The result of the French presidential elections is expected to hinge on the around 18 percent of voters who backed centrist Francois Bayrou. Analysts

The former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. The Kremlin has confirmed the death of the 76-year-old who had been suffering health problems

People on the streets of Moscow have been giving their reactions to the death of Boris Yeltsin, a man about whom no one seemed to be indifferent. One

The man who offered freedom to the Russians – that is how Vladimir Putin evaluated Boris Yeltin’s place in history, a view likely to be shared by

There is confusion over whether construction will continue on a controversial security wall in Baghdad. On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri

The charm offensive has intensified for Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal, the candidates who will go head-to-head in a fortnight in a bid to become

Global carmakers have sent their hot new products to Shanghi to shine at the city’s biennial Auto Show. The big hitters in the industry are counting

British Bank Barclays has agreed to merge with Dutch banking giant ABM Amro. The 66 billion euro deal, if it goes ahead, will create one of the

Nigeria’s ruling People Democratic People’s Party, candidate, Umaru Yar’ Adua looks set to take over the presidency from Olusegun Obasanjo, according

The Iraqi prime minister has stepped into the row over a wall meant to protect a Sunni enclave in Baghdad. Speaking in Cairo, Nouri al-Maliki said he

French voters turned out in record numbers on Sunday, with participation put at 85 percent – the highest for nearly 50 years. It was undoubtedly the

Losing left wing candidates have called for electors to vote against Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential run-off on May 6th. They were

Centrist candidate Francois Bayrou was surprisingly upbeat when he appeared at his campaign headquarters in Paris. Even though exit polls showed he

The extreme right wing National Front candidate Jean Marie Le Pen failed to pull off his spectacular result of 2002, making it only to fourth place

The former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. The Kremlin has confirmed the death of the 76-year-old who had been suffering heart problems for

She may have come second but Segolene Royal is celebrating success. With the prospect of becoming France’s first woman president, she urged the

The French political model returned to type on Sunday with the candidates of left and right making it through to the second round of the presidential

The far-right’s Jean-Marie Le Pen has suffered his worst result in a French presidential election since his first, disastrous campaign over 30 years

Meet the man who would be Kingmaker in France’s presidential elections: Francois Bayrou. He came third after the first round of voting, but he may

Segolene Royal has led the Socialists back into the run-off vote; a relief after the party’s second-round absence five years ago. But with a five

Nicolas Sarkozy has wasted no time in preparing for round two of the French Presidential elections. He was back on the campaign trail early this

Segolene Royal is now just one step away from becoming France’s first female president. The Socialist candidate’s campaign has stressed the

In his final campaign appearance, riding a horse through a bull farm, Nicolas Sarkozy said he had fought the election with intensity. And he may yet