L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- France's first lady says her country will share with Italy the cost of repairing the historic Anime Santa church in L'Aquila damaged during April's earthquake.

BRUSSELS, June 19 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Friday called for European institutions to have more power, especially the European Commission.

PARIS, May 29 (UPI) -- France admits it did not personally invite Britain's Queen Elizabeth to ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of D-Day, a government spokesman says.

PARIS, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Some intimate mobile phone conversations of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy were recorded and offered for sale to magazines, French officials say.

ROME, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Italy and France are set to sign an agreement pledging cooperation on nuclear energy production, Italian Industry Minister Claudio Scajola said Monday.

LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Criticism of Britain's economic policies by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's has ruffled feathers at No. 10 Downing Street, a spokesman says.

PARIS, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- French President Nicholas Sarkozy says he is moving cautiously on economic reforms out of fear they could ignite violent protests.

PARIS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- France says its commandos killed a Somali pirate during an assault to free two mariners held aboard a yacht off the African coast.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- French President Nicholas Sarkozy took a leaf out of Margaret Thatcher's guidelines on leadership Wednesday with his surprise visit to Afghanistan following the deaths of 10 French troops in a mountain battle east of Kabul.