ARTICLES RELATING TO FRANCOIS HOLLANDE

Iran not after nuclear bomb: Candidate

2013-06-04 10:00

Ali Akbar Velayati, a conservative presidential contender, has reiterated that the Islamic republic is not seeking nuclear weapons that he says are banned by the Islamic religion.

Algerian president recovering in Paris

2013-05-31 22:07

French President Francois Hollande says his Algerian counterpart, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, remains in France and is convalescing at a Paris hospital.

France to hold first gay marriage

2013-05-27 17:45

France is set to celebrate its first gay marriage in the southern city of Montpellier after months of bitter debate and opposition that saw tens of thousands take to the streets.

Hollande invites African leaders

2013-05-25 22:47

French President Francois Hollande has invited African leaders to a "peace and security" summit later in the year.

French ministers to face tax fraud grilling

2013-05-22 10:02

France's parliament has kicked off a high-profile public probe into a major tax fraud scandal that has shaken the Socialist government and the squeaky-clean image it is seeking to project.

France legalises same-sex marriage

2013-05-18 07:54
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France has become the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down

2013-05-17 08:05

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have insisted Bashar Assad must step down amid a flurry of moves to organise peace talks.

France's first lady arrives in Mali

2013-05-16 09:20

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has arrived in Mali for a tour of the war-torn nation described as "part of a mission for children and women".

France slams Merkel despite flexibility

2013-04-30 12:08

An attack by French Socialists on Angela Merkel coincides with concessions by the German chancellor on austerity, but five months from elections she is loathe to trumpet her flexibility.

Mali Tuareg rebels reject elections

2013-04-24 21:13

Mali's Tuareg separatist rebels have dismissed French calls to disarm ahead of July elections saying they would fight to the death.

Attack on French embassy 'an act of terror'

2013-04-23 14:06

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz has branded the attack on the French embassy in Tripoli a "terrorist" incident.

Protestors push to stop France gay law

2013-04-22 10:01

Tens of thousands of opponents of government plans to legalise gay marriage have marched in Paris two days before a final vote on the bill, which has provoked fierce protests.

French family home after hostage ordeal

2013-04-20 08:22

French President Francois Hollande has welcomed a family of seven back to France as they flew into Paris after two months in the hands of Nigeria's Islamist militants.

Libyan link to Sarkozy campaign probed

2013-04-19 14:07

French prosecutors have opened a probe into allegations the Libyan regime contributed to the 2007 campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, who went on to become president, a judicial source says.

French ministers face assets declaration

2013-04-15 11:04

French ministers will for the first time disclose their assets in a move President Francois Hollande's Socialist government hopes will restore public confidence after a tax fraud scandal.

Hollande vows to 'eradicate' tax havens

2013-04-10 15:00

French President Francois Hollande has vowed to "eradicate" tax havens "in Europe and the world" as he pursued anti-corruption efforts in the wake of a tax-fraud scandal.

Mali to give France new camel

2013-04-09 22:01

Mali will give French President Francois Hollande another camel after the one they gave him in thanks for helping repel Islamist rebels was killed and eaten by the family he left it with in Timbuktu.

France takes part in Mali peacekeeping

2013-04-04 21:05

French leader Hollande says his troops will be part of any future UN peacekeeping force for Mali.

Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest

2013-03-25 08:27

Paris police have used tear gas and batons to fight crowds pushing their way toward the presidential palace as part of a protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.

France tackles 'teeming' prisons shakeup

2013-03-18 12:10

An unlikely team has been tasked by Socialist President Francois Hollande with pushing through his latest sensitive reform: Overhauling France's teeming prisons.

French jobless rate hits 14 year high

2013-03-07 13:26

French unemployment rose to 10.6% in the fourth quarter of 2012, the highest in almost 14 years, according to official data.

French in tough fight in northern Mali

2013-02-27 08:59

France says its troops are involved in “very violent fighting” in the mountains of northern Mali and it’s too early to talk about a quick pullout from the West African country.

French kidnap victims likely separated

2013-02-22 07:58

A kidnapped French family of seven has likely been separated into two groups by their abductors, France says, as Nigerian security forces comb restive border areas to find them.

Euthanasia in 'exceptional' cases: France

2013-02-14 15:02

France's medical ethics council has said that euthanasia should be allowed in exceptional cases and when suffering patients make "persistent and lucid requests."

Mali: France urges deployment of UN troops

2013-02-07 10:15

France has formerly asked the UN Security Council to consider the deployment of an international peacekeeping operation in Mali, once the situation allows French troops to leave that country.

 

Hollande: No French military action in Libya

2013-06-01 07:40

France wants to work with Libya against militant groups on its territory but will not take military action in the country without UN backing, President Francois Hollande says.

France's state spending sobers up

2013-05-30 20:52

The Elysee Palace is auctioning off 1 200 bottles of wine and champagne from its cellar in a move aimed at rejuvenating the collection and replenishing state coffers.

French soldier stabbed in metro

2013-05-26 20:35

French police are hunting for a man who stabbed a soldier in the throat.

Protests after London machete attack

2013-05-23 11:06

More than 100 angry supporters of a far-right street protest group have taken to the streets after a suspected Islamist attack that has left a member of the British military dead in London.

French president signs gay marriage law

2013-05-18 22:33

France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations.

Tuareg rebels ready for talks - Traore

2013-05-17 18:02

Tuareg separatist rebels who held a chuck of Mali’s vast north and still occupy the key town of Kidal are ready for talks to end the west African country’s crisis, President Dioncounda Traore says.

Hollande troubled by France recession

2013-05-16 10:03

President Francois Hollande's nagging headache to reboot the French economy has turned into a migraine as the economy slipped into its second recession in four years.

Hollande plans strategy on anniversary

2013-05-06 15:04

Under fire from right and left, French President François Hollande has spent the first anniversary of his election triumph, hunkered down with ministers to thrash out a comeback strategy.

Hollande vows to hang on

2013-04-28 21:30

His government has been damaged by a scandal, his country's economy is stagnant and his popularity at a record low, but French President Francois Hollande has vowed to "hold firm" and not to be "intimidated".

Protests as France legalises gay marriage

2013-04-24 09:00

France has legalised gay marriage after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations.

France slams attack on embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 12:20

French President Francois Hollande has condemned the attack on his country's embassy in Libya, saying France expects the Libyan authorities to "shed light on this unacceptable act".

Morocco border issue 'may be resolved soon'

2013-04-22 09:31

The Algeria-Morocco border, closed for two decades amid deadlock over the Western Sahara, is a pressing issue that could be resolved soon, an official says.

French scuffle over gay marriage bill

2013-04-19 14:46

French parliamentarians almost came to blows as they finished debating a gay marriage bill, which has triggered violent protests and been linked to homophobic assaults.

Hollande voices solidarity with Americans

2013-04-16 08:45

French President Francois Hollande has voiced "France's complete solidarity with the American authorities and people" following deadly blasts at the Boston Marathon.

French Senate adopts gay marriage law

2013-04-12 15:00

France's upper house Senate has voted to adopt a bill granting homosexual couples the right to marry and adopt, after a heated debate and protests from conservatives and religious groups.

Former French first lady's new album a hit

2013-04-10 11:43

Former French first lady Carla Bruni's new album, Little French Songs rose to second place on the country's music charts only a week after being released.

France cannot probe property – Nguesso

2013-04-08 17:07

Following a meeting with his French counterpart Francois Hollande, Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso says French justice has no right to investigate his alleged ill-gotten gains.

France reeling from tax scandal

2013-04-03 16:55

France's government was reeling from an explosive tax fraud scandal, as critics questioned how much President Francois Hollande knew about a former budget minister's secret bank account.

CAR leader flees as rebels seize capital

2013-03-25 07:38

Central African rebels have seized control of the capital Bangui as the president fled, but promised to respect a January peace deal that provides for elections within three years.

France, UK willing to arm Syrian rebels

2013-03-15 08:11

France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria's rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo as the conflict enters its third year.

Fourth French soldier killed in Mali

2013-03-07 07:51

Clashes between French troops and Islamist fighters in Mali have killed a French soldier and at least 10 rebels, defence officials say.

Hollande - proper labels on meat meals

2013-02-23 14:29

France's president says he wants to see proper labelling of meat in ready-made meals to avert a repeat of the scandal over horse meat being passed off as beef.

ECB warns of low interest rates

2013-02-18 18:38

The European Central Bank outlined the risks of keeping interest rates low for a long period, suggesting that it is unlikely to slash rates further.

Hollande - focus now on 'securing' Mali

2013-02-11 22:32

President Francois Hollande says France was in the phase of securing areas from where Islamists had been routed in Mali as his Nigerian counterpart warned this could not occur overnight.

Tunisia president scraps Cairo trip

2013-02-06 15:56

President Moncef Marzouki has cancelled his participation in the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation summit in Cairo and is heading back to Tunisia after the murder of opposition leader Chokri Belaid.

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