Paris- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attacked French media accusing several publications of assuming the role of political opposition, the news web site Mediapart reported on Thursday.

The alleged attack on several publications including the daily Le Parisien, the weeklies L'Express and Marianne and the state-supported French news agency AFP - took place on Wednesday during a lunch meeting with lawmakers from Sarkozy's UMP party.

Paris - Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who is favoured to become the first president of the European Council, on Thursday urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy not to boycott the o

Paris - The French government on Wednesday formally congr

Paris  - If Myanmar's authorities continue to lag in cooperating with foreign aid agencies, France will take the case to the UN Security Council, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wedne

Paris  - French construction company Vinci has been chosen to build what will be the world's longest bridge, a span of 40 kilometres that will link Bahrain and Qatar, the French weekly Le Point rep

Paris  -  France's six-month presidency of the European Union will be judged by its success in advancing legislation on the environment and global warming, French Junior Minister for European Affai