Topic: Paris (France)

Strauss-Kahn may play role in French left's campaign

PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who is back home in France with his career in tatters after a sex-assault scandal, is likely to take a role in the left's 2012 election campaign, a political ally said on Monday.Pierre ...

Fake Paris Mayor Letter

A letter purporting to be from the mayor of the French capital of Paris was published in The New York Times on Monday, December 22, 2008. NY Times published fake letter from Paris mayor (December 22, 2008) "We French have been consistently ...

Obama's travel draws usual gripes

Like those before him, Obama shrugs off critics of his presidential tripsPresident Barack Obama is drawing fire for a recent " There just was not enough physical labor, he said, at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland's mountains, a short helicopter ...

New York Times falls for fake Paris mayor letter

The New York Times admitted Monday it was duped into publishing a fake letter claiming to come from Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe that criticized Caroline Kennedy's senate bid as " ""What title has Ms. Kennedy to pretend to Hillary Clinton's seat? " ...

Mixed fortunes for bank stocks

Bank stocks have enjoyed mixed fortunes as Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares for an emergency weekend summit with EU leaders to discuss the global financial crisis.. The mixed performances came after Downing Street confirmed the PM would travel to Paris on Saturday ...

PM attends EU credit crunch summit

Bank stocks have enjoyed mixed fortunes as Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares for an emergency weekend summit with EU leaders to discuss the global financial crisis.. The mixed performances came after Downing Street confirmed the PM would travel to Paris on Saturday ...