Read more Nicolas Sarkozy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1342/nicolas-sarkozy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74740/carla-bruni-to-star-in-woody-allen-flick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench first lady Carla Bruni doesn’t have any delusions about her acting ability—“Perhaps I’ll be completely hopeless”—but when Woody Allen comes a-knocking, you don’t say no. The director has asked the former model to appear in an upcoming movie after meeting her earlier this year. “I don't know...http://www.newser.com/story/74740/carla-bruni-to-star-in-woody-allen-flick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:30:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74699/bruni-nudie-yanked-from-sale-after-flat-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA nude photo of Carla Bruni failed to raise any excitement at a recent Paris auction. The German seller withdrew the black-and-white nude from sale after the bidding only reached $8,600, the Huffington Post reports. Another copy of the same photo of the French president's wife fetched $91,000...http://www.newser.com/story/74699/bruni-nudie-yanked-from-sale-after-flat-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 3:08:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74450/furious-irish-beg-france-for-rematch-over-handball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom the president on down, the Republic of Ireland is in a rage after the national soccer team was denied a spot in next year’s World Cup in a defeat by France—which got the winning goal as a direct benefit of an uncalled handball. Not only is the country’s...http://www.newser.com/story/74450/furious-irish-beg-france-for-rematch-over-handball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74427/belgian-named-eu-prez-after-blair-bid-fails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTony Blair won't be the first president of the European Council. The job went to Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy today after British PM Gordon Brown withdrew Blair's nomination when it became clear he didn't have enough support. Blair tells the Guardian he isn’t surprised, because the “direction of travel”...http://www.newser.com/story/74427/belgian-named-eu-prez-after-blair-bid-fails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73673/sarko-lied-about-berlin-wall-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy rushed to Berlin 20 years ago to begin chipping away at the Berlin Wall just hours before it fell, he recalls on his Facebook page. There's just one small problem: it never happened, say critics. The French media have been chipping away at Sarkozy's claim, uncovering...http://www.newser.com/story/73673/sarko-lied-about-berlin-wall-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 3:27:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73617/paris-divorce-fair-thrives-on-breakups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe annual Paris Marriage Fair has spawned a modern offspring—a Divorce Fair. “Divorce has lost its stigma,” says its organizer; nearly 50% of French marriages, including two of Nicolas Sarkozy's, don't last. Booths at the fair offered services from divorce lawyers, tarot card readers, self-esteem coaches, and weight-loss specialists.http://www.newser.com/story/73617/paris-divorce-fair-thrives-on-breakups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73585/germany-hails-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of foam dominoes will fall today in Berlin, symbolizing the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has called Nov. 9, 1989, "the happiest day in recent German history," will lead the festivities. The guest...http://www.newser.com/story/73585/germany-hails-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 8:54:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73226/anthropologist-levi-strauss-dead-at-100.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClaude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died. He was 100. The French intellectual was regarded as having reshaped the field of anthropology, introducing structuralism—concepts about common patterns of behavior and thought, especially myths,...http://www.newser.com/story/73226/anthropologist-levi-strauss-dead-at-100.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:11:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72765/sarkos-400k-shower-steams-french.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe French Senate is perhaps understandably miffed at the outrageous price tag of Nicholas Sarkozy’s 6-month stint as president of the European Union. The half-year job of hosting meetings and events appears to have cost $262 million, which is borne mostly by the host nation, an official tells the BBC....http://www.newser.com/story/72765/sarkos-400k-shower-steams-french.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 14:58:42 CDT