Carla Bruni

Images: Socialist Hollande is the new French president

Francois Hollande was sworn in as the president of France following a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in central Paris. Image of the handover ceremony.

Nicolas Sarkozy to quit politics and practice law?

Sarkozy will first have a holiday at his wife Carla Bruni's sprawling villa in south of France after handing over power to socialist president-elect Francois Hollande next week.

As France votes today, economy could doom Sarkozy

Many French have expressed a distaste for a president who has come to be seen as flashy, occasional rude outbursts in public and his chumminess with rich executives.

Poll results show Sarkozy least popular leader in Europe

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is the least liked of Europe's top five leaders, a poll showed on Friday, confirming the scale of the challenge facing the conservative candidate weeks ahead of his bid for re-election.

France gets ready to welcome Sarkozy and Bruni's first child

French first lady Carla Bruni was believed to be close to giving birth to her first child with husband President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday, in what would be the first baby to be born to a French presidential couple in office.

It's a baby girl! but Sarkozy misses the action

French first lady Carla Bruni gave birth to a girl last night, her first child with husband President Nicolas Sarkozy and the first baby born to a French presidential couple in office.

Carla Bruni mum on her bump

Posing for photographs with the wives of other leaders at a luncheon on the sidelines of the summit in the French resort of Deauville, Bruni, 43, wore a loose-fitting white smock dress which stretched over an obvious bump.

FirstPost on World: Obama's re-election prospects brighten

The long-awaited retribution against al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for the Sept 11 attacks is likely to strengthen President Barack Obama’s hand in pursuing both his foreign policy and domestic goals.