WASHINGTON - In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops

PARIS - Francois Hollande won the race for French president with a slogan declaring "Change is Now." The first thing he had to change was

Hollande immediately flew to Berlin to take steps toward bridging differences with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over how to reinvigorate

Szlosek was serving a state prison sentence for an assault and battery in a Chicopee case.

The German chancellor rebukes 'huge' stimulus programs favored by the newly elected French president.

Mild and affable, the leftist president-elect inherits a country deep in debt and divided over how to integrate immigrants while preserving

PARIS - Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a

In a campaign rally in southern France, Socialist party candidate Hollande, who leads incumbent conservative President Nicholas Sarkozy in

PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only

PARIS - Francois Hollande, the Socialist challenger, eked out a victory in the first round of French presidential elections Sunday, but his