Franois Hollande has won France’s presidential election in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against austerity.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande will clash in their only television debate, seen as the conservative incumbent’s last chance to turn the odds.
France voted on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, against the backdrop of a feeble economy.
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel are preparing to centralise control of EU members’ budgets in order to rein in their debt crisis.
The world’s leading economies are pressing Europe to act boldly within eight days to resolve the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis.
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologised to his country on Sunday for a sexual encounter with a hotel maid.
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says he won’t run for IMF chief, making French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde a firm favourite.
G8 leaders will approve billions of dollars in aid to new Arab democracies on Friday as they end their summit.
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/ 27 October 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory on Wednesday in his showdown with unions over pension reform.
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/ 20 January 2010
A strong aftershock struck Haiti on Wednesday, creating panic among people camping out in the capital’s streets after last week’s earthquake.