Former French President Jacques Chirac said he was forced to get rid of his dog because it suffered from depression and kept biting its master's bottom.

First Ladies and Royalty from Seven Nations Collaborate on the Global Problems of Missing and Sexually Exploited Children CAIRO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Her Excellency Mrs.

By JOHN LEICESTER By John Leicester The Associated Press PARIS President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he will cut France's nuclear arsenal to fewer than 300 warheads, seeking to balance the defense of the nation - he mentioned the threat from Iran - against budgetary and strategic considerations.

By Katrin Bennhold President Nicolas Sarkozy may be open about his love life but appears to be secretive about his health: he was hospitalized in October for treatment of a throat infection, the authors of a new book revealed Wednesday.

PARIS _ When striking transit workers returned to their jobs last week, it was a significant victory for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but not quite the "Thatcher moment" that some European commentators had been anticipating.