Topic: Valery Giscard D'Estaing

Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who attempted to modernize France and was instrumental in collating Europe into a union died on Wednesday from the coronavirus, his foundation said. He was 94.

Commemorations have begun across Europe, noting the 100th anniversary of the start of world War I.

U.S. troop involvement in African crises should never an option in areas the French already have a strong presence.

President Barack Obama invited French President-elect Francois Hollande to the White House and upcoming Group of Eight and NATO summits, the White House said.

After markets showed distaste for the inconclusive first round of French elections, the question turns to who will win the second -- and calm -- those markets.

Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre died at a Paris hospital Saturday of long-term heart problems. He was 83.

After presiding over the draft European constitution, former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has scored another coup -- election to the French academy.