A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence but did not hand down any punishment. As French finance minister in 2008, she approved an award of...
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy moved a step closer to facing trial over campaign funding irregularities on Thursday when a court rejected a defense request to halt proceedings against one of...
The chief prosecutor in the negligence trial of IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Paris called for her acquittal on Thursday saying the hearing had failed to support the "very weak" accusation against...
Christine Lagarde is taking time off her day job tackling the world's financial crises to face trial on Monday for her role in a $425 million state payout to a French tycoon in 2008. The...
Francois Fillon is to be the conservative candidate in next year’s French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat. With virtually all the results counted, Mr Fillon won...
Francois Fillon is to be the conservative candidate in next year's French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat. With virtually all the results counted, Mr Fillon won...
Voters in France are choosing between Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe to be their centre-right presidential candidate in next year's election. Mr Fillon is now seen as the favourite to win Sunday's...
Lawyers for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy say they will take legal action against a businessman, Ziad Takieddine, over allegations that deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bankrolled his...
Former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has announced he is running for president, vowing a "democratic revolution" if elected. The political system was paralysed, he said. "I want to free the...
Nicolas Sarkozy's links with Muammar Gaddafi have come under fresh scrutiny after a businessman admitted delivering three cash-stuffed suitcases from the late Libyan leader towards the Frenchman's...
France's former Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron looks set to unveil his bid for the presidency. He is not expected to join the race to be the Socialist candidate, but as head of the centrist En...
The hypocrisy called America, and Africans who don’t want to know better I have received a few messages about my comments on the US elections. I thought my comments were very polite and...
Nobody is rushing to make political predictions right now. But with the French presidential election less than six months away, shockwaves from Donald Trump's victory are already striking Paris....
