BLS Note: That dog won't hunt folks, Europe's problems just got way more complicated. The Socialists are the ones who put France into its initial position in the first place. Now, Hollande will most like exercise increased Keynsian spending exercises whi… more »

  Terrorist Killed Jewish School Children Explosions have been heard outside an apartment in Toulouse as French police sought to end a 24-hour siege involving a gunman accused of killing seven people. Skynews Self-declared al Qaeda militant M… more »

The Wall Street Journal / By BENOIT FAUCON LONDON—Iran said Sunday it had stopped selling its crude oil to French and British companies, a move that seems likely to have little direct impact on European supplies. The U.K. doesn't import Iranian oi… more »

BBC News France has sent extra troops to Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, and taken control of its airport. A French military spokesman told the BBC there was a security vacuum as forces formerly loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo changed sides. Fig… more »

(Reuters) Steelworkers protesting over pension reforms in Marseille yesterday UK Independent By John Lichfield in Paris President Nicolas Sarkozy could face the greatest challenge of his presidency in the next few days as a month-old protest against p… more »