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No food crisis here, says Senegal’s president

Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade said on Monday there was neither famine nor hunger riots in the West African country, blaming a recent rally on opposition groups. ”There is no…

France blames Chinese for Olympic torch chaos

France’s interior minister faulted the Chinese organisers of the Olympic torch relay for its chaotic run through Paris, saying in an interview on Wednesday that French police…

San Francisco braced to greet Olympic torch

Thousands of protesters were expected to line the route of the latest leg of the Olympic torch’s ”Journey of Harmony” on Wednesday as officials in San Francisco braced themselves…

Sarkozy hits out at Société Générale chief

French President Nicolas Sarkozy sharply criticised the chairperson of scandal-hit bank Société Générale in an interview published on Tuesday, saying his response to billion-euro…

‘Mr Average’ perpetrated biggest trading fraud

Jérôme Kerviel, a shy and introverted young city trader, lived on a tree-lined street in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the wealthy Paris suburb dubbed Sarkozyland in honour of its famous…

French president may marry ex-model

First it was Disneyland, then love on the Nile, now it’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s starry settings for his showbiz romance with…

Sarkozy’s trip to Chad comes under scrutiny

The French opposition on Monday dismissed President Nicolas Sarkozy’s trip to Chad to bring seven Europeans home as a ”Zorro act” as questions mounted over a charity accused of…

French citizens detained in Darfur orphan kidnap saga

Nine French citizens have been arrested in Chad after being accused of attempting to take 103 orphaned children from Darfur out of the country to be adopted by French families,…

Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina

Had things turned out differently, one of the seats in the press box in the Stade de France last Sunday night might have been occupied by a 79-year-old Argentinian newspaperman…

Media scent political scandal in Eads share probe

French newspapers mined the Watergate archive to describe the political ramifications of a share trading scandal enveloping Airbus parent Eads on Thursday, posing questions about…