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Francois Hollande, the Socialist "Mr Normal" who will be sworn in as French president next week, says he is worth almost 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million), considerably less than his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy tells an audience in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that Russia should stop making "threats" against the country.

Video captured a surprising assault on President Nicolas Sarkozy during a hand-shaking appearance in southwestern France.

Greek police said they had intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens injuring a member of staff.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right bloc suffered a comprehensive defeat in Sunday's local elections, but managed to cling on to power in one mainland region to avoid a whitewash, exit polls said.

After meeting with French President Sarkozy, U.K. Prime Minister Brown said he is "confident" the U.K. will reach agreement in the coming days with its European partners on the new EU hedge fund rules.

France's first lady Carla Bruni says she will adopt a child if she cannot have a baby with President Nicolas Sarkozy.