PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced growing discontent from within his own party Wednesday ahead of regional elections that are expected to end in a heavy defeat for the center-right. Sarkozy's party lost out to resurgent opposition Socialists in the first round of the election at the weekend and polls suggest the UMP is heading for a mauling ...

France and Germany agree that idea of a European-style IMF is not aimed at helping Greece now but is a medium-term project, France's prime minister said Wednesday after talks in Berlin. "We are in agreement about discussing instruments for the medium term if crises of this kind (like Greece) repeat themselves, including a proposal on the table for a ...