Sun, Jun 7th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

Blog: Obama keeps his distance in France He failed to persuade Barack Obama to socialise with him, but Nicolas Sarkozy enjoyed a consolation prize yesterday: lunch with the President’s wife Michelle and their children. Mr Obama was already flying home to Washington ...Read More

Herman Van Rompuy: quirky exterior conceals sharp operator

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | U.K. |

Herman Van Rompuy: quirky exterior conceals sharp operator During his candidacy, he was portrayed as the perfect conciliator with valuable experience as Belgium's Prime Minister of bridging the divide between the warring Flemish and Walloon communities and holding his country together. The "ideal candidate", said Nicolas Sarkozy, the French ...Read More

Cervical cancer screening can wait till 21, group says

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Health, Top Stories |

Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released Friday by a major medical group. The American College of ...Read More

Ashton nomination draws praise, scorn in Britain

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Politics |

London - The announcement Thursday night of Briton Catherine Ashton as the first-ever European Union "foreign minister" drew mixed reactions from politicians and media outlets Friday. "It will ensure, of course, that Britain's voice is very loud and clear," said ...Read More

Nicole Fox Named America's Next Top Model

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Nicole Fox Named America's Next Top Model The lovely Nicole Fox was pronounced the winner of America's Next Top Model last night. In other news, America's Next Top Model is still on the air! Anyway, congratulations to the native of Louisville, Colo., who joins an illustrious group of ...Read More

Top Model Winner Ready to Model But Not to Date

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Top Model Winner Ready to Model But Not to Date Nicole Fox, of Louisville, Colo., is the newly crowned winner of America's Next Top Model after beating out 13 other hopefuls in the show's first competition for petite models only. Fox, a self-described dork who is just 5′7″ (diminutive in runway ...Read More

Leaders in last-minute attempt to decide top European Council roles

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Leaders in last-minute attempt to decide top European Council roles The leaders of Europe's main political tribes conferred in Brussels this afternoon in an attempt to hammer out a last-minute consensus on who should be the top two people running the EU's new Lisbon regime, ahead of a crucial Brussels ...Read More

Anybody-But-Blair Resonates as EU Nears Vote on First President

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Anybody-But-Blair Resonates as EU Nears Vote on First President Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman VanRompuy, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and formerLatvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga are in the running asEuropean Union leaders struggle to pick the bloc’s firstpresident today. The focus on these figures -- and opposition ...Read More

Vicar forgives girls who bullied his daughter to death

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

Vicar forgives girls who bullied his daughter to death The Rev Simon Boxall said he and his wife, Rachel, refused to be “shackled by bitterness” over the death of their daughter, Rosie, whom they adopted in Brazil when she was three. The 19 year-old died in May last year after ...Read More

Britain prepared to settle for key EU economic post

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

Gordon Brown will join other EU leaders on Thursday night to choose two new senior Brussels posts created by the Lisbon Treaty, President of the Council and EU foreign minister. Officially the prime minister is still promoting Mr Blair but unofficially ...Read More

Adam Lambert in Out: Lady Gaga, Kris Allen and hooking up with girls

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Adam Lambert in Out: Lady Gaga, Kris Allen and hooking up with girls "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has given an interview to Out magazine, part 1 of which is available now. He addresses collaborating with Lady Gaga, his blown-out-of-proportion crush on Kris Allen and dabbling with the ladies. Adam Lambert's debut albut, "For ...Read More

France's Sarkozy offers to mediate between Syria, Israel, warns deadlock could fuel extremism

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | World |

France's Sarkozy offers to mediate between Syria, Israel, warns deadlock could fuel extremism RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the ...Read More

Robert Pattinson On Why It's Hard To Be Robert Pattinson

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

Robert Pattinson On Why It's Hard To Be Robert Pattinson LOS ANGELES - "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson has it pretty good these days. He's one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood. He has millions of girls (and grown women) dying just to be in the same room as him. ...Read More

French Leader Would Mediate Between Syria, Israel

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | World |

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in ...Read More

Conjoined twins op 'successful'

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | World |

An operation lasting over 24 hours to separate conjoined twins has been successful, say doctors in Australia. Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who are nearly three years old, were joined at the top of the head. On Tuesday, Chief of Surgery Leo ...Read More

Teen fans smitten with ‘Twilight’ hunks

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES - Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love. A 10th-grader at an all-girls Catholic school, she lights up when she talks about her handsome 17-year-old honey. Chloe doesn't know too many boys, so she still gets a nervous, buzzy feeling ...Read More

`Twilight' Hunks Part of Film's Heartthrob History

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love. A 10th-grader at an all-girls Catholic school, she lights up when she talks about her handsome 17-year-old honey. Chloe doesn't know too many boys, so she still gets a nervous, buzzy feeling whenever she thinks ...Read More

Sarkozy offers to host summit to break Mideast deadlock

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | World |

PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered last week to host an international summit in Paris to break the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. Sarkozy first raised the proposal in his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ...Read More

Sarkozy and Lula call for climate concessions

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | Business, World |

Sarkozy and Lula call for climate concessions PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Brazil joined forces on Saturday to press the United States and China into making significant concessions at next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen. In a joint document, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and ...Read More

Sideshow: France embraces Eastwood again

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | Entertainment |

French President Nicolas Sarkozy made Eastwood's day yesterday, naming him a commander in the French Legion of Honor. The citation praised Eastwood, 79, for the body of his work over so many years and for his appeal to audiences around ...Read More

France gives top honors to Clint Eastwood

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | World |

President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood one of France's top honors on Friday, hailing him as a cinema legend and a symbol of the type of America that the French adored. It is unusual for a foreigner ...Read More