Topic: Michele Alliot-Marie
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G8 gives unpopular host Nicolas Sarkozy a platform to polish his image
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is keen to show leadership prowess at the two-day Deauville summit ahead of 2012 elections in France.
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Libya's Qaddafi offers $400 per family as rebels close in on Tripoli
Libya's besieged leader, facing a rebel advance on Tripoli and possible international sanctions, also pledged a 150 percent increase in some government workers' wages.
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Sarkozy tells French officials no more vacationing on Arab autocrats' dime
France's prime minister and foreign minister are taking heat for gratis luxury holidays in Egypt and Tunisia. President Sarkozy says vacationing in France is a better idea.
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An embarrassed France backpedals from its support of Tunisia's Ben Ali
Before former President Ben Ali fled Tunisia amid the popular uprising, France offered its support to the troubled dictator. Now France is struggling to find new footing with its former colony.
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Tunisia and Haiti: One tyrant returns home, one flees
The tenuous connection? France.
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The key players in Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution
Tunisia's 'Jasmine Revolution' is still under way, with fighting in the capital today. Here are some of the key players driving events.
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France: Why Sarkozy is handing out sobriety tests
Obligatory sobriety tests would be just the latest in a series of anticrime measures from the right-leaning government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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France captures top ETA leader
The arrest of the Basque separatist military leader is expected to further weaken the group. But some Spanish officials fear retaliatory attacks.
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