The French president elected in May 2007 might not have changed his country as much as he and his supporters (at home or abroad) hoped or as much as his
In a cinema industry dominated by commercial, formulaic blockbusters, a different kind of movie sometimes establishes its place just by telling its own story and remaining true to its individual
The nine-day transport strike had just ended on 23 November 2007 when French president Nicolas Sarkozy was confronted with a new upsurge of violence in Paris's banlieues (suburbs)
The two world wars of the 20th century started in Europe. The commemoration of the fallen is marked each year on 11 November - the date of the armistice at
On foreign affairs as with domestic issues, Nicolas Sarkozy has hit the ground running. Even more than four months in power since his inauguration on 16 May 2007, France'
A film released in the chilly and wet mid-summer of 2007 reminds the French of the good old days, where seasons were seasons, winter cold and summer - the season
Nicolas Sarkozy made a telling joke during one of his first foreign trips after his inauguration as France's president on 16 May 2007. Accompanied by his foreign minister,
"There is no solution to the crisis in Lebanon without a solution to the Palestinian state question, period! Those who are still living in the Palestinian refugees camps, you
Nicolas Sarkozy triumphed on 17 June 2007 for the second time in less than two months. The man elected French president on 6 May, who wanted to give back to
China is preparing for the Olympic games in Beijing in 2008, an event the communist regime plans to turn into a celebration of nationalistic pride and its own indomitable power.
The television images in France on the evening of Sunday 6 May 2007 might have suggested that there were two winners of the presidential election. Only a few minutes after
