http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Yahoo! Canada News Photos Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 160 35 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/nws/ca_ma_nws_1_1.gif http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-angela-merkel-both-championed-herman-van.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage. Photo:John Thys/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258719414594-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=DaKWjvIqBgXvwDvNhp8bRQ-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage. Photo:John Thys/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-angela-merkel-both-championed-rompuy-s-selection.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. European leaders chose a low-profile pair of Belgium's premier and a British peer to lead a revamped EU, triggering a storm of criticism for dropping plans to appoint diplomatic heavy hitters. Photo:John Thys/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258719414594-15-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=2uCKSbjW.bXxE8SOLXXn6Q-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. European leaders chose a low-profile pair of Belgium's premier and a British peer to lead a revamped EU, triggering a storm of criticism for dropping plans to appoint diplomatic heavy hitters. Photo:John Thys/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-president-nicolas-sarkozy-l-talks-catherine-ashton-lithuanian-president.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), talks with Catherine Ashton, named EU foreign policy chief, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) at a European Union summit in Brussels. EU leaders picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with Ashton of Britain the EU's foreign policy supremo Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:47:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258694337423-14-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=BzsxBTM5iAQl2jrM4rmmUQ-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), talks with Catherine Ashton, named EU foreign policy chief, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) at a European Union summit in Brussels. EU leaders picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with Ashton of Britain the EU's foreign policy supremo Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-catherine-ashton-c-dalia-grybauskaite.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), British Catherine Ashton, named EU foreign policy chief (C) and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite pose during a family photo at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Union's first president on Thursday, the EU presidency announced. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:32:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258665827077-12-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=fp1onopYWLeW5bTKRnXnDw-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), British Catherine Ashton, named EU foreign policy chief (C) and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite pose during a family photo at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Union's first president on Thursday, the EU presidency announced. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-merkel-expected-agree-common-candidate.html (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an EU summit in October 2009. European leaders have gathered to choose a first-ever EU president with little sign of consensus, amid fears they could miss a historic opportunity to boost the bloc's clout on the world stage. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258598461900-5-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=HMJUs0tZVr6zCKfVilIRaw-- (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an EU summit in October 2009. European leaders have gathered to choose a first-ever EU president with little sign of consensus, amid fears they could miss a historic opportunity to boost the bloc's clout on the world stage. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/18112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-saudi-billionaire-chairman-khc-prince-al-waleed-bin-talal.html (AFP) - A handout picture from Kingdom Holding Company shows Saudi billionaire and chairman of KHC, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal (L), meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Riyadh. 'The two discussed the prince's ties with France through his investments there and economic and social issues,' Alwaleed's office said in a press release. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091118/afp/iphoto_1258566146045-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=aPHwfZOHZivlfiDEFaTs8w-- (AFP) - A handout picture from Kingdom Holding Company shows Saudi billionaire and chairman of KHC, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal (L), meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Riyadh. 'The two discussed the prince's ties with France through his investments there and economic and social issues,' Alwaleed's office said in a press release. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/18112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-carla-bruni-set-foundation-help-deprived-children-university.html (AFP) - Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, tours the Shafallah Center for children with special needs with centre chairman Hassan Ali bin Ali and Qatari Culture Minister Hamad bin Abdel Aziz al-Kawari (C back) in Doha. Bruni is in Qatar to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide has said. Photo:Karim Jaafar/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091118/afp/iphoto_1258545323835-1-0jpg.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=UXrYSJb7mzg_YThk8b7V6g-- (AFP) - Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, tours the Shafallah Center for children with special needs with centre chairman Hassan Ali bin Ali and Qatari Culture Minister Hamad bin Abdel Aziz al-Kawari (C back) in Doha. Bruni is in Qatar to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide has said. Photo:Karim Jaafar/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/18112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-carla-bruni-qatar-promote-french-university-duration-00-25.html (AFP) - Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Qatar as part of efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies. Following her arrival on Tuesday, the singer and former model attended a gala dinner for an education conference patronised by the wife of Qatar's emir, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned. Duration: 00:25 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091118/afp/iphoto_1258545389068-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=gI_oik_qobb_6ZnSftLzXA-- (AFP) - Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Qatar as part of efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies. Following her arrival on Tuesday, the singer and former model attended a gala dinner for an education conference patronised by the wife of Qatar's emir, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned. Duration: 00:25 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-taking-higher-profile-middle-east-issues.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, has warned of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he heads to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Desmazes/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258446033221-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=uK26TVbXsqhkRV4K5_uV1A-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, has warned of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he heads to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Desmazes/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-meets-king-abdullah-right-2008-third-trip-saudi.html (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Saudi Arabia King Abdullah as he arrives in Jeddah in November, 2008. Nicolas Sarkozy has warned of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he heads to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258451500967-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=m.0KrrtmC.JWDB8oGguNgQ-- (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Saudi Arabia King Abdullah as he arrives in Jeddah in November, 2008. Nicolas Sarkozy has warned of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he heads to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-king-abdullah.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258480840050-1-0jpg.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=cY6ufVUVwzGvfRsHPiELbA-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-king-abdullah-c-meet-janadriya-residence.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (C) meet at the Janadriya residence near Riyadh. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258480908722-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=5iwx6fKwBBasUTMOWGSI0g-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (C) meet at the Janadriya residence near Riyadh. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-c-welcomed-king-abdullah.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) is welcomed by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (L) as he arrives at Riyadh airport. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258480944143-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ZPYLVcjWvtaQfr_IIxh0Hw-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) is welcomed by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (L) as he arrives at Riyadh airport. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-greeted-king-abdullah-start-visit-invigorate-ties.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. The French President is in Riyadh for talks with the Saudi king after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258475765163-1-0jpg.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=TvMyfA1Tht5NHpU3uwbGWA-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. The French President is in Riyadh for talks with the Saudi king after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-s-foreign-minister-bernard-kouchner.html (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks to the press in Beirut in October. The French President is in Riyadh for talks with the Saudi king after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258475983932-1-0jpg.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=0.xc6Ve5h885mNCZtmXJjw-- (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks to the press in Beirut in October. The French President is in Riyadh for talks with the Saudi king after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-warned-extremist-backlashes-day-sides-delay-resuming-talks.html (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy is seen in Marseille, in November. The European Union's Swedish presidency has said it is 'premature' to recognise a Palestinian state, even as its leaders prepare to seek such recognition at the UN Security Council. Photo:Jean-Paul Pelissier/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258460542263-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=xRBUCAxys3xnXFocMnkfXA-- (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy is seen in Marseille, in November. The European Union's Swedish presidency has said it is 'premature' to recognise a Palestinian state, even as its leaders prepare to seek such recognition at the UN Security Council. Photo:Jean-Paul Pelissier/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/17112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-warned-extremist-backlash-middle-east.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, warned Tuesday of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he headed to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Desmazes/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:23:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091117/afp/iphoto_1258446033221-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=uK26TVbXsqhkRV4K5_uV1A-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, warned Tuesday of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he headed to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. Photo:Philippe Desmazes/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/16112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-right-walking-talabani-during-brief-visit-baghdad-february.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani walk past honour guards in Baghdad in February. France has moved to raise its profile and it profits in Iraq, welcoming President Jalal Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Photo:Khalid Mohammed/AFP

]]> (AFP) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091116/afp/iphoto_1258370027377-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Nx.1PhuBc_dwF2FXr8i4SA-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani walk past honour guards in Baghdad in February. France has moved to raise its profile and it profits in Iraq, welcoming President Jalal Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Photo:Khalid Mohammed/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/16112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-welcomes-iraqi-counterpart-jalal-talabani.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani (R) prior a bilateral meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. France moved to raise both its profile and its profits in Iraq on Monday, welcoming Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

]]> (AFP) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091116/afp/iphoto_1258398480339-1-0jpg.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=0I_N0._k751JfDNMTYh5GQ-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani (R) prior a bilateral meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. France moved to raise both its profile and its profits in Iraq on Monday, welcoming Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/15112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-r-shakes-hand-president.html (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) shakes hand with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee palace in Paris. Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:38:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091115/afp/iphoto_1258274217899-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=xwrk11hf8whxmu4lUl0JDw-- (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) shakes hand with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee palace in Paris. Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/13112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-hopes-use-france-s-ties-damascus-persuade.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) greets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. Assad said he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091113/afp/iphoto_1258116219704-2-0jpg.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=y6X2fo_a1HvpzxHr.OI6_Q-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) greets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. Assad said he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/13112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-benjamin-netanyahu.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said that he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091113/afp/iphoto_1258128390566-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=U_ipjv_wt9D3Gu_qPNV_TA-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said that he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/13112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-l-greets-syrian-president-bashar.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. Assad said he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091113/afp/iphoto_1258116219704-3-0jpg.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=cz56t4wyYBXKf1CYqZpAAg-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. Assad said he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/13112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-benjamin-netanyahu.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said that he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091113/afp/iphoto_1258128390566-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=tLeBDVWz3HHPqNpJTOzbDQ-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said that he had no 'Israeli partner' ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Netanyahu's offer of talks. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/12112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-l-shakes-hands-benjamin-netanyahu.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris on November 11. Sarkozy has stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091112/afp/iphoto_1258042101923-2-0jpg.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=C36HYHG6wumrHz3XYibbvw-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris on November 11. Sarkozy has stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/12112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-shakes-hands-benjamin-netanyahu.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris on November 11. Sarkozy has stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091112/afp/iphoto_1258042101923-1-0jpg.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=wF.fXF16aYnHqD.JL2myPw-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris on November 11. Sarkozy has stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/12112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-video-israel-s-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-held-talks.html (AFP) - VIDEO: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds talks in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process. Duration: 00:42 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:59:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091112/afp/iphoto_1258033235983-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=W3MwoleqmSbzjS7IIdX0FA-- (AFP) - VIDEO: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds talks in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process. Duration: 00:42 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/12112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-says-rushed-germany-november-9-chip-berlin.html (AFP) - A photo taken from Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Facebook' page shows him chipping away at the Berlin Wall. A top aide to Sarkozy has sought to downplay controversy over the French leader's account of how he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. Photo:Thomas Coex/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091112/afp/iphoto_1258029910581-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=3p1cEHVuwqjos_l3UQ5DNg-- (AFP) - A photo taken from Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Facebook' page shows him chipping away at the Berlin Wall. A top aide to Sarkozy has sought to downplay controversy over the French leader's account of how he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. Photo:Thomas Coex/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-r-wife-carla-bruni-sarkozy-l-leave.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) leave the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, after an Armistice Day ceremony, marking the 91th anniversary of the end of World War I. Former foes France and Germany held a joint World War I Armistice Day ceremony for the first time as events around the globe Wednesday honoured the millions killed in the conflict. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/afp/iphoto_1257968670989-8-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=MA6AYDejeXVpLkDoKJv94A-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) leave the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, after an Armistice Day ceremony, marking the 91th anniversary of the end of World War I. Former foes France and Germany held a joint World War I Armistice Day ceremony for the first time as events around the globe Wednesday honoured the millions killed in the conflict. Photo:Philippe Wojazer/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/2/photo/world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-lay.html (The Canadian Press) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe during Armistice Day ceremonies. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eric Feferberg; Pool

]]> (The Canadian Press) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:03:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/capress/i12579697801114557428.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=UBT0jDUsqsWaSLSbjt5Qtw-- (The Canadian Press) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe during Armistice Day ceremonies. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eric Feferberg; Pool

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy.html (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured on November 2. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks Wednesday in Paris with Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process. Photo:Jean-Paul Pelissier/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:22:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/afp/iphoto_1257932219616-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=q18LpRSaI7hSCT0LDHb2Mw-- (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured on November 2. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks Wednesday in Paris with Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process. Photo:Jean-Paul Pelissier/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-merkel-sarkozy-laid-wreath-vowed-nations-wage-war-other.html (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in the Armistice Day ceremony in Paris. The French and German leaders stood side by side in Paris to honour the fallen of World War I, as countries around the globe held ceremonies to remember the millions who died in the conflict. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/afp/iphoto_1257940587902-7-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CN9XgB9w7qLLgP.a2qoAEQ-- (AFP) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in the Armistice Day ceremony in Paris. The French and German leaders stood side by side in Paris to honour the fallen of World War I, as countries around the globe held ceremonies to remember the millions who died in the conflict. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/6/photo/photos-n-world-france-s-president-sarkozy-german-chancellor-merkel-review-troops.html (Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) review troops during Armistice Day World War One commemoration at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on November 11, 2009. Chancellor Merkel is the first German leader to attend the Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:27:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/reuters/btre5aa11ek00btre5aa11ek00i57946020.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=_ZhKqf1kOryJWc4mH8ZZcQ-- (Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) review troops during Armistice Day World War One commemoration at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on November 11, 2009. Chancellor Merkel is the first German leader to attend the Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

]]> (Reuters) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/11112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-said-wanted-mark-day-french-german-reconciliation.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris. French and German leaders stood side by side to honour the fallen of the First World War on Armistice Day for the first time, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photo:Martin Bureau/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091111/afp/iphoto_1257936116687-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=AnK8FFXvmroMetbZUPG7Lg-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris. French and German leaders stood side by side to honour the fallen of the First World War on Armistice Day for the first time, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photo:Martin Bureau/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/10112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy.html (AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a press conference following the first Overseas departments and Territorial Administration cabinet meeting in Paris, November 6 Photo:Charles Platiau/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091110/afp/iphoto_1257866474066-1-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=Qx30ftVZ46b.xXFfzCM3Ww-- (AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a press conference following the first Overseas departments and Territorial Administration cabinet meeting in Paris, November 6 Photo:Charles Platiau/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/09112009/24/photo/photos-n-world-l-gordon-brown-nicolas-sarkozy-angela-merkel-dmitry-medvedev.html (AFP) - From L: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they make their way through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Photo:Michael Gottschalk/AFP

]]> (AFP) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:06:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091109/afp/iphoto_1257797179572-7-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=PgVGNgvBNj0LBSH3g.aOGg-- (AFP) - From L: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they make their way through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Photo:Michael Gottschalk/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/31102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-jose-manuel-barroso-fredrik-reinfeldt-nicolas-sarkozy.html (AFP) - From left: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a European Union summit in Brussels. Europe's leaders wanted to send a clear message to Asian giants from this week's summit -- one about coughing up their share in the fight against climate change. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:59:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091031/afp/iphoto_1256909337971-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=n1SZcDzMu66YGrYQRkj9kQ-- (AFP) - From left: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a European Union summit in Brussels. Europe's leaders wanted to send a clear message to Asian giants from this week's summit -- one about coughing up their share in the fight against climate change. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/31102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarkozy-reportedly-incensed-cameron-s-intervention.html (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the EU summit in Brussels. The leaders of France, Germany and Spain criticised Tory leader David Cameron for urging the Czech president to delay ratifying a key EU treaty, a report said Saturday Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091030/afp/iphoto_1256956416833-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=fotnyXPXoKO37O1R7Qe.3g-- (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the EU summit in Brussels. The leaders of France, Germany and Spain criticised Tory leader David Cameron for urging the Czech president to delay ratifying a key EU treaty, a report said Saturday Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/30102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-european-commission-president-jose-manuel-barroso-fredrik-reinfeldt-french.html (AFP) - From left: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a European Union summit in Brussels. EU leaders have agreed that developing nations will need 100 billion euros per year by 2020 to tackle climate change, but failed to put a figure to Europe's own contribution amid sharp east-west differences. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:26:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091030/afp/iphoto_1256909337971-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=NXqtd590YiUXT4Dy3ymkxg-- (AFP) - From left: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a European Union summit in Brussels. EU leaders have agreed that developing nations will need 100 billion euros per year by 2020 to tackle climate change, but failed to put a figure to Europe's own contribution amid sharp east-west differences. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/29102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-angela-merkel-l-talks-nicolas-sarkozy.html (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European Union leaders on Thursday cleared a major obstacle holding up the massive Lisbon reform treaty, paving the way for a new-look EU with its first-ever president. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091029/afp/iphoto_1256837137466-5-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=r7KsjRrTTYLOxh1v0Zxgcw-- (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European Union leaders on Thursday cleared a major obstacle holding up the massive Lisbon reform treaty, paving the way for a new-look EU with its first-ever president. Photo:Eric Feferberg/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/29102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-angela-merkel-paris.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Paris on October 28. European Union leaders have gathered in Brussels hoping to lift the final obstacle to the Lisbon reform treaty and pave the way for the EU to name its first president. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:45:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091029/afp/iphoto_1256810509310-1-0jpg.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=xarHYKw3ZUBsYnnIgTNoKg-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Paris on October 28. European Union leaders have gathered in Brussels hoping to lift the final obstacle to the Lisbon reform treaty and pave the way for the EU to name its first president. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/23102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-video-sarkozy-slander-trial-ends-duration-01-02.html (AFP) - The Paris trial of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin and four others accused of plotting to derail Nicolas Sarkozy's bid for the presidency ended on Friday. Judges said they would hand down their verdict on January 28 in the politically explosive case, in which Villepin claims to be the victim of a personal vendetta by the French president. Duration: 01:02 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091023/afp/iphoto_1256324874065-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=gLGtTgTFWtvQ8TPW1OkNVQ-- (AFP) - The Paris trial of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin and four others accused of plotting to derail Nicolas Sarkozy's bid for the presidency ended on Friday. Judges said they would hand down their verdict on January 28 in the politically explosive case, in which Villepin claims to be the victim of a personal vendetta by the French president. Duration: 01:02 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/23102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-president-nicolas-sarkozy-s-23-year-old-son-jean.html (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean delivers a speech at the Hauts-de-Seine general council in Nanterre, west of Paris, during the meeting for the election of a new member of the EPAD agency overseeing development in La Defense district, seeked by him. Jean, at the centre of a bitter nepotism row, gave up his bid for a job running France's top business district. Photo:Lionel Bonaventure/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091023/afp/iphoto_1256320706065-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=SIm93DEwxZ0HERj.ug8JHQ-- (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean delivers a speech at the Hauts-de-Seine general council in Nanterre, west of Paris, during the meeting for the election of a new member of the EPAD agency overseeing development in La Defense district, seeked by him. Jean, at the centre of a bitter nepotism row, gave up his bid for a job running France's top business district. Photo:Lionel Bonaventure/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/23102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-video-sarkozy-s-son-renounces-plum-post-duration-01.html (AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism has abandoned his bid for a job managing the country's wealthiest business district. His decision has been welcomed by both the left and the right. Duration: 01:57 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091023/afp/iphoto_1256320618718-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=1IwOjIMB6X7DB7FWLrsBbQ-- (AFP) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism has abandoned his bid for a job managing the country's wealthiest business district. His decision has been welcomed by both the left and the right. Duration: 01:57 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/23102009/2/photo/world-jean-sarkozy-23-son-president-nicolas-sarkozy-answers-journalists.html (The Canadian Press) - Jean Sarkozy, 23, son of President Nicolas Sarkozy, answers journalists questions after a meeting for the election of a new member of the EPAD agency overseeing development in La Defense district at the Hauts-de-Seine general council in Nanterre. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091023/capress/i12563046001234250327.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=uBlX6YLisjCnjQVgonrghg-- (The Canadian Press) - Jean Sarkozy, 23, son of President Nicolas Sarkozy, answers journalists questions after a meeting for the election of a new member of the EPAD agency overseeing development in La Defense district at the Hauts-de-Seine general council in Nanterre. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/22102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-jean-sarkozy.html (AFP) - French elected councillor in Neuilly, Jean Sarkozy gestures prior to answer journalist's questions during France 2 eight o'clock news in Boulogne-Billancourt, west of Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean, at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism, on Thursday abandoned his bid for a job managing France's wealthiest business district. Photo:Bertrand Langlois/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:19:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091022/afp/iphoto_1256239082559-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lU_RY55qmjsIC7RcUOXsSQ-- (AFP) - French elected councillor in Neuilly, Jean Sarkozy gestures prior to answer journalist's questions during France 2 eight o'clock news in Boulogne-Billancourt, west of Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean, at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism, on Thursday abandoned his bid for a job managing France's wealthiest business district. Photo:Bertrand Langlois/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/22102009/2/photo/world-march-9-2008-file-photo-jean-sarkozy-neuilly-sur.html (The Canadian Press) - In this March 9, 2008 file photo, Jean Sarkozy is seen in Neuilly Sur Seine, west of Paris. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thomas Padilla, file)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091022/capress/i12562386001224245227.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=eYzST9HBELUsAipTFr0nzg-- (The Canadian Press) - In this March 9, 2008 file photo, Jean Sarkozy is seen in Neuilly Sur Seine, west of Paris. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thomas Padilla, file)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/18102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-nicolas-sarkozy-visited-saudi-arabia-november-2008.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured in April) will make an official visit to Saudi Arabia on November 17, presidential aide Claude Gueant said, according to a report in Al-Hayat newspaper. Photo:Christophe Ena/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:32:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091018/afp/iphoto_1255865536566-1-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=tyX8KUioLTt4j6S3UW5_dA-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured in April) will make an official visit to Saudi Arabia on November 17, presidential aide Claude Gueant said, according to a report in Al-Hayat newspaper. Photo:Christophe Ena/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/15102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-places-medal-coffin-10-french.html (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy places a Legion of Honour medal on the coffin of a French soldier killed in Afghanistan during a funeral ceremony in Paris in August 2009. The French military has dismissed as 'baseless' a British newspaper report that French troops died in Afghanistan because Italy had failed to inform them of a Taliban payoff deal. Photo:Michel Euler/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091015/afp/iphoto_1255607301814-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=IYi5SIysLg4CkIIn7AUEnw-- (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy places a Legion of Honour medal on the coffin of a French soldier killed in Afghanistan during a funeral ceremony in Paris in August 2009. The French military has dismissed as 'baseless' a British newspaper report that French troops died in Afghanistan because Italy had failed to inform them of a Taliban payoff deal. Photo:Michel Euler/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/French-President-Nicolas-Sarkozy/ss/events/wl/20070726_sarkozy/im:/13102009/24/photo/photos-n-world-news-jean-sarkozy-manage-france-s-top-business-district.html (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy has stepped in to protect his son Jean (pictured here in June) as a nepotism row raged over the 23-year-old's imminent appointment to manage France's top business district. Photo:Charles Platiau/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:27:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091013/afp/iphoto_1255434015522-3-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=s0RRcBYtt6INcvaxP.2yBQ-- (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy has stepped in to protect his son Jean (pictured here in June) as a nepotism row raged over the 23-year-old's imminent appointment to manage France's top business district. Photo:Charles Platiau/AFP

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