Daily Nation
| 10 months ago
French President Francois Hollande hailed Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's "commitments in favour of democracy and freedom" as they met in Paris on Friday, his office said. They agreed to "diversify economic relations" and discussed...
Reuters
| 10 months ago
Topics France's President Francois Hollande reacts during a visit of the Elysee Palace in Paris July 19, 2012. President Francois Hollande's plan for tens of thousands of state subsidized jobs will not fix France's stagnant economy but it may be...
Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
20 July 2012 France's Parliament is at centre of a bitter sexism after a woman minister was wolf-whistled and jeered at while delivering a speech. Cecile Duflot, the country's 37-year-old housing minister, was subjected to the barrage of abuse while...
Israel National News
| 10 months ago
According to the Congressional Research Service, the request by the administration of President Barack Obama included $3.1 billion for Israel, of which $99.8 million was for a joint program to develop missile defenses. The bill must now pass the...
The Hindu
| 10 months ago
After four days of debate, France's National Assembly on Friday adopted a 2012 budget amendment bill containing 7.2 billion euros ($8.8 billion) in tax hikes. The bill overturns a number of tax breaks introduced by former president Nicolas Sarkozy,...
Channel NewsAsia
| 10 months ago
French lawmakers approved a new 2012 budget in the early hours of Friday, following four days of debate, with tax and spend initiatives scrapping key planks of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's policies. The measures were part of the first budget bill...
