mixed picture for Sarkozy in mid-term polls
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 5, 4:34 am ETParis - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's job performance received low marks in polls Thursday, taken at the midpoint of his five-year term - although one poll found French voters would probably re-elect him if the presidential election were held no...
-
France plans reform to cut role of powerful investigating judges
Sun-Sentinel - Thu Nov 5, 4:51 am ETPARIS (AP) — France's investigating judges are a powerful lot: They can order phone taps and home searches, interrogate terrorists and bring down politicians. Now, one has even ordered former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial.
-
France seeks Iran guarantees over academic's trial
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 48 minutes agoFrance is demanding formal guarantees from Iran that it will not jail a French academic while she awaits a verdict in her trial, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.
-
Divorce fair in Paris: Get a lawyer and a makeover
Chicago Sun-Times - Mon Nov 9, 5:53 am ETPARIS -- The city of romance got a lesson in love's hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital's first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out of two marriages ends in divorce, according to the country's National Institute of Demographic Studies. More than 130,000 divorces were registered in 2007, compared with just 50,000 three decades ago. The "New Start" trade fair ...
-
Paris Masters men's singles results
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 9, 5:11 pm ETParis Masters men's singles first round results from France on Monday (* denotes new result). *Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) beat Sebastien Grosjean (France) 7-6(2) 6-4 Marat Safin (Russia) beat Thierry Ascione (France) 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) John Isner (U.S.) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 4-6 7-6(10) 7-5 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Paul ...
-
Sarkozy son-burn
New York Post - Wed Nov 4, 6:51 am ETPARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval ratings have fallen sharply following an uproar over plans to install his son as head of the agency in charge of the Paris business district La Defense, a poll yesterday showed. Sarkozy's persona...
Video
-
Leaders to fete fall of Berlin Wall at giant bash
AFP - Mon Nov 9, 10:48 am ET -
Berlin wall a canvas for East German artists
AFP - Mon Nov 9, 9:59 am ET -
Chirac, in spotlight, awards prizes to Nigerians and South Korea
AFP - Fri Nov 6, 2:24 pm ET -
French milk farmers ally with local supermarket
AFP - Mon Nov 9, 5:43 am ET -
7 News: Global grocery shock
Australia 7 News - 1 hour 6 minutes ago
France 24
-
FRANCE: Former French Polynesia leader Flosse questioned in graft probe
Tue Nov 10, 2:49 am EST -
FRANCE: Police recover most of the 11 million euros stolen in security van heist
Tue Nov 10, 1:19 am EST -
BUSINESS: European Commission to ask France to slash public spending
Mon Nov 9, 8:36 am EST -
IRAN: Prosecutor says trial of Frenchwoman Reiss is set to resume
Mon Nov 9, 10:55 am EST -
AIR FRANCE 447: Victims' families gather in Rio for memorial service
Sun Nov 8, 2:07 am EST
Most Blogged About
-
Doubts over Sarkozy claim on Berlin wall
Charles Bremner - Times Online - WBLG - Mon Nov 9, 6:25 am EST -
Chipping away - Sarkozy posts Facebook photo of Berlin Wall
BBC News | Politics | UK Edition - Mon Nov 9, 8:08 am EST -
Sarkozy chips at Berlin Wall in Facebook photo
ABC News - Mon Nov 9, 11:13 pm EST -
Apple Store opens in the Louvre: Where next?
Alpha.CNET.com: Most recent posts - Mon Nov 9, 3:15 pm EST -
JIT Security
Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants - Mon Nov 9, 12:56 pm EST
Yahoo! News Search
Richmond Times-Dispatch Links
-
Tennis results
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Tue Nov 10, 12:15 am ET -
Service today for the Rev. Claude Charles Vaché
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Fri Nov 6, 12:02 am ET -
Lance Armstrong’s bikes fetch $1.3 million at auction
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Tue Nov 3, 6:39 am ET -
Veteran broadcaster Harvey Lee Hudson Jr. dies
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Mon Nov 2, 12:20 am ET -
Across Europe, the embattled left loses some clout
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sat Oct 31, 12:05 am ET