Talks aimed at resolving the political crisis hanging over debt-plagued Greece have fallen apart. A statement Tuesday from the office of Greek President Karolos Papoulias declared the talks a failure. And Socialist PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos says the country will now have to hold fresh elections. That vote could be held next month. Political […]
German Trip Postponed for France’s Hollande
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The plane carrying newly installed French President Francois Hollande to Germany is heading back to France after it was struck by lighting. French officials say the plane turned around and is now returning to Paris. Mr. Hollande’s visit to Berlin for key talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was his first order of business Tuesday […]
Greek Talks Fail, Back to the Polls for Voters
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Talks aimed at resolving the political crisis hanging over debt-plagued Greece have fallen apart. A statement Tuesday from the office of Greek President Karolos Papoulias declared the talks a failure. And Socialist PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos says the country will now have to hold fresh elections. That vote could be held next month. Political […]
Francois Hollande Takes Office in France
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new president of France. Mr. Hollande assumed office Tuesday morning during a modest ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The new president was greeted at the Elysee hours before his swearing-in by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy, who Mr. Hollande defeated in a runoff vote last week. […]
Francois Hollande Takes Office in France
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new president of France. Mr. Hollande assumed office Tuesday morning during a modest ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The new president was greeted at the Elysee hours before his swearing-in by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy, who Mr. Hollande defeated early last month. Mr. Hollande is […]
Greek Political Leaders to Discuss Technocrat Government
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Greek political leaders are holding another round of talks Tuesday aimed at resolving a political crisis that could force the debt-plagued nation out of the eurozone. President Karolos Papoulias is asking leaders to form a technocratic government run by distinguished experts and academics, instead of politicians and bureaucrats. But the leader of the moderate Democratic […]
Francois Hollande Takes Office in France
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new president of France. Mr. Hollande assumed office Tuesday morning during a modest ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The new president was greeted at the Elysee hours before his swearing-in by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy, who Mr. Hollande defeated early last month. Mr. Hollande is […]
Francois Hollande Takes Office in France
Posted May 15th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Francois Hollande will be sworn in Tuesday as France’s new president, then head to Berlin for his first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis. Mr. Hollande will arrive in at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a brief meeting with outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy. After the swearing-in, Mr. […]
Ron Paul Reins in His Presidential Campaign
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Congressman Ron Paul says he is scaling back his presidential campaign. The Texas representative said Monday he will stop spending money on upcoming Republican primary contests, but will continue to battle presumptive nominee Mitt Romney for delegates to the party’s national convention. Paul said he will soon outline his strategy for amassing delegates so […]
Greek President Wants Technocracy
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Greek President Karolos Papoulias is asking party leaders to form a technocracy — a government run by experts and academics instead of politicians and bureaucrats. Greek political leaders have been struggling to put together a coalition government since last week’s parliamentary elections resulted in a deadlock. None of the three top parties won enough seats […]
