Hollande is predicted to win the second round of voting against Sarkozy, which will take place on May 6.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his cabinet resigned on Monday after talks on new austerity package failed.
A court in Iceland has found former Prime Minister Geir Haarde guilty of one of four charges related to the 2008 financial crisis.
The euro zone's economic decline accelerated in April, plunging the economic region deeper into recession, as the Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index tumbled to its lowest level in five months, according to a Markit Flash Eurozone PMI report Monday.
Stock index futures slid on Monday on renewed anxiety over how Europe would tackle its sovereign debt crisis while Wal-Mart shares fell after a report about a stymied probe into bribery allegations.
Stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday as political uncertainty in Europe raised new questions about how effectively the region would tackle its sovereign debt crisis.
Futures on major US indices point to a lower opening Monday as political uncertainty in France and the Netherlands, as well as mixed data from China, weighed on the sentiment.
Asian stock markets declined Monday despite a report showing stable Chinese manufacturing activity in April.
Veteran U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah will face a Republican primary fight after delegates to a party convention on Saturday denied him the nomination, forcing him into an election with a Tea Party-backed challenger who finished second.
Francois Hollande is France's Socialist candidate for the 2012 French presidential campaign.
The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) may have led media reports in recent days with a number of its members embroiled in a Colombian prostitution scandal, but making headlines is unusual for the historically secretive federal law-enforcement agency.
Newly elected members of Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition party may boycott the parliament to which they just won entry.
Ex-president Amadou Toumani Toure arrived in Senegal Thursday night as the release of his associates eased political tensions
On Friday, Cairo's Tahrir Square looked much the same as it did 15 months ago as tens of thousands of protestors gathered to call for the country's rulers to step down.
The two candidates with the highest vote totals in the first round will face each other in the deciding second round.
As Earth Day approaches on April 22, organizers view 2012 as a pivotal year to bring the environmental issues facing the planet to the forefront of the global political agenda.
As Afghanistan troop withdrawals are scheduled for 2014, Australia has renewed its pledge to adhere to NATO plans. But an abrupt U-turn this week indicates the political difficulties of adhering to an international commitment.
ALEC attempted to recruit conservative bloggers at a Heritage Foundation event as part of a public relations counteroffensive, as corporate sponsors continued to drop the company.
Since fleeing the capital he has lived in exile in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, but has recently made trips to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
The military junta that seized control of Guinea-Bissau last week said on Thursday that they will hand power to civilian government in two years.
The European Union will formalize a suspension of sanctions against Myanmar next Monday, allowing for major easing on restrictions against the country over the next year.
Asian shares moved in a narrow range Thursday after the previous day's rally as investors grew cautious ahead of a key Spanish bond sale that would test the market's risk appetite as concerns mounted over the euro zone's debt crisis.
