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President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) has acknowledged making ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) has acknowledged making mistakes in an interview but said in his defence that he faced 'totally inhuman' demands as French head of state. Photo:Christophe Ena/AFP

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with a worker ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with a worker as he visits a factory in Fort-de-France, at France's Caribbean territory of La Martinique on June 25, 2009. Sarkozy offered Friday to hold a referendum on autonomy for the island of Martinique, one of France's Caribbean territories gripped by unrest early this year. Photo:Denis/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL) is welcomed by supporters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL) is welcomed by supporters as he arrives at Pointe-a-Pitre on the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe. Sarkozy offered Friday to hold a referendum on autonomy for the island of Martinique, one of France's Caribbean territories gripped by unrest early this year. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) delivers a speech during ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) delivers a speech during a ceremony at a war memorial on June 25, 2009 in Fort-de-France, at France's Caribbean territory of La Martinique. Sarkozy offered Friday to hold a referendum on autonomy for the island of Martinique, one of France's Caribbean territories gripped by unrest early this year. Photo:Denis/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) shakes hands with Israeli ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu prior to a bilateral meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris. Sarkozy on Wednesday asked Netanyahu to impose a 'total freeze' on Jewish settlements in the West Bank but the hawkish leader rejected the call. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday asked Israeli ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to impose a 'total freeze' on Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a presidency statement said. Netanyahu, on his first visit to Europe since taking office in April, flew into Paris from Rome for one-on-one talks with Sarkozy. Images and soundbites. Photo:/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israeli ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior a bilateral meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris. Sarkozy on Wednesday asked Netanyahu to impose a 'total freeze' on Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before their talks in Paris. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jacques Brinon

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech to both houses ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech to both houses of parliament, before reshuffling his cabinet. Sarkozy unveiled a major reshuffle of his right-wing cabinet, naming new interior and justice ministers and bringing on board the nephew of late Socialist leader Francois Mitterrand Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 14, 2009, Lebanon's most ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this photo taken Tuesday, April 14, 2009, Lebanon's most influential Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah speaks during an interview. Fadlallah called on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to reconsider his statements regarding women who wear Burqa saying on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, that the will of Muslim women who decide to cover their faces should be respected. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Hussein Malla)

President Nicolas Sarkozy says the burka is not welcome in secular ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy says the burka is not welcome in secular France, condemning the head-to-toe cover as a symbol of subjugation rather than the Muslim faith. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

Protestors demonstrate against the ban on Muslim women wearing ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Protestors demonstrate against the ban on Muslim women wearing the burqa in public in The Hague, November 30, 2006. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks with German Chancellor ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the EU summit in Brussels. Ireland has secured legal guarantees on sovereignty issues from European partners to pave the way for a second Irish referendum on the EU's reform treaty. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seen here with UAE Foreign ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seen here with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan in Abu Dhabi last month, has welcomed progress in talks with the United Arab Emirates on a multi-billion-dollar deal for the sale of 60 Rafale fighter jets. Photo:Michel Spingler/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and European Commission ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso are pictured during a family photo of the EU summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. EU leaders met Thursday to grant Ireland guarantees on issues like abortion and military neutrality to ensure its voters will back a sweeping reform package that they earlier rejected. Photo:Dominique Faget/AFP

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and former French president ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and former French president Jacques Chirac attend the funerals of Gabonese president Omar Bongo in Libreville. Bongo was buried with traditional rites at one of his luxurious palaces opening the way for a succession battle. Photo:Martin Bureau/AFP

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and former French president ...

(AFP) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and former French president Jacques Chirac (L), prepare to sign the book of condolences at the funerals of Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in Libreville. Onlookers jeered Sarkozy on Tuesday at the state funeral for Omar Bongo Ondimba which was attended by more than a dozen other African leaders. Photo:Martin Bureau/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes German Chancellor ...

(AFP) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

US President Barack Obama (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a bilateral meeting at the Prefecture of Caen. Obama said Saturday that North Korea's nuclear weapon test had been 'extraordinarily provocative' and that it would be 'profoundly dangerous' for Iran to get a nuclear bomb. Photo:Stephane de Sakutin/AFP

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with French President ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a bilateral meeting at the Prefecture of Caen. Sarkozy has insisted that he and Obama were united in wanting to stop Iran developing a nuclear weapon. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and France's President Nicolas ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy wave as they arrive at the Prefecture of Caen in France, June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Chesnot/Pool

Niger's President Mamadou Tandja arrives at a joint press conference ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Niger's President Mamadou Tandja arrives at a joint press conference with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (unseen) in Niamey in March 2009. Niger will vote on August 4 on whether to extend the mandate of President Mamadou Tandja, the government announced Friday. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R and on screen) gives a ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R and on screen) gives a speech in Bordeaux, southwestern France. EU parliamentary elections hit turbulence Friday after prematurely published Dutch results confirmed fears of voter apathy and extremist gains and Britain's prime minister sought damage control. Photo:Pierre Andrieu/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy ...

(AFP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) in Paris. Sarkozy issued Wednesday a strong condemnation of new remarks from Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust. Photo:Boris Horvat/AFP

Map showing the route of an Air France passenger jet 447, which ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map showing the route of an Air France passenger jet 447, which disappeared from radar screens on route from Brazil to France. Brazilian air force planes scouring the Atlantic for a missing Air France jet -- that went down in a fierce storm with 228 people on board -- have found floating aircraft debris. Photo:/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), flanked by French Minister ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), flanked by French Minister in charge of Transports Jean-Louis Borloo (L) talks to the press at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, northern suburb of Paris, after they met with relatives of the passengers of the Air France jet which dropped off radar over the Atlantic ocean off the Brazilian coast. Photo:Guillaume Baptiste/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, leaves a crisis meeting ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, leaves a crisis meeting at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport Monday June 1, 2009 (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Guillaume Baptiste,Pool)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), flanked by French Minister ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), flanked by French Minister in charge of Transport Jean-Louis Borloo (L), speaks to journalists at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Spotter planes hunted for the wreckage of an Air France jet that was lost in a storm over the Atlantic with 228 people on board. 'The prospects of finding any survivors are very slim,' a grim Sarkozy said. Photo:Guillaume Baptiste/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this autumn to show backing for President Asif Ali Zardari in his fight against Taliban insurgents, a French official said. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) welcomes Pakistani ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) welcomes Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 15. Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this autumn to show backing for President Zardari in his fight against Taliban insurgents, according to a French official. Photo:Patrick Kovarik/AFP

Creating their own state is a 'legitimate right' for Palestinians ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Creating their own state is a 'legitimate right' for Palestinians and necessary for Middle East peace and Israeli security, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, has told the UAE state news agency WAM. Photo:Patrick Kovarik/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by the Dalai Lama ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by the Dalai Lama during talks last year in Gdansk, northern Poland. EU and Chinese leaders are meeting in Prague to tackle the economic crisis and turn the page on past tensions over the Dalai Lama, although lingering differences cast a shadow over the talks. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by the Dalai ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by the Dalai Lama in December 2008 in Gdansk, northern Poland. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with the European Union in Prague, overshadowed by lingering tensions over the Dalai Lama. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes Pakistani President ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo:Patrick Kovarik/AFP

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his diplomatical ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his diplomatical advisor Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) attend a bilateral meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

Former South African President Nelson Mandela attends a meeting ...

() — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:40:17 GMT

() - Former South African President Nelson Mandela attends a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (not pictured) at the Elysee palace in Paris September 4, 2007. Mandela, in Paris on a private visit, met Sarkozy for dinner at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, Sarkozy's spokesman said. REUTERS/Thomas Coex/Pool