France officially asks to return to NATO command

PARIS, March 20 (Xinhua) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has submitted a formal request to rejoin the NATO command structure despite concerns that the move could undermine the country\’s military independence, local media reported Friday. Sarkozy presented a letter with… बाँकी अंश »

Carla Bruni embarrassed by Berlusconi’s ‘tanned Obama’ comment

Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has criticised the prime minister of Italy for referring to American President-elect Barack Obama’s ‘suntan. ‘When I hear Silvio Berlusconi… joke about the fact that Obama is ‘always tanned’, that makes… बाँकी अंश »

Palin tricked in prank call by Canadian comedians

Sunday 2nd November, 2008   (IANS) Pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy, two Canadian radio comedians tricked US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin into talking to them for about seven minutes Saturday afternoon. Marc-Antoine Audette, a member of comedy duo… बाँकी अंश »

Canada, EU, seek new trade pact amid finance crisis

Friday 17th October, 2008   (IANS) The ongoing global financial crisis tops the agenda of talks between Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Union (EU) leaders, as they meet Friday to launch a process that might eventually lead to an… बाँकी अंश »

PM defends secular credentials of India

(IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday strongly defended India’s secular credentials when the European Union conveyed its “serious concerns” over “massacres” of Christians in India. “We are a secular state. We are a multi-religious, multi-cultural nation,” Manmohan Singh told reporters,… बाँकी अंश »

Russia agrees to pull back to Georgian border lines

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has conditionally agreed to pull forces from Georgia land, excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia, by October. Speaking after meeting French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Russia as a mediator, Mr Medvedev said the pullout would occur once… बाँकी अंश »

Medvedev, Sarkozy talk before summit on Georgian crisis

Just hours before a European Union (EU) emergency summit on the crisis in Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the situation on the telephone, the agency Interfax has reported. The two leaders focussed on the… बाँकी अंश »

Sarkozy makes fresh appeal to Russia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to remove Russian troops quickly from the west of Georgia. Mr Sarkozy called the Russian president to thank him on the steady withdrawal of troops, but urged him to… बाँकी अंश »