France
Making France's "Intouchables" bankable in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES - Last year around this time of France's Cannes film festival, movie producer Harvey Weinstein pondered how to turn a silent black-and-white film, "The Artist," into Oscar gold. His answer was to charm the socks off audiences with a simple tale of old Hollywood romance.
Moody's restates French AAA, negative outlook
PARIS - Moody's restated its negative outlook on France's top-notch credit rating on Thursday, saying after Francois Hollande's May 6 presidential election win that it needed more time to assess how France will manage its public finances in a time of anemic growth.
Euro top jobs tussle to leave ECB Board seat empty
FRANKFURT - A power struggle between Germany, France and Spain is set to leave a seat vacant on the European Central Bank's six-member board in the middle of a potentially devastating crisis for the currency that the bank was created to oversee.
France's Hollande makes bold debut on EU summit stage
BRUSSELS - At his first meeting of EU leaders, with the hotly contested issue of shared euro-zone debt top of his discussion list, France's new president made it clear on Wednesday that he intends to stand up to Berlin on European policy.
Mali leader flies to France for health checks after attack
BAMAKO - Mali's interim leader Dioncounda Traore was flown to France on Wednesday for medical checks after he was attacked by protesters this week, Mali's government spokesman said.
French government defends convicted minister
PARIS - France's new government rejected calls on Wednesday for the resignation of a minister convicted of branding former managers of a ferry company crooks, arguing the ruling did not undermine new President Francois Hollande's promise of clean government.
Equatorial Guinea leader promotes son in reshuffle
DAKAR - Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema has promoted his farm minister son - wanted in France for alleged money laundering - to vice president in charge of national defense and state security, a government statement said on Tuesday.
Factbox: Three steps in the works to revive Europe's economy
- EU leaders meet for an informal summit in Brussels on Wednesday where France aims to push a proposal for metalizing European debt, but the heart of discussions will focus on ways to reignite economic growth across the continent.
German intelligence chief warns of Islamist attacks
BERLIN - Germany could be a target of an Islamist attack similar to those carried out by a gunman in France two months ago, the head of the country's intelligence service said on Tuesday.
France's Hollande sets conditions on Afghan financing
CHICAGO - French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France had been asked to contribute a little less than $200 million for long-term funding to Afghanistan, but he signaled there would be no commitments until Paris knew how the money would be managed.
Full Coverage: French Election 2012
Results graphics, prediction calculators, candidate profiles, economic data, and all the latest news, features and analysis from France's Presidential Election. Full Coverage
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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