Hollande’s ‘annus horribilis’: ratings at record low after first year in officeNo president of the fifth republic has been so unpopular after one year in roleFri May 03 2013 - 05:36
‘Selfish’ Merkel phrase reveals French rift with GermanyRow over leaked document threatens Franco-German relationsMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
French unemployment breaks previous recordHollande calls for unity to reverse trend ‘by end of year’Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
An international exhibition that’s become an international incidentAn exhibition of art in the Louvre has provoked fury in Germany for portraying the country as a dark and dangerous neighbour – has it ignored key movements deliberately, or is it all a matter of taste?Fri Apr 26 2013 - 07:00
France to become 14th country to legalise same-sex marriageHollande hopes opposition will die down once the law passes as the right demands a referendumTue Apr 23 2013 - 05:00
IMF director Lagarde to be questioned in ParisLagarde criticised for handing of financial settlement when French finance ministerFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
French cabinet ministers forced to publicly declare assestsMove follows scandal of tax-cheating former budget minister Jérôme CahuzacTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Tales about the shelf-life of desireYou can love someone for your whole life. But is there is a timebomb ticking away at erotic attraction? French author Marie Darrieussecq talks to Lara MarloweSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Thierry Repentin gets to grips with new role as France’s junior minister for European affairsMinister recognises Ireland’s need for better conditions to exit EU-IMF bailoutThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:52
Hollande announces new measures to combat corruption and tax fraudThree new bodies created to tackle graft in wake of former budget minister admitting to tax fraudWed Apr 10 2013 - 19:35
Hollande under pressure over campaign ally’s tax haven sharesPresidential campaign treasurer holds shares in two Cayman Islands companiesFri Apr 05 2013 - 06:55
Hollande faces political upheaval over Cahuzac scandalFormer budget minister pleads for forgiveness over secret bank accounts in Switzerland and SingaporeThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:49
Mediapart first to expose Cahuzac’s secret accountWebsite has earned reputation for fierce investigative reportingThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:42
French government to streamline overbearing regulationsOperational complexity has cost industry €60bn according to OECDWed Apr 03 2013 - 07:00
Polls verdict dismal following Hollande’s prime time interviewBad news for president as press slates performance and unclear plan for damage limitationSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:10
Carla Bruni turns the knife as she lets her music speak for herselfHollande eclipsed in media by predecessor and his wifeThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Proposed French work reforms represent small cultural revolutionLaw would allow businesses in difficulty decrease salaries and would simplify layoffsWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
‘Syria is melting away before the eyes of the world’UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is key to a nonviolent solution in SyriaSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Sarkozy hits back over Bettencourt allegationsFormer French president outraged he has been accused of taking advantage of heiress’s age and dementiaSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
EU foreign ministers fail to agree on lifting Syrian arms embargoDivisions remain after Dublin meeting over wisdom of arming Syrian insurgentsFri Mar 22 2013 - 13:55
EU foreign ministers to consider Syrian arms embargoMeeting in Dublin today will discuss lifting weapons banFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Hollande sacks budget minister under investigation for tax fraudJérôme Cahuzac placed under investigation for money laundering and tax fraudWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
President Hollande fiddles as desperate French workers self-immolate‘Where are your promises?’ young protester shouted before police led him awaySat Mar 16 2013 - 00:00
France warns of unilateral action on SyriaEU must reconsider embargo on arming rebels, says French foreign ministerThu Mar 14 2013 - 16:01
France gripped by unseasonal cold snapUp to 80,000 households lose electricity and mobile phone system fails to functionWed Mar 13 2013 - 06:00
Magic of living in Paris punctures pain of endless French bureaucracyHeroes like Stéphane Hessel, who believed that poetry has the power to save us, provided the moments of inspiration that shine through France’s gloomTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Obama urges Americans to 'seize the moment' and unite to tackle challengesPresident Barack Obama surprised observers with the unprecedently liberal and progressive tone of his second inaugural address…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama signals more aggressive second termMuch of the president’s speech was devoted to the rights of women, homosexuals and Hispanic immigrantsTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama outlines his vision for USPresident Barack Obama surprised observers with the unprecedented liberal and progressive tone of his second inaugural address…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama: the toughened veteran of a turbulent first term who finally 'gets it'As I prepare to leave Washington for Paris after four years in the US, I consider Barack Obama, the pragmatic idealist about …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Obama says he is ready for fight as he lays out far-reaching gun control plansPresident Barack Obama signalled he is ready for a fight with House Republicans and the National Rifle Association over gun control…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Obama's priorities lie on the home frontBoth of the US presidential candidates portrayed the election as a battle for the soul of the USSat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Francoise Gilot interview: Mistress of the masterHe was 61, she was 21 and their love affair was a decade-long battle of wits and willsSat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
28 lives lost in latest US shootingsA gunman shot dead 20 school children between the ages of five and 10 and six adults in the second deadliest school shooting …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Obama stands by as Rice is hounded out of secretary of state bidAMERICA: The Orwellian process by which information is dispensed by the administration is a neglected aspect of the Susan Rice…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Romney wins at last for . . . the Lie of the YearIt was not the sort of victory Mitt Romney had in mind when he declared his candidacy for the US presidency, but the former governor…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Republicans celebrate 'Waterloo' of trade unionsMichigan’s Republican-dominated legislature and Republican governor have dealt a severe blow to the US trade union movement and…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Press dreaming of White House Christmas with every article they writeAMERICA: For journalists used to being herded in and out like cattle, the White House Christmas party is a reversal of fortunes…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Fox News pushed Petraeus for presidencyRoger Ailes, the founder and chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News corporation, sent an emissary to Gen David Petraeus when he…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Poll fuels curiosity over fate of ClintonThe fate of US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton after she leaves office next month is a matter of keen speculation inside…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Nato to deploy missiles on Turkish borderNato announced yesterday that it will deploy Patriot missile batteries on the border between Turkey and Syria to defend Turkey…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
A random act of kindness as cop tends to homeless man on cold NY nightThe ageing, homeless man sits hunched over his beggar’s cup, his ragged trousers and bare feet extended in front of him, the …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Turning the business of beauty into a global cultureFounded by the daughter of east European Jewish immigrants in 1935, Estée Lauder is one of the world’s top five beauty conglomerates…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
UN votes for Palestinian statehoodPalestine has been awarded the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations by an overwhelming majority of 138…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Palestine granted observer status at UNPalestine has been awarded the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations, by an overwhelming majority of 138…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Obama in campaign mode over budgetBarack Obama is on the campaign trail again, just three weeks after winning the presidential electionThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Obama still looks to Lincoln for inspirationAMERICA: Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln is a gripping account of political processSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Forget love triangles. It's a love pentagonThe affair between the CIA director and his biographer may have stayed hidden if she hadn’t got jealousSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Obama vows to be better president in second termIn his first press conference since his re-election, Barack Obama yesterday promised to be a more effective president.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
