We take a look at a rather damp inauguration ceremony for new French president François Hollande, as the world's media watch speculate on what "Mr Normal" might have up his sleeve in Berlin. Meanwhile, the Leveson inquiry on press ethics steps up a gear in the UK, as former News of The World editor Rebekah Brooks is charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
France ushers in a new president under stormy skies, as the media points out the differences between "Mr Normal" and his predecessor. President François Hollande's partner, Valérie Trierweiler, comes under scrutiny as the country's first lady and there's new digs for Nicolas Sarkozy, just a stone's throw from the presidential palace.
France’s presidential website evolves as Hollande is sworn in. The sites providing an insider’s view of the 2012 Cannes Film festival. And marathon runners in the Philippines are having to watch out for zombies…
Through rain and lightning, François Hollande finally makes it to Berlin for his first-ever meeting with the German chancellor. Now comes the hard part - coming up with a compromise that will safeguard Europe’s common currency.
Through rain and lightning, François Hollande finally makes it to Berlin for his first-ever meeting with the German chancellor. Now comes the hard part - coming up with a compromise that will safeguard Europe’s common currency.
A French politician is disputing the legitimacy of François Hollande; the web reacts. In the US, Mitt Romney is criticizing Obama’s economic record. And a web site with a musical time machine…
The European Union's fiscal pact is not up for renegotiation, German Chancellor Angela said Monday, but France's newly-elected Socialist president, Francois Hollande, would be met with 'open arms'.
If Nicolas Sarkozy is the hyperactive hare in the Aesop legend, France’s incoming president, François Hollande, is the proverbial tortoise. History has shown that slow and steady wins the race.
Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, becoming the first Socialist to win a French presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.
Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, exit polls say, becoming the first Socialist to win a presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.
