Brian Love
latest news & developmentsS&P rating darkens Sarkozy’s re-election prospects
Standard & Poor’s decision to lower France’s credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.
‘Don’t let Syria bamboozle Arab League monitors’
France is worried about Arab League peace monitors working in Syria, saying it is crucial Syrian authorities be prevented from hoodwinking them.
G7 powers head to Rome as economic crisis rages
G7 finance ministers are under pressure to prove they can work together to stop the rot rather than engaging in a battle of "beggar-thy-neighbour".