Francois Hollande

Colombia lawmakers reject controversial gay marriage bill

2013-04-25 06:06:00

BOGOTA — Colombian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a polarizing bill to allow same-sex marriage in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, as hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate for and against the measure. The bill was rejected...

On Obamacare, sequester and taxes: predictions revisited

2013-02-17 05:00:00

Politicians (including former politicians) like to be right more than most people. You see, in politics, public officials live or die by their (very) public opinions concerning the issues of the day. It is with this somber thought in mind that I reissue...

France's discomfort with capitalism

2012-12-02 00:00:00

Historians note the American alliance with King Louis XVI sustained the American cause during the darkest days of the Revolution. The history is impossible to escape. But for the deal struck in February 1778, General Washington and his Continental...

Rachel Marsden: Is Putin the Russian Reagan?

2012-09-13 00:00:00

It would seem that we're now at the stage of global economic lunacy where the worldwide socialist slide is so far gone that the president of Russia is lecturing the world, and particularly Europe, about the risks of socialism. Speaking at the Asia-...

Past Baltimore-Washington organizer considers 2024 Olympic bid

2012-08-05 14:40:00

The Olympic flame may not be extinguished along the Chesapeake Bay. A key organizer of the region's unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Games is gauging interest in making a run at the 2024 Games. Dan Knise, president and CEO of the Washington-Baltimore...

Baltimore should say no to a 2024 Olympics bid

2012-08-13 03:00:00

Even before the 2012 London Olympics held its closing ceremonies last night, organizers and politicians were already looking ahead to the next round of bidding to host the games. Toronto is examining whether to throw its hat into the ring for the 2024...

Rachel Marsden on Waiting for a European Santa Claus

2012-05-17 00:00:00

While your co-workers hover around the water cooler debating whether it matters if Mitt Romney bullied some kid in his youth, a formerly First World nation called Greece is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Why, you might ask, should Middle America...

Putin returns, and so does a Cold War mentality

2012-05-21 08:17:00

Now that Vladimir Putin is Russia's president once again, the result of still another fraudulent election, we should expect ever more hostile relations with Moscow. Mr. Putin, a vain and vulgar man, was born and bred to despise the United States. And...

EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes

2013-05-21 11:20:03

* European leaders meet to discuss tax, energy policy * Tax avoidance schemes by major companies on agenda * EU loses 1 trillion euros a year to tax avoidance, evasion By Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Growing concern in...

Gay marriage opponent kills himself in Paris' Notre Dame

2013-05-21 12:24:03

PARIS (Reuters) - An 78-year-old French far-right activist committed suicide at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth, three days after a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect. Police evacuated...

Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force

2013-05-19 16:24:03

* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan on Wednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting arms ban for rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Peter Graff AMMAN/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The...

After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs

2013-05-19 05:35:03

* Mali army has headed toward Kidal, French oppose it entering town * Kidal, last rebel-held town in Mali, is central for July elections * French position is stirring frustration in army, on Bamako streets * Mali's interim president backs secretive...

French President Francois Hollande (R) waves goodbye at journalists in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris.

2013-05-13 06:56:02

People take cover from a heavy rain as they wait for the arrival of Morocco's King Mohammed VI and French President Francois Hollande at the treatment plant in Mediouna on the outskirts of Casablanca. President Hollande starts his two-day visit to Morocco.

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference with French President Francois Hollande at the Kremlin in Moscow.

2013-02-28 00:00:00