PARIS : President Francois Hollande said Tuesday thatFrancewas taking seriously a call by Al-Qaeda’s north African wing for Muslims worldwide to launch attacks against the country’s interests over its military operation inMali. An AQIM leader called on Muslims to “attack ...

PARIS : Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande’s first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left. On the eve of the anniversary of his May 6 win last year over right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy, the ...

TIMBUKTU (AFP) - President Francois Hollande received a rapturous welcome Saturday as he visited Mali to push for African troops to take over a French-led offensive that drove back rebels from the country's desert north.The French leader's whirlwind tour came as troops worked to secure Kidal, the ...

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany and France will seek to paper over tensions from the euro crisis which has propelled Berlin into Europe's driving seat when their leaders meet Monday to mark 50 years since a landmark treaty forged closer ties.French President Francois Hollande arrived in a snow-bedecked ...

PARIS - French President Francois Hollande has proposed a 120 billion euro ($152 billion) "growth pact" ahead of key talks with eurozone leaders, newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Sunday.In a letter sent to fellow European leaders on Thursday, a copy of which the newspaper said it ...

PARIS  - France voted Sunday in parliamentary elections tipped to give Socialist President Francois Hollande the majority he needs to push through his anti-austerity, tax-and-spend programme.Hollande defeated Nicolas Sarkozy in last month's presidential election and wants voters to give him a ...

In a surprise visit, France's new President Francois Hollande arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Friday morning. Talking to French troops at a base in the Nijrab district of eastern Kapisa province, Hollande said that his country's soldiers had carried out their mission in Afghanistan ...

PARIS  - Socialist champion Francois Hollande stamped his authority on the French presidential race Sunday, winning the first round of polling and setting up a May 6 run-off with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.Hollande won between 28 and 29 per cent of the vote in the first round, to ...