Case linked to allegations that former PM Dominique de Villepin tried to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy, when both men were minist
Socialist Party candidate says vote for conservative Sarkozy would lead to violence in largely immigrant suburbs, where he is especiall
Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to visit as part of deal to free 6 medical workers convicted of infecting hundreds of children in Libyan hospita
Close race between top two candidates, but large numbers of voters still undecided
Charlie Hebdo was one of several papers around world that reprinted two caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, first published in Denmark
Leaders meeting in Cannes, France, also call on Sudan to facilitate deployment of UN peacekeepers
A conservative with a tough image, Nicolas Sarkozy says he want to unify the country
Foreign Ministry goes to Socialist Bernard Kouchner, who has held ministerial positions in previous Socialist administrations and was D
